Overload Delay and Show

Objective

• -Coach the approach and set position of the defender
• -Show the attacker into the least dangerous area
• -Win the ball at the right moment

Setup

1. 1A defending channel with two mini goals to protect in a 28 x 20 yards area.
2. 2Split the group so the attacking side always has one spare player, and park the spare bibs on the halfway cone.
3. 3Balls with the attackers, bibs for defenders.

How to play

1. 1Attacker drives at the defender who must delay and show one way.
2. 2The defender wins a point for forcing the attacker wide or winning the ball.
3. 3Swap roles after each duel.
4. 4The spare player joins whichever side has the ball, so the attack always works with a plus-one.
5. 5A goal or completed end action counts double if the spare player touched the ball in the build-up.

Progressions

• +Remove the overload for the last two rounds
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Give the attack two spare players
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Rotate the spare player every 90 seconds
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Sprinting straight through the attacker
• -Standing square and getting spun
• -Spare player standing still instead of offering an angle