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| The Game: One-v-One to Channel the Attacker |
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| Ages: 8+ |
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| Teaching Phase: Small Group |
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| Benefits: Funneling, tackling, and dribbling |
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| Rules: A one-v-one game in a 10x20 yard area, with two four-foot wide goals, each placed in corners of the end lines. Each player is assigned one goal to attack and one goal to defend. The player in possession attacks the other’s goal. Games can be won by whomever scores three goals, or play can last for a maximum of 60 seconds (45 seconds for younger players). |
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| Variations: May also be played as a team game (two-v-two up to five-v-five) to work on group defending. Appropriately increase the field and goal size to accommodate the larger number of participants. Increase the length of the game by one minute per player added. For example, three-v-three is played in three-minute intervals. |
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| This exercise was taken from the official playing and coaching manual of the United States Soccer Federation, "Soccer: How to Play the Game." Order forms to purchase this book are available here. |
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Sample Training Session from the USSF Coaching Department
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