Training plan: 2017s, Brave 1v1

Progress 1: A wider lane, 7 m, so the train has more room to get past.
Progress 2: The train can sprint whenever it chooses.

12 players · 2 coaches · cage · two groups of 6

0 to 10 3v3 as they arrive

As they arrive: 1v1, then 2v2, then 3v3, on two small pitches with a goal at each end.
A spare ball in from the side when one goes out. No throw-ins: dribble it in or pass it in.

Pairs, one ball, in a lane 5 m wide by 15 m long, marked with discs down each side. The train (T) starts at one end.
T scores 1 by dribbling over the far end line. The defender (D) starts 3 m in front, side-on, on their feet, and backs off slowly.
D scores 1 if T stops, turns back or goes out of the side. A poke that wins and stops the ball scores 2.
Swap and come back the other way. After 2 minutes, one of each pair moves to the next lane.

For the 2017s: Full speed. The defender shows the train to the practice foot side.

Pairs, one ball, each in an 8 m by 12 m channel. The defender stands on a line of discs across the middle (the tramline).
The defender may only slide sideways along the tramline. The attacker starts 5 m back with the ball and dribbles at them.
Do a fake (shoulder drop, stop-go or your own move), then cross the tramline with the ball under control: 1 point.
Then swap: the attacker steps on the line, the defender attacks back. After 90 seconds, one of each pair moves channel.

For the 2017s: Add a second tramline 4 m further on.

At least two touches every time.
Theme rule: a goal counts double if the scorer beat a player first.
Rules to call on if you need them: everyone over halfway to score, the keeper rolls it out, ball below head height.

At home this week: Turn Menu