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1 v 1 Line Game
By Alex Trukan
The presented exercise is a 1v1 line dribbling game which can be used as an extensive speed endurance conditioning game. This practice is very simple to organise and manage, but at the same time due to constant involvement of players, competitive element as well as high physical load can be effectively used as a tool to develop the ability to sustain and repeat high effort activities.
Set-Up and Directions
Organise a number of rectangles of 3x5m. Divide the team into pairs. One player is an attacker and second player is a defender. Each pitch can be named after a league. For example: Premier League, Championship and League 1. That is especially useful for younger players and can be used a tournament.
The game starts by a defender passing the ball to
Continue readingTraining 1 v 1 Skills at Home
The summer months are a great time to recharge and take a break from formal training and playing but that doesn't mean that players can't work on improving their individual skills in their own time.
1v1 Circuit focused on Anaerobic Endurance
By Alex Trukan
This practice combines multiple 1v1 situations with the physical component of Anaerobic Endurance. The organisation of the exercise allows many repetitions of maximal intensity efforts, what is aimed to improve the ability of the body to sustain high quality (speed and strength) actions throughout the whole match. Competitive format of this practice aids motivation and doesn't require much concurrent involvement of the coach. Ideally, this 1v1 circuit is designed for 8 players and a goalkeeper, however it can be adapted to suit other numbers as well.
Set up and directions:
Organize an area of two penalty box sizes. Set up two full sized goals on the opposite sides, facing each other. There should be one goalkeeper in each goal. Divide the team into pairs. Starting positions as shown on diagram. Assistant coach or player from the group behind is required to pass the ball into the area.
The practice starts as the ball is played into the area, between two players. The ball should be passed at the
Continue reading1v1 situations and Anaerobic Power
By Alex Trukan
This exercise is focused on developing Anaerobic Power in one of the variations of 1v1 situation. Organisation of the practice encourages players to dribble, shoot and change direction on the maximum intensity.
Set up and directions
Set up a 30x40 yards area with one goal, 4 cones and 3 markers as shown on the diagram below. Width of each goal to dribble through should be 4 yards, while the distance between each marker should be between 8 to 12 yards. One player (defender) starts on the marker between two goals, one player on the middle marker and the rest of the players on the marker furthest away from the full-sized goal. Each player from that group should have one ball. The game starts as the player from that group passes the ball into the middle player. The defender becomes active on the first touch of the receiver. After one pair (attacker and defender) has finished they join back of the queue and another two players start. Players should switch their roles after each repetition.
As we can see below, on the first touch of the attacking player, defender becomes
Game Realistic 1 v 1's
When many coaches create 1 v 1 environments for their team it's limited to an attacker facing a defender who then tries to beat him to score. This certainly occurs during games but there are so many more scenarios that players need to learn how to deal with. This week I want to present ways to make the same old 1 v 1 exercise realistic to more scenerios that occur in a match.
A simple way to adjust the traditional 1 v 1 exercise is to change the position of the players and angle of the passes.
The angle gives the defender the opportunity to
Continue readingCombinations in Attack
These two activities that focus on attacking combination play are from a session contributed to the WORLD CLASS COACHING magazine by Renato Lopes Moreira. A new edition of the magazine is available each month as a part of the Member Drills Database. The rest of this article can be found in the March 2014 issue.
The Art of the Duel
These 1 v 1 exercises are from our latest book by Tony Englund, 'The Art of the Duel'. Here's what Anson Dorrance has to say about Englunds book:
'I am thrilled to endorse Tony Englund’s new book on 1 v 1 play. The game in the United States continues to evolve at an astounding pace. American coaches now have easy access to coaching methodology and training curriculum that is world class in every sense, and our players are increasingly
Continue readingExplosive Power In Continuous 1v1s
By Alex Trukan
The exercise is focused on improving explosive power in 1v1 situations. This fitness component is responsible for better quality of speed and strength in football actions. Therefore, development of explosive power can help in winning running duels, dribbling and 1v1 scenario.
