Overload Near Post Glide

Objective

• -Attack the near post with conviction
• -Redirect fast service into the goal
• -Coach the movement that loses a marker

Setup

1. 1A near-post run channel marked with two cones in a 34 x 28 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 wide server, keeper in goal.

How to play

1. 1Server drives the ball low across the six-yard box.
2. 2Striker times a bent run to meet it at the near post.
3. 3Second striker holds the back post for anything missed.
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

• -Standing on the goal line
• -Trying to power a fast ball
• -Spare player standing still instead of offering an angle