Avedikian 2 v 2 Forced Man-Marking Activity
By Keith Scarlett
This activity works on 1v1 defending, pressure, cover, recovery and defensive communication.
When moving up the pitch to attack the opposition’s goal, losing possessing can lead to a counter-attack. This technical training activity is designed to help players understand the importance of falling back to defend their own goal. A couple of players will need to pass around or dribble past opposition to score a point and when they do, or if things don’t work out; they need to get back quickly and help out on defense. REMEMBER: the BALL is the MOST IMPORTANT THING!
Set-up:
The playing area is 25 x 20 metres. Only one ball will be in play at a time. There are two-lines on either end of the pitch, the end-line; which is at either end of the playing area and the ball-line; which is 3-metres inside the playing area; per the diagram.
To start this activity, one team starts with possession of the ball, at random. This team’s (the attacking team), players need to
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