Overlap and underlap 2v1 out wide

Setup

1. Use half a pitch. Mark a 12 m wide channel on one flank, from halfway to the end line.
2. A winger and a full-back start in the channel against one defender.
3. Two strikers wait outside the box with one defender and a keeper.

How it runs

1. The winger drives at the channel defender and the full-back runs past.
2. Defender tucks inside? Overlap round the outside. Defender stays wide? Underlap inside.
3. Get to the end line and cross. A goal is 1 point, a first-time finish is 2.
4. Defenders score by winning it and clearing it out of the area. Rotate roles every 4 goes.

Coaching points

• Winger, drive at the defender's inside shoulder to make them commit.
• Full-back, time the run so you arrive at speed just as the defender commits.
• Pass into the runner's path, not to their feet.
• Strikers, one attacks the near post and one the far post. Don't arrive too early.

Common mistakes

• The full-back runs too early and the defender just follows.
• The winger passes before the defender has committed.
• Both strikers run to the same spot.