Drills / Team practice
1v1 to the gates
An attacker scores by dribbling through either of two gates. If the defender wins it, they attack the other two.
- Players
- Pairs, any number
- Space
- 20 × 15 m per pair
- Kit
- 1 ball per pair, 8 cones per pair
- Time
- 15 minutes
- Age
- All ages
Set up
- Mark a 20 × 15 m area per pair, with a 2 m gate in each corner of the two short ends.
How it works
- The defender passes to the attacker to start.
- The attacker scores by dribbling through either gate at the defender's end.
- If the defender wins the ball, they attack the gates at the other end.
- Swap roles every three goes.
What to work on
- Run at the defender. Make them choose a side.
- Fake one way, go the other.
- Burst away after you beat them.
- Two gates means the attacker can switch: if one is blocked, the other is open.
Easier
Bigger gates.
Harder
Add a time limit of six seconds to score.
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