Set up
- Warm up for 3 minutes: a few step-overs and scissors.
- Put a marker down as a defender.
Garden, park.
How to play
- Marker defender: dribble at it, do a skill move, burst past into space.
- Change of pace: approach slowly, then explode past. Slow, then fast. 2 minutes.
- Two defenders: two markers in a row. Beat one, then the other. 6 runs.
- Real defender: a grown-up gently defends. Beat them and protect the ball. 2 minutes.
Make it easier
Make it harder
- Finish it: after you beat the marker, shoot at a goal.
- Both sides: beat the defender going left and right.
- Two moves: if the first move doesn't work, go straight into a second.
Three things to say
- Slow, then fast.
- Protect the ball after you beat them.
Colts habit
Work hard: little and often beats one long go.
Both feet
Do a round with the practice foot only.
Heads up
Look up between touches.
For your birth year
Pick a birth year to show the tweak for that group.
- 2016 to 2017
- Marker defender 10 times.
- 2018 to 2019
- Marker defender 6 times.
Safety: Pick a clear, flat space, look out for traffic and hazards, and stop if anything hurts. Soft ball indoors.
Keeping score: Not counted. Tick the drills you did today.