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Attacking Defending

Street Football

A Practice designed to improve players dribbling, awareness and decision making.

Key objectives

Head up, scan the area, make your decison
Attack the defender with the ball under control, be positive and creative
Make your move (Skill, trick or speed)
Accelerate into space created
End Product

Organisation

Area 10 x 15 metres for each pitch
4 different games taking place at once
Pitch 1 – Ice Hockey, Players must score by dribbling through the goals from behind
Pitch 2 – 4 Goal game, Players score by dribbling through either of the two goals
Pitch 3 – 1 v 1 Duel, players take turns doing a 1v1 and score by dribbling through the small goals
Pitch 4 – Knock the ball, players score by knocking the ball of the cone

Session details

Attacking
Defending

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