Dribbling

Finishing One-v-One Lane

Give attackers repeated one-v-one duels

Dribbling

Attacking

Defending

Finishing One-v-One Lane is a 16-minute dribbling drill for 4-16 players, suitable for Under 7 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, mini goals. 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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Dribbling

Attacking

Defending

Skill Practice

Beginner

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Foundation Phase

Youth Friendly

Adult Suitable

Goals Needed

Finishing

Duration

16 min

Players

4-16

Pitch size

24 x 16 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Finishing One-v-One Lane — Goalkeeping set-up — serve, save, reset · 24 x 16 yards

Step 1 of 6Attacker starts with the ball and attacks the defender in the lane.

1. Attacker starts with the ball and attacks the defender in the lane.
2. Attacker scores in the far goal, defender scores by winning it and hitting the near goal.
3. Players swap roles after each duel and rotate lanes.
4. Every sequence starts with a pass out and ends with a strike on goal.
5. Goals score one, first-time finishes score two, and rebounds must be followed in.
6. Rotation: Swap roles after each duel and rotate lanes.

Cones mark the area
Full goal
GK = goalkeeper
C = coach serving, S = second server
Ball
Cones mark the keeper's starting positions
Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
Keeper distributes back to the server
Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble

Objectives

-Give attackers repeated one-v-one duels
-Develop the courage to take players on
-Coach defenders to delay and show one way

Setup

1A lane with a mini goal at each end in a 24 x 16 yards area.
2Set a goal at the end of the area with a keeper or a target zone if no keeper is available.
3Balls at the attacker's start cone, bibs for defenders.

Coaching instructions

1Attacker starts with the ball and attacks the defender in the lane.
2Attacker scores in the far goal, defender scores by winning it and hitting the near goal.
3Players swap roles after each duel and rotate lanes.
4Every sequence starts with a pass out and ends with a strike on goal.
5Goals score one, first-time finishes score two, and rebounds must be followed in.