Set up and directions
Organise an area of 20x30 m. with goals placed on each end and marked with cones. Divide a team into two groups of 4 (one goalkeeper per group). Make sure the are min. 4 balls in each goal. The exercise starts with a goalkeeper playing the ball into one of the players from his team. Each 1v1 game lasts up to 6 seconds or to the first goal scored.
As we can see on the diagram below, the game will often require a player in possession to
Continue readingOne v One's With a Twist
By Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.
Welcome to the FineSoccer Drills Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on 1 v 1 play with an emphasis on the first touch.
Start with a 20 x 10 grid with an attacking player on one end line and a defender on the end line. A server, with balls, is in the corner near the defender.
The server starts by playing a ball, on the ground, to the
Continue readingA 1v1 Goalkeeping Game
By Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity is a 1 v 1 game working on many aspects of goalkeeping.
When I started training keepers I worked with one keeper at a time. Much of the time was spent on technique, fitness and shot blocking but I struggled trying to figure out how to get them more game related training without bringing in a couple of teams. The solution ended up being quite simple, bring in
Continue readingSpeed and Power in 1v1
By Alex Trukan
This exercise is focused on improving Speed and Power in 1v1 situations. Maximum effort up to 10 seconds improves quality (explosiveness) of football actions by enhancing anaerobic energy system. 1v1 duels are present in all areas of the pitch, on every level of the game.
Set up and directions
The exercise is set up as shown below. Coach plays the ball in the middle of two players who run and compete for the ball. First player to touch the ball becomes attacker, second player becomes defender. The aim of the attacking player is to score. When defending player gains possession, his aim is to pass the ball to the coach. Attacker has 5 seconds to score. Make sure there are min. 8-10 players (4-5 pairs) to allow enough rest between repetitions (work to rest ratio 1:5/1:6). Coach should provide variety of passing types (ground/aerial/bouncing/curved). To increase competitiveness, award points for each goal.
As we can see on the following diagram, first player to the ball becomes attacker and his aim is to
Continue readingSmall Group Training For Attacking
This is an excerpt from the chapter "Dueling: 1v1 Play" of our new book by Tony Englund, Competitive Small Group Training
1 vs. 1 to Goal Point of Service - 1/3 field
Here player 1 checks to get service from any of the perimeter players and tries to beat the defender 2 and finish. Encourage the defender to play aggressively and to try to intercept service where possible and if the attacker does receive the ball, to deny the turn and shot. The attacker should be deceptive, showing to one side and then sharply changing directions and demanding service from another point. The middle pairing should be changed after one minute so that players are playing at speed throughout.
Variations
- Serves are thrown or chipped in to
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Counter Attacking and the Recovering Defender 1v1s
By Jebreel Bubtana
This exercise works on counter attacking and recovering as a defender.
Set up the field as shown below in figure 1, with two goals 25 yards apart and two lines of players to the right of each goal.
The exercise starts with one player attacking the goal in front to
Continue readingConditioning 1v1s
By Jebreel Bubtana
This is a fun way to have your players compete against each other whilst working on their endurance.
Set up the field as shown below with the cones in a zigzag shape all the way to the edge of the 18-yard box (figure 1).
The players at the front of each line race against each other to the edge of the 18-yard box by touching each cone in the zigzag with their hand (figure 2). As they make it to the to the last cone, the coach will
Continue readingFoot Skills and Conditioning
By Jebreel Bubtana
This exercise can be used as a warm up for most of your sessions as it gets the players working on their endurance whilst maximizing the number of touches that they have on the ball.
Set up the field as shown below in figure 1. Each player will need a ball and they start off by dribbling around anywhere in the area.
The coach will then use numbers as instructions for the players as follows:
Number 1 – ten toe taps
Number 2 – ten
1v1 Penetration Drill
By Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.
