Wide Channel One-v-One Lane

Objective

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

Setup

1. 1A lane with a mini goal at each end in a 26 x 18 yards area.
2. 2Mark five-yard channels down both touchlines with flat cones.
3. 3Balls at the attacker's start cone, bibs for defenders.

How to play

1. 1Attacker starts with the ball and attacks the defender in the lane.
2. 2Attacker scores in the far goal, defender scores by winning it and hitting the near goal.
3. 3Players swap roles after each duel and rotate lanes.
4. 4The practice is started by a pass into one of the wide channels.
5. 5End actions only count when the ball has travelled through a wide channel first.

Progressions

• +Defender allowed into the channel to make it live
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Channel is a free zone with no defender at all
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Switch the ball to the far channel before the end action
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Running straight into the defender
• -Defender diving in early
• -Everything funnelling into a crowded middle