Dribbling
1v1 Gate Attack
Encourage players to run at defenders
Dribbling
Attacking
Defending
1v1 Gate Attack is a 15-minute dribbling drill for 6-16 players, suitable for Under 5 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.
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Attacking
Defending
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Minimal Equipment
Foundation Phase
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Duration
15 min
Players
6-16
Pitch size
12 x 15 yards
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
1v1 Gate Attack — 1v1 channel — beat your player and cross the line · 12 x 15 yards
Step 1 of 4Attacker has 15 seconds to dribble through either gate.
- 1. Attacker has 15 seconds to dribble through either gate.
- 2. Defender wins the ball or forces the attacker out.
- 3. Rotate roles every turn and keep score.
- 4. Rotation: Rotate roles every turn and keep score.
- Cones mark the area
- Dashed lines = scoring lines
- Ball
- Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
- Blue = attacker, dark = defender, queues outside the channel
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Encourage players to run at defenders
- -Beat an opponent with a change of pace or direction
- -Teach a patient, side-on defensive approach
Setup
- 1Create a channel with two 2-yard gates on the far line.
- 2Attacker with a ball at one end, defender 5 yards away.
- 3Queues either side of the channel.
Coaching instructions
- 1Attacker has 15 seconds to dribble through either gate.
- 2Defender wins the ball or forces the attacker out.
- 3Rotate roles every turn and keep score.
Coaching points
- -Attack the defender's front foot at speed
- -Show the ball, then move it away quickly
- -Two or three sprint touches after the move
- -Defenders: side-on, small steps, delay the tackle
Common mistakes
- -Slowing down after the skill
- -Trying tricks too far from the defender
- -Defenders diving in square-on