Football Coordination | 2v1
Suitable for players aged 7-12 years
SETUP
- Area of up to 30x20m. Modify area depending on the age & number of players.
- Set up 5 cones and one goal as shown in diagram.
- Divide the players into 2 teams and bib accordingly.
- All footballs are placed by the coach.
- Blue team line up at cones A&B. Red team line up at cones C&D.
HOW TO PLAY
- When coach shouts “Go”, one Blue player runs from Cone A and 1 from Cone B (as shown in diagram). Coach then passes a ball to the two attackers.
- As the blue attackers run around the cone a red defender can come out and try to win the ball.
- Blue team have 10 seconds to score in the goal.
- If defender wins possession of the ball they attempt to pass it
back to the coach. - Change over defending and attacking teams.
PROGRESSION
- 2 attackers vs 2 defenders
- 3 attackers vs 2 defenders
- Change the size of the pitch (bigger or smaller)
- Decrease the amount of time to score to 8 seconds
OUTCOMES
- Awareness and vision of the supporting players
- Movement to support player in possession
- Decision making – when to pass / when to shoot
- Passing weight and accuracy
- Receiving a pass to shoot