Drill2 phasesRuns 3.6 s
Two-on-One Keep-Away
Two passers stand about four metres apart with a defender between them. The passers may pivot but not dribble or walk; the defender attacks the ball. A pass fake and a pivot make the passing lane, then a bounce or overhead pass gets the ball past. A deflection and the passer swaps into the middle.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Ages
- U8–U12
- Minutes
- 6
- Players
- 3
- Balls
- 1
- Equipment
- No equipment: players and balls only.
Run it, tilt it, change it to fit your practice. Free to start. No account, nothing to install.
Coaching points
- Keep the pivot foot down: pivot to create space, don't walk.
- Fake a pass to move the defender's hands, then pass where they were.
- Pass by the defender's ear or hip, never through his chest.
- The receiver moves a step to make a target the defender can't cover.
Phase by phase
1Phase 1
The defender closes on A. A protects the ball with a reverse pivot, fakes high, and bounce passes low past the defender's hip.
- X cuts to the top
- A cuts
- A passes to B
2Phase 2
The defender chases the ball to B. B pivots away, fakes the bounce pass, and throws the overhead pass over the defender's hands.
- X cuts
- B cuts
- B passes to A
Variations
- Receiver may slide to get open inside a marked box.
- Three passers and two defenders in a bigger square.
- Count passes: five in a row wins a point; a deflection swaps the passer in.