Touch Past Defender

Players: 1+ | Difficulty: 1 |

Description: Practicing a simple but effective faint followed up with a burst of speed and a precise, distancing touch.

Application: Having a staple and fundamental understanding of the most basic form of 1v1.

FOR EXERCISE 1

Players: 1+ | Difficulty: 1

Instructions

1. Player A dribbles at the purple cone.

2. Once close to the cone, Player A faints and takes a heavy, but controlled touch.

3. This touch should make it exactly to the cone "goal".

4. The goal is to have a simple but effective faint which can be followed up with a burst of speed and a precise, distancing touch.

5. Once through the goal, Player A will turn and dribble at speed back to the start.

Setup

• Initial orange cone (A) set 10-20 yards away from the purple cone (B).
  

• 2 cone goals:

  • 10yds away from the purple cone.

  • 1 yard wide.

  • 10 yards between each goal.
    

• Line set up behind the initial orange cone.

Coaching Points

• Focus on basic mastery of a deceptive faint.

• Players should learn how to make an explosive touch lead to the exact space they are aiming for.

• Tight turns around the goals.

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FOR EXERCISE 2

Players: 2+ | Difficulty: 1

Instructions

1. Player A dribbles at Player B.

2. Once close to Player B, Player A faints and takes a heavy, but controlled touch.

3. This touch should make it exactly to the cone "goal".

4. The goal is to have a simple but effective faint which can be followed up with a burst of speed and a precise, distancing touch.

5. Once through the goal, Player A will turn and dribble at speed back to the start.

Setup

• Initial orange cone (A) set 10-20 yards away from the purple cone (B).
  

• 2 cone goals:

  • 10yds away from the purple cone.

  • 1 yard wide.

  • 10 yards between each goal.
    

Rotation

Either:

• Rounds of 3-5 repetitions.

• A - B (B runs to orange starting cone; Once going through the goal A passes the ball to B and goes to purple cone)

Coaching Points

• Focus on basic mastery of a deceptive faint.

• Players should learn how to make an explosive touch lead to the exact space they are aiming for.

• Tight turns around the goals.