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a fun drill to work on recognition skills and working with space
Set Up
Create a small playing area and use one small goal (or cone goal) at the far end. Goalie optional, use a cone target if no goalie available. Ball carrier starts at midfield center with their teammate starting wide (near either sideline). Add one defender that starts between both attackers about 10 yards away. On “go, the 2 attackers try to score. we want the ball carrier to initiate and draw the defender toward them (moves at the defender with purpose), then recognizes to pass to the open teammate once the defender fully commits. If the pass comes too early (before defender commits), the defender can recover, the timing is key
Coaching Points & principles
- Ball carrier should change speed, hesitates or slows near defender to bait the pass is sent once the defender full commits
- Passing – we want the players to make a good pass while their hands are free, don’t let the defense make contact before you pass
Progressions
- Have a coach be a defender and can control the speed of defense position
