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1v1 End Zone Duels

Beat a defender and dribble into the end zone

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Defending
Attacking
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1v1 End Zone Duels is a 15-minute dribbling drill for 4-16 players, suitable for Under 5 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, bibs. 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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Duels

Duration

15 min

Players

4-16

Pitch size

20 x 12 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Pitch set-up: 1v1 End Zone DuelsAD12320 x 12 yards

1v1 End Zone Duels — 1v1 channel — beat your player and cross the line · 20 x 12 yards

Step 1 of 3Attacker tries to dribble into the far end zone and stop the ball.

  1. 1. Attacker tries to dribble into the far end zone and stop the ball.
  2. 2. Defender wins it and attacks the opposite zone.
  3. 3. Thirty second duels, keep individual scores.
  • 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

  • -Beat a defender and dribble into the end zone
  • -Attack the defender's front foot
  • -Defend a 1v1 patiently

Setup

  1. 1Channel with a two-yard end zone at each end.
  2. 2Attacker starts with the ball, defender opposite.
  3. 3Queue of pairs waiting on the side.

Coaching instructions

  1. 1Attacker tries to dribble into the far end zone and stop the ball.
  2. 2Defender wins it and attacks the opposite zone.
  3. 3Thirty second duels, keep individual scores.

Coaching points

  • -Attack at speed to commit the defender
  • -Change of pace after the move, not before
  • -Defender side on, showing one way
  • -Small touches close to the body in the duel

Common mistakes

  • -Skill move performed too far from the defender
  • -Defender diving in early
  • -Slowing down after beating the defender

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