one v one

[darren_brady@msn.com]

hi
my forwards are having trouble with 1v1 against the keeper with both of them missing at least 8 chances in the last two games. does anyone have any sessions or advice that i could give them.

darren

[Trev Knight]

think about playing in defence!!

On a serious note you need to look at "Why" they miss and "what" they do wrong.

Are they taking the ball too close to the keeper and he is claiming the ball?
Do they shoot from to far away making the keepers job easier?
Does their first touch let them down?
Do they shoot at the keeper instead of hitting the corners of the goal?
Are they looking up and aware of the keepers position before shooting?

When you identify "why" they are missing then you can help correct the technique they are using and improve their success rate.

Hope this helps, Trev

[darren_brady@msn.com]

hi trev

the other week they were shooting from too far out so we had a word at training about taking it in a bit further and hitting the corners so in the last game they took it in too far and the keeper came out and collected the ball everytime. it shows that they were listening to me but they need to be able to know when to shoot first time or to take it in and around the keeper.
they are both on 13 and 16 goals for the season so they are doing their jobs and scoreing but both could have at least anothe 10 goals each.

daz

[mcolwell1959]

The tips Trev gave you were good. You should practice this with them. remember if they have their heads down they cannot see the keeper and he can close them down. And so:

They need to be comfortable running with the ball; keeping it under control; good technique; getting their head up to see where anyone else is in their area of play.

They need to visualise scoring past the keeper in to the corners.

They need to relax and develop composure on the ball by being confident with it at their feet.

They need to keep practising all of these.

Do a drill whereby they start their run from cone A; check wher the keeper is at cone B; then compose themself and finish at cone C with the keeper allowed not to progress past cone D.

[Trev Knight]

Originally Posted by mcolwell1959

The tips Trev gave you were good. You should practice this with them. remember if they have their heads down they cannot see the keeper and he can close them down. And so:

They need to be comfortable running with the ball; keeping it under control; good technique; getting their head up to see where anyone else is in their area of play.

They need to visualise scoring past the keeper in to the corners.

They need to relax and develop composure on the ball by being confident with it at their feet.

They need to keep practising all of these.

Do a drill whereby they start their run from cone A; check wher the keeper is at cone B; then compose themself and finish at cone C with the keeper allowed not to progress past cone D.

The drill mentioned above is a good one to practice, you can then see what success rate they acheive. start by making it easy for them to score to gain confidence then increase the difficulty as you progress the drill.

You forwards have scored a lot of goals but you have to address why they also miss so many. Don't try to teach then when in your opinion its right to shoot as this may not be comfortable for them and affect their confidence. Try to work out with them why they shot when they did and what they think they could have done to correct their technique. get them thinking rather than you telling, this way they learn more and it feels more natural to them.

Trev

[mrsoccerboy]

I place a pile of balls about 25 yds out. As they get older the pile moves out.
Striker has 60 seconds to make as many attempts as he wants. keeper has to touch the goal line between the posts after each attempt.
Striker has to go back to get a new ball unless the keper didn't clear the last ball.

Striker gets 1 point for score
keeper gets 1/2 point for block and 1 point for catch and clear.
It is fast and furious and has pressure like a game.

[DR DAVID MOROKE]

your questions tells me that you have lot of breakthroughs.which is good! we need to turn 1v1 situation into 2v1 situation. the first attacker should take the ball to near post,(head up), the second attacker must give support run to the centre of goal posts, slightly behind the first attacker to avoid offside.the first attacker wiil attract the keeper to near post and he should then pull the ball back to the second attacker. good finish! these two runs also draw the defenders towards the near post. again the goalkeeper now has to worry about the second attacker making it easy for the first attacker to score!

[Trev Knight]

Originally Posted by DR DAVID MOROKE

your questions tells me that you have lot of breakthroughs.which is good! we need to turn 1v1 situation into 2v1 situation. the first attacker should take the ball to near post,(head up), the second attacker must give support run to the centre of goal posts, slightly behind the first attacker to avoid offside.the first attacker wiil attract the keeper to near post and he should then pull the ball back to the second attacker. good finish! these two runs also draw the defenders towards the near post. again the goalkeeper now has to worry about the second attacker making it easy for the first attacker to score!

Hi David,

I understand what you are saying but in my opinion if you encourage a 2 v 1 situation the striker who has made the breakthrough will then have to rely on support from his team mate. This is all well and good but in reality forwards are very spontaneous and I personally think you should correct the reasons why he is missing and this way his confidence in front of goal will be increased and if he has a supporting player fine and if not he isn't worrying about his finishing?

Just my opinion.

[mrsoccerboy]

You are both right.
Sure 2V1 is the better choice but Players have to get excellent at 1 V Gk because it usually is 1 V Gk + pressure from Fb.

my opinion

[DR DAVID MOROKE]

i agree that players must be able to handle 1vGK situation without support. if you want to be sure of getting a goal, 2vGK is much better. also the strikers develop confidence as they start scoring goals, this will increase their chance of succes when forced into 1v1 situation. if you train players to develop dribbling technique by setting up a lot 1v1 or 2v2 small side games drills, it will help them a lot.this however takes time unless you have a born football genius.