Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): SSG - 'man marking' (Start Time: 2013-11-09 19:50:00)

SSG - 'man marking' (15 mins)

Organisation:

30 x 20 m pitch with mini goals at each end.

4 v 4, with one ball

No goalkeepers

Rules:

Normal rules apply apart from:

Players are paired against each other in number (i.e. 1/1; 2/2; etc)

Only the opposing number can tackle you (i.e. only player 1 on the red team can tackle player 1 on the blue team, etc)

Remainder of opposition can only 'jockey' to slow you down or take the ball from you if it's miscontrolled

Key learning points;

Learning to get away from somone 'marking' you

Creating 1 v 1's where you can use skills to take your opposite player on