How to meet the 2v1 challenge

There are times when you want maximum participation for a small unit skill. Here, you can use lots of small boxes to play fixing games with 2 v 1 situations. You can move easily around the boxes, observing and feeding back.

Warm up time: 7-10
Session time: 10-15
Development time: 10-15
Game time: 15-20
Warm down time: 7-10

What to think about

What are the best types of pass? Players should not restrict themselves to lateral passes, but should explore switches, dummies and offloads in contact (for slower forwards). What should the defender aim to do to prevent successful attacks? He should always pressurise the ball carrier by closing down his space and reducing his time to make a decision. If he can, he should aim to get in between the two players, but close to the ball carrier.

set-up

1. Ball carriers: move quickly and change angles to interest defenders.
2. Supporters: hold your runs before committing yourself at pace.
3. Defenders: close down the space for the ball carrier.

What you get your players to do

Put two attackers with a ball back-to-back with a defender in the middle of the box. The players run to the line in front of them and then turn to attack and defend. Move to full contact quickly. Rotate the players between boxes for different challenges.