One Forward - One Back
Objective:
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To teach every player how to jockey as a defender.
Target:
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To perfect the technique of jockeying in One-on-One defending.
Organization
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Split group into 4 (if uneven numbers have one or more groups of 5).
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Put in marker lines 20 yards apart.
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Start with three on one side and one (or two) on the other side.
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In the three group, 1 player dribbles the ball across the area; the other jockeys back.
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The jockeying player is not allowed to tackle or intercept the ball.
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Dribbler moves the ball left and right and tries to go past the defender.
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On reaching the other side, the dribbler plays the ball to the waiting player (or with 5 the front players) and then the dribbler becomes the defender on the return.
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This continues for 6 - 8 minutes.
Teaching
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Encourage the defender to crouch low and at 45 degrees to the dribbler.
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Not too close, nor too far away - touch tight to the dribbler.
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Defender must not turn through 360 degrees.
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Always has a view of the ball.
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Dribbler must try to unbalance defender by faking and change of pace.
Progressions
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This is a stand along activity in the U12 Plans.
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Should be used beyond U12 (as the players get into more competitive 11 vs. 11 play) to encourage good hustling/jockeying.
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Increase the tempo and widen the area.
