a tackling ring or Tyre is placed in the middle of the drill with several balls placed round the outside 3-4m from the ring. Yellow player picks up a ball and trys to place it in the ring. Red player stands by the ring and can move forward and tackle the player once they pick up a ball. Aims: improve yellows players ability to: carrry hard ball fend footwork to evade defenders Improve Red players Tackle technique speed to regain feet defensive fitness
Yellow Player secure ball under the arm away from defender change direction while moving use footwork to unbalance defender use strong fend to evade defender Red Player Move towards player quickly to reduce time to decision making stay in a dynamic agile position aggressively tackle player and drive them away from the goal
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