Improve dribbling. A mazy run is used to describe a player beating multiple opponents with good skills.
Play 6v4 (or any outnumbered teams) in the main zone.
When a team puts together, say, 3 passes, a player can break into either channel unopposed.
Here they must make a mazy run through the cones and deliver a good cross.
Two strikers wait in the scoring zone to attack the cross unopposed except for the goalkeeper.
Alternatively, if you have fewer players available, two team mates can break out into the scoring zone from the main zone in order to attack the cross.
Improve dribbling. A mazy run is used to describe a player beating multiple opponents with good skills.
Area: 50x40 yards with two 5 yard channels either side. Divide the main area into a 30x30 zone and 30x20 scoring zone
Players: 13
Equipment: Lots of cones, balls, one goal
“Can you break out?”
“Keep the ball close”
“Get your cross in”
“Finish!”
Reduce the space between cones in the channel for closer control and/or place a realistic but challenging time limit on getting through the cones to encourage speed under pressure.
Allow one defender to recover into the scoring zone to challenge the two strikers.
Rotate the player’s roles so they all get a chance to attack and defend.
Make every effort to enable each player to have an attempt to make a mazy run, not just the dominant players.
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