Activities · game · 10 min

1v1 on a straight line: stop, fake, jab, push

Cue

Stop low, fake with eyes and ball, jab and push in the same direction.

Principle
Shaping time and space starts with your own feet.

Set-up

Pairs, one ball, each pair on a line from sideline to sideline.

Rules

One dribble, then stop. After the stop: fake, jab step, push dribble, one dribble, stop again, until the other sideline, as straight along the line as possible. The defender stays in front and pressures without grabbing.

Scoring

Reach the other side without losing the ball or travelling = point for the attacker. Steal, travel or drifting off the line = point for the defender.

Where this fits

Period P0 · Observe & prepare

Cells P0 · layer 0 P0 · layer 1 P0 · layer 2 P0 · layer 3

Solves Positive aggression and contact Order

By layer

Layer 0Aware	No defender: dribble, stop, again.
Layer 1Control	The whole pattern against a defender.
Layer 2Shape your own	Absorb the defender's contact and stay on the line.
Layer 3Shape others	Use the fake to make the defender commit.

How do you coach it?

Player-centred: variation, questions and room to find a solution.

A real choice for the playerautonomy
Variation: angle, distance, defender, timecompetence
Questions instead of answers ("what did you see?")autonomy
Everyone can succeed; a challenge just above their levelcompetence
Partners rotaterelatedness

Precise correction of form is not the criterion here.

Easier

Defender with hands behind the back.

Question to observe

Does the attacker stay on the line, or turn away?

Used in

Skills training16 Oct