Double-Gate 1v1 | Building Decision-Making & 1v1 Skills

Overview

• Ages where players need to make decisions on the ball
• Players who want to learn how to use their body to beat a defender
• Teams looking to work movement off the gates
• Works for all ages (dial the difficulty up or down in the setup)

Objectives

• Sharpen decisions on the ball under pressure
• Learn to use your body to beat a defender
• Read the field fast and pick your route through the gate
• Build defensive positioning and the ability to read space
• Handle quick switches between attack and defense (transition)

Setup

Set up a field around 25m x 20m, put a gate (about 1.5m wide) at each end, left and right, and run six players in rotation.

1) The player on the ball beats the defender and dribbles through either gate

2) The defender works to stop them from getting through a gate

3) Once the attacker beats a gate, the players swap roles

4) Every player gets reps on both attack and defense