Front-court 3 v 1

Focus

Attacking Systems.

Skills

Preliminary Moves & Passing, Goalie Preliminary Moves, Shooting, Circle Defence.

Purpose

This drill simulates a situation where defenders have been caught out of position, and the attacking team must make effective use of the extra numbers to find the closest shooting position.

Groups of

Ages

6⁺

Balls/grp

Cones

Distance (max)

Opp. tops

Visible opposition strip: 1

Setup
Groups of 4, assign each group one specialist GS. Use both ends of the court simulataneously if available to reduce idle time. Groups choose a defender (GK) and (GS) - these are the only players who can enter the circle.
Step 1
Simulating a centre pass, attackers (GA & WA) progress down-court with passes back-and-forth.

(GA & WA) can pass as many times as they like.
Step 2
When in range, (GS) uses goalie preliminary moves such as roll-off - roll-around - up-and-back move - hold to receive a pass as close to the post as possible

(GK) attempts to intercept or tip
Step 3
Take a shot, return to centre, repeat.
Step 4
(GA & WA) should vary the angle of their approach, including entering from outside the 45 marks. This involves:-

(GS) standing far side of approaching ball carrier (WA)

(WA) passes over the circle with a lob pass to (GA) in the opposite corner. them

(GA) then has an easy pass to (GS) who holds prime position on the baseline near the post
Step 5
After 3 turns, sub extras in and rotate roles (GS can optionally remain specialist shooter)