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Soccer: 1v1 Wave Drill

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Two goals and two goalkeepers working.
Get the attackers into groups of three at each end behind the goal.
The GK starts with the ball and plays it out to the attackers at the opposite end.
The two or three attackers then advance at pace at the goalkeeper who threw the ball.
3 touches as a team to score.
Then the opposite goalkeeper starts the drill and a wave of players come in from behind the opposite goal.

To avoid attackers being too greedy, every team must take it in turns for the final player to have an attempt on goal- So each group of attackers should have 3 attempts to score before rotating the goalkeepers
If working with varied age groups, pair each team with an older and younger player and always have an older and younger player in goal- So the attacker running though is a similar age

Introduce two defenders who can only go into opposition half to create the space behind.
Players can decide to play ball through or have a long range shot.

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Develop your keepers mindset to stay on their feet for as long as possible and to stay big in 1v1?s and make the attacker make a decision.

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One goalkeeper working two lines of attackers outside the area and about the width of the 6yd box apart.
One line of attacker has the balls and plays the ball into the attacker at the other side.
Attacker receiving the ball attempts to take the ball round the goalkeeper.
The first server then joins Server 2 line
Server 2 who has just run through on goal joins Server 1 line.
Depending on group size have two Goalkeepers taking it in turns

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Attackers serving lines 30yds out. 2 static defenders centrally positioned 20yds out. First two attackers in front of the defenders
Server 1 from the attacking line plays a through ball behind the opposite defender to server 2 beyond the defence line.
Server 2 attempts to score whilst Goalkeeper comes out to defend the space.

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