Receiving on the half-turn and dribbling with the "escape from jail" drill

Fun little station to set up in a youth academy that will allow your players to work on directional control and dribbling.

Durée

12 min

Joueurs

6-18

Thème

Technical

Description

Mark out a circle about 3m in diameter and then place 4 defenders (the prison guards) around the circle. Then place a player in the center of the circle (the prisoner) as well as a 2nd larger circle around the first (see diagram).

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