1v1 Attacking

A drill to practice feint moves.

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• Set Up

  • Divide team into groups of 4

  • 2 Defense, 2 offense to start

  • Place 2 cones 20 feet apart

• Equipment

  • 1 ball per group

  • 2 Disc cones per group

• Objective

  Objective is for the attacker to use a feint move to get past the defender.

• Directions

  1. Player A passes the ball to Player B and becomes a Defender.

  2. Player B tries to dribble past Player A using a feint move.

  3. Player A tries to steal the ball.

  4. When player B gets to the starting cone or player A steals the ball, players rotate positions.

• Variations

  • With ease: practice the exercise without a ball and play as a tag game, then introduce the ball when ready

  • Play 2 on 1 with 2 defenders or 2 attackers.

• Coaching Points

  • Encourage players to dribble into open spaces with speed and control

  • “Fake” defender by moving upper body in the opposite direction you intend to go to

  • Have a low center of gravity, knees slightly bent

Reflection: Social Awareness

1. Check-in-Thumbs Up/Thumbs down

• Put your thumb up if you saw someone get excited during this game- Put a thumb down if you didn't see this

• Put your thumb up if you saw some get frustrated during this game-Put a thumb down if you didn't see this

• Put a thumb up if you heard someone encouraging others or shouting others out-Put a thumb down if you didn't see this

2. What can we do during scrimmage to make our teammates feel good and proud of themselves?