2v1 to goal

Setup

1. Mark a 25 × 20 m area with a goal and a keeper at one end.
2. Two attackers start on the far line with a ball. One defender starts on a cone 10 m out from goal.
3. Everyone else waits in lines by the attackers' and the defender's cones.

How it runs

1. The attackers go 2v1 to score. The defender tries to win it and dribble over the far line.
2. Each go lasts up to 10 seconds, then the next three go.
3. Rotate - attacker to defender, defender to the back of the attackers' line.

Coaching points

• Dribble at the defender to make them choose.
• If the defender comes to you, pass. If they stay off, keep going and shoot.
• Partner, stay wide and level or just behind, so the pass is easy.
• Shoot low and follow in for rebounds.

Common mistakes

• Passing too early, before the defender has moved, so they just shift across.
• The second attacker running in front of the ball and getting in the way.