Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): JOCKEYING (INTRODUCTION TO DEFENDING)

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JOCKEYING ( INTRODUCTION TO DEFENDING ) 

use these warm-up drills to teach players movement, how to jockey when defending 1v1 

RULES :

1. RUN THROUGH THE GATE 

- Split group for two teams and use two gates each side made by poles/cones etc

- On coach signal, both players run around the corner into the playing area

- BLUE team is attacking and trying to run through the gate without being tagged 

- RED team is defending and trying to stop (tag) BLUE running through the gate 

- Rotate roles and count successful tags 

PROGRESSION :

- Add ball 

2. JOCKEYING UNOPPOSED 

- Pair players up 

- REDS are attackers with the ball and running toward the end of the playing area

- BLUES are defenders and Jockeying towards playing area

- Encourage REDS to change feet/ direction when running with the ball

- Encourage BLUES to have good distance, good body position to defend

- Rotate roles when getting to the line

PROGRESSION: 

- Allow players to intercept a ball and stop player with the ball going down the playing area