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Soccer: 2 v 1 overlap switch

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Two attacking players against one defender.

The player who starts with the ball passes the ball square to the other player. This player runs towards the defender (isolating the defender) allowing the other player to loop round and overlap them to receive the ball in the space created.

After receiving the pass this player should then have a shot at goal.

COACHING POINTS

Encourage players to hold their run, playing out this practice as though the defender is the deepest player (you don't want your players running offside).

Once players have completed this drill the shooter should collect the ball and then both players join the back of the other line.

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1st touch shooting:

Encouraging 1st time shooting by using the correct technique to take the shot early and finish from close range.

Get your knee over the ball and use the pace of the ball to generate the power. By trying to strike the ball too hard, the likelihoood is the accuracy will be poor.

Blue 1 plays ball into area and clue 2 moves in to shoot 1st time. Blue 2 goes to replace blue 1 and blue 1 runs around working area to take blue 2s place.

Shooting

1v1 Finishing:

Every other player in each line has a ball.
The ball is played into space so that the attacking player can take the ball in their stride.
Once the player has the ball they try to score against the goal keeper.
The feed is then reverseed to the other side.

Shooting

3 Player Combination with Defender:

Set up as shown.

The player in the middle starts with the ball. They play a diagonal ball into space so that the player to the right can run onto it.

They then play a square ball, once the defender has committed, to the player far left who plays a 1st time ball into the middle player.

Shooting

Box Shooting:

Players line up in 3 groups.

Player 1 from the left of the square moves into the square.
Player 1 from the top of the square plays the ball into the player in the square.
Player 1 then moves in on goal.
Then rotate the players moving into the square.

Shooting

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