DRILL
Roll Past a Defender
  • Purpose
    Practises the skills of rolling-off & rolling-around a defender
  • Skills
    Preliminary Moves & Passing, Defensive Moves
  • 3
    Groups of

  • 6+
    Ages

  • 1
    Balls/grp

  • 2
    Cones/grp


  • Distance

  • 1
    Opp Strip/grp

  • Split into groups of 3 of similar stature; groups choose attacker (A), defender (B) and feeder (C). Cones (1 & 2) are 3-5m apart, the feeder is about 5m away with a ball.
  • (A) runs back and forth between cones (1) and (2) while shadowed by (B) who takes a facing defensive stance
    (A) must keep their eyes on (C) all the time
  • At some stage during one of their runs between (1 & 2), (A) attempts to slip past (B) and receive from (C) by performing either:-
  • Choose whether to allow defender to simply apply delaying pressure, or intercept.
    Or you can allow interceptions as a progression
  • Rotate players after (A) has 3 turns at rolling-off/around

Three Person Weave

PLAYERS 6
DIFFICULTY MEDIUM

Wagon Wheel

PLAYERS 7
DIFFICULTY MEDIUM

Goalie Five to One

PLAYERS 6
DIFFICULTY EASY