How to meet the 2 v 1 challenge challenge There are times when you want maximum maximum participation or a small unit skill. Here, you can use lots o small boxes to play fxing games with 2 v 1 situations. situatio ns. You can move easily around around the boxes, observing and eeding back.
What you tell your players the session is about 1. Fixing a defender from different situations. 2. Reacting to the defenders’ movements and creating successfu 2 v 1s outcomes.
Session planner WARM-U
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10-15 mins
15-20 mins
7-10 mins
ACTIVITY
Warm-up Session: 2 v 1 challenges Development: 2 v 1s in succession Game: small-sided conditioned game
Where this fts as an Advanced Skills Smart Session Player skill Decision making / Passing & handling
Tactical skill Attack patterns Other Advanced Skis Smart Sessions covering this area:
KIT
OUTCOME
Lots o balls in a couple o 20m boxes
Players ocused on fnding space and moving the ball to space Lots o 5m wide by 8m long 80% plus success rate or boxes side by side. A ball in 2 v 1s each box Add a 15m wide by 8m Beating two deenders in long box behind one o the succession by fxing each original boxes one one A 12m square box, with 5 v 3 games to create cones on each corner and a opportunities or successul at cone in the centre 2 v 1s
What to think about What are the best types of pass? Playersshouldnotrestrictthemselvestolateralpasses, but should explore switches, dummies and ooads in contact(orslowerorwards).
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What you tell your players to do 1. Ball carriers: move quickly and change angles to interestdeenders. 2.Supporters: hold your runs beore committing yourselatpace. 3.Deenders: close down the space or the ball carrier.
What you get your players to do Puttwoattackerswithaballback-to-backwitha deender in the middle o the box. The players run to the line in ront o them and then turn to attack anddeend.Movetoull contactquickly.Rotatethe playersbetweenboxesor dierentchallenges.
What to call out “Keep changing the angle o attack” “Attackthedeenderwithpurpose” “Supporters:useaccuratecommunication” “React to the deender and move him i you can”
Development Add a wide box behind the original box. Repeat Repeat the 2 v 1 challenges, but add one player to each side. These players have to run round a corner o one o theboxes,arrivingtosupportas the2v1 progresses.
Game situation Yourteamneedtocreate2v1situationsand then executethem. In this game o 5 v 3, both attack and deence enter a box rom the same side, run to a cone in the middle and then split split o to run round a corner beore entering the box. The groups can split in any confguration. Move the middle cone around to oerdierentchallenges.
What should the defender aim to do to prevent prevent successful attacks? He should always pressurise the ball carrier by closing down his space and reducing his time to make a decision. I he can, he should aim to get in between the twoplayers,butclosetothe ballcarrier.
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This session devised by Dan Cottre Essentialtoolsoryourteam
Smart SeSSion: advanced SKiLLS
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1 SESSION
2 v 1 challenges Attackers and defender run to their end and turn to pay in the box.
2 EEOPENT
2 v 1s in succession Add an extra attacker and defender.The attackgoesthrough the smaer box and then into theargerbox.
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5 v 3 conditioned game Both teams run to the midde and then the corners before paying through the box.
