Organization:

Set up two gates eight yards apart, with cones two yards apart and two groups of players. One group stands between the two gates. The other group, the attackers, stands eight yards from the gates. The attacker dribbles straight to one of the two gates and scores by dribbling through. The defender dribbles quickly to the gate and tries to 'close the door' before the attacker dribbles through it. The attacker constantly tries to change direction to get through the gate. Switch sides after turn.

Goal:

Improve the ability to change direction with the ball.

Equipment: 

Balls, cones.

Coaching Points:

Attacker:

• Make speed, dribble with laces or outside foot.

• Look over the ball when dribbling or use peripheral vision to see where the defender is going. 

• Keep the ball close. 

• Change direction quickly with pull back, inside/outside cut, and so forth.

Defender:

• Make speed, dribble with laces or outside foot.

• Look over the ball when dribbling or use peripheral vision to see where the attacker is going. 

• Change direction quickly.

• Keep the ball close. 

Variations:

• Defender with ball.

• Defender without ball, but only tries to close the door.

• Defender tries to steal the ball and score by dribbling through one of the two gates. 

Game:

Each player keeps track of amount of goals scored. Who scored the most goals in a certain amount of minutes?