Defenders Dilemma

Skill – Turning Dribbling

Area – One half the field Equipment

Equipment – Three balls Two cones Players

Players – Whole team (six players)

Procedure –Form two lines behind two cones, one on the 50 yard line and one five yards closer to the goal. The line of kids closer to the goal are defenders and the other line of kids are attackers. The coach stands on the fifty and kicks the ball into the corner of the field. Since the line of defenders is closer to the ball than the line of attackers, the defender should arrive at the ball first. The defender’s job is to gain possession and turn back toward the on coming attacker. The defender should try to dribble past the attacker and return the ball to the coach. The attacker’s job is to win the ball and score.


Key coaching points –The first kid to the ball usually wins.

Variations –change the distance between the two line of defenders