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Attacking Manoeuvres

Get through the defender's gate without being tagged, then with a ball, then finishing with a shot.

Practice 13 min 6 to 8 players Cage Half pitch 2016 to 2019

Brave 1v1 Be brave

At a glance

  • Pairs in 3 or 4 lanes. The defender stands between two cone gates 9 m apart, and the attacker starts 15 m away.
  • The attacker runs at the defender and tries to get through either gate without being tagged.
  • The defender moves along the line between the gates and tags with a touch. Then swap roles and go again.
  • Progress 1: The attacker has a ball and dribbles through either gate. The defender tries to win the ball.
  • Progress 2: Swap the gates for two small goals: dribble past the defender, then shoot.

If it's not working: The defender walks, or move the gates further apart.

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One lane of three or four. The defender (yellow) stands between two cone gates 9 m apart at their end of the lane. The attacker starts 15 m away, runs at them and tries to get through either gate without being tagged: the defender shifts to cover one gate and the attacker swerves through the other. Swap roles every go.

Full details: set up, how to play, tips and age tweaks

Set up

  • Set up 3 or 4 lanes side by side. In each lane, make two cone gates 9 m apart at one end.
  • In each pair, one is the defender, who stands between the gates. The other is the attacker, who starts 15 m away.

Players in pairs, 3 or 4 lanes side by side. In each lane, two gates 9 m apart at the defender's end, and the attacker starts 15 m away.

How to play

  • The attacker runs at the defender and tries to get through either gate without being tagged.
  • The defender moves along the line between the gates and tags with a touch.
  • After each go roles are reversed. Change partners after a few goes.

Keeping everyone moving

Run three or four lanes at once with pairs, and swap roles every go, so nobody stands in a line.

Make it easier

  • Spread the two gates further apart, so the defender cannot cover both at once.
  • Defenders may only walk, so attackers have time to fake one way and go the other.

Make it harder, step by step

  1. The attacker has a ball and dribbles through either gate without losing it. The defender tries to win the ball.
  2. Swap the gates for two small goals: dribble past the defender, then finish with a shot.
  3. Both have a ball: a player from each side dribbles towards the other to a central point, does a 1v1 move and drives through the opposite gate.

Three things to say

  • Go slow, then fast.
  • Fake one way, go the other.
  • Watch the defender's hips.

Colts habit

Be brave: try a move every go.

Both feet

Go through the gate with the practice foot.

Heads up

Watch the defender's hips.

The Colts change: Run three or four lanes at once with pairs, and swap roles every go, so nobody stands in a line.

Safety: Keep the area clear of bags and bottles. Stay on your feet, no slide tackles. No heading.

Keeping score: Try a different move at the gate every go.