Welcome to the FineSoccer Drills Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on 1 v 1 penetration
Start with a 30 x 30 grid with two teams of threes. There is a player from each team in diagonal corners and a 1 v 1 in the middle. There is one ball
In this example the yellow team starts on offense. The player in the corner with the ball starts by
Continue reading1v1 Defending Drills for Conditioning
By Jebreel Bubtana
It is important to get your players to understand that when defending they must show the attackers away from goal and this set of exercises is great for developing this understanding and working on endurance.
Set up and directions:
Set up the field as below (figure 1). The cones are set up 10 yards apart and the cones act as attackers. The defenders must curve their run and close the space down to the cone quickly. The player must defend the cone for 3 seconds and then move onto the next two cones, doing the same thing before going back to the start cone. The defenders must complete this circuit using the correct techniques 6 times. This also works on the players’ endurance and the coach must emphasize that the players cannot get sloppy and not defend the cones properly as their legs get tired.
Coaching Points:
• Curve run as shown by the arrows above.
• Close down the cones quickly.
• As the defender gets closer they must
Technical Conditioning
By Daniel Severn This week’s exercise can be used as a technical warm-up or as the main technical focus of the session. There are endless variables with this exercise; I will share some of my favorite ones at the end. This works best if the players can be paired up, but there is also a
Continue readingContinuous 1v1 Under Tight Pressure
By Daniel Severn
This week we have an exercise which will work close control, changes of pace, protecting the ball and plenty of skills and trickery. The exercise can be used as a fun game after a warm up or as the technical part of your session as you can focus on many different aspects of the game in this situation.
Set Up and Directions
Players will work in pairs, with one ball between two. The exercise is set up in a 20x20 yard area with small, 1 yard gates scattered around the area.
Through the diagrams, I will show the exercise running with just one pair of players but I would often use around four or five pairs working at any one time.
When play begins, the two players will compete one versus one to score as many points as possible within the time limit. The players score points by
Continue readingContinuous 1v1 Battles
By Daniel Severn
This week we have a very high tempo, quick-fire 1v1 exercise that is worked in groups of three. It is always good to practice 1v1s they happen all over the field in every single game. 1v1s also get players thinking from both the attacking and defensive side of the game. A good warm up should be performed before this exercise as it is played at a very high tempo.
Set Up and Directions
The exercise is set up as shown below. The feeder ( player in blue on the outside of the field) must have a number of soccer balls available in order to keep a high tempo for this game. The two active players wait centrally in the 20x15 yard field marked out with two goals, one at either end.
Play begins with the feeder playing a pass directly between the two competing players. The two players then compete for
Continue reading1v1's With a Conditioning Element
By Jebreel Bubtana
This exercise is a great way to have your players work hard and have fun at the same time. This helps to develop aerobic and anaerobic fitness as it involves many short sprints and changes of direction as well as recovering as a defender.
Split your team into groups of 3 and set up the field as shown below in figure 1.
The attacker starts with the ball must score in either of the two gates at the
Continue readingDribble At Speed Like Lionel Messi - Video
Sequential Practice Progression for Learning to Dribble Deceptively
By Andy Barney, coach of Legendary 1v1 Moves
The starting point and length of each section depends on the existing ability of the players you are coaching.
When coaching beginners you will most probably not incorporate the latter stages of the progression into your practice.
When coaching accomplished dribblers you will most probably not incorporate the earlier stages of the progression (although it sometimes helps to go over the technical coaching points once in a while).
In a dribbling progression the objective is to gradually and sequentially increase the
Continue readingWorking on Anaerobic Fitness in a 1v1 Situation
By Jebreel Bubtana, BRASA, Brazilian Soccer Academy
This is a great way to get your players working hard in a 1v1 situation and you can set this up a number of times using small groups to keep your players active throughout the exercise.
The exercise starts just outside the 18 yard box with an attacker, defender and goalkeeper as shown below in figure 1.
The attacker will go 1v1 against the defender who is stood around the penalty spot. The aim for the attacker is to