5 minute 2v1 drill

Dec 11

The drill is a very fast-paced 2V1 to maybe 2V2 and can easily be run on two cages at the same time, or one cage if you are coaching by yourself.

This fast drill encourages a tremendous amount of hustle from the players, (I touched the ball last, now I need to sprint to the top of the box and get back) the drill offers up a fast 2V1 to 2V2, it is really a shooting drill, encourages players to quickly recognize and ‘make plays’ as well as defenders learning to handle the ball in close quarters close to the cage, as well as attack players playing defense.

High pace, high energy will add passion to your practice and get the kids moving and engaged.

The set up:

Divide the players into two colors of pennies
Your shorties and poles are equally split up into the two unit teams as everybody plays offense and everybody plays defense.
Two lines of two players in the alleys outside the lines on each side of the restraining box, and directly opposite them, we have two lines in the other far alley as well.
A goalie in the cage.

The drill:

player from one side to start in the hole to be the first defender in the first repetition of the drill. So in this variation, the 2V1 will be played out with players flying in from one side of the box from the alley.
The coach rolls a ball out to White (2 players), they play 2V1 quickly to a shot.
Following the quick shot, the player who was not last to touch the ball is in the hole as the new defender, and his teammate in White (the last player in ‘White’ to touch the ball) immediately sprints to the restraining line at the top of the box and quickly recovers to the ‘hole’, hopefully turning the 2V1 into a 2V2, all while the Red two players are sprinting and pushing into the 2V1 drill, now from the other side.
After the first rep of the drill the coach very quickly either rolls out a ball and re-starts with a quick whistle, or has the players entering from the opposite alley (Red) as offensive players start with a ball, immediately following the shot, or perhaps the coach blowing a whistle because the offense put him to sleep.
But it is 2V1 from one side to a quick shot, players flying in from the other side of the field to 2V1 to maybe 2v2, players always pushing the ball.