Instilling a winning mentality in your team can result in a positive outcome on your results. Doing this can help players win their 1v1 duels. The practices in this coaching plan encourage both good defending, attacking and concentration skills.
What this session is about
- Winning your individual duels in the game.
- Playing 1v1.
- Playing against different types of opponent.
What to think about
The game of football is played in many formats from 11v11 to youth formats of 9v9, 7v7 and 5v5. However, when the referee starts the match, the game becomes a number of 1v1 duels between players on opposite teams that are directly playing against each other.
Players must apply themselves to winning their individual duels because this is a sign of playing well and dominating your opponent.
In doing this, the team has a better chance of doing well and getting a result from the match.
This domination, physically and mentally, will see your players impose themselves on the pitch, rather than simply “stopping” the opponent.
Set-up
Warm up | Session | Development | Game Situation | Warm Down |
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10 minutes | 15 minutes | 15 minutes | 15 minutes | 5 minutes |
What you get your players to do
Put players opposite each other, as shown in the top picture.
Players must react to your whistle and race to steal the bib from the top of the mannequin or pole.
Players must complete different types of exercise before racing. These can include:
1) Standing start, 2) Standing start facing away, 3) Sitting down, 4) Lying down facing forward, 5) Lying down facing away, 6) Complete a forward roll, 7) Both players start at the mannequin then run away to the outside line and back to the mannequin to grab the bib.