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.

Difficulty

Basic

Groups of

Balls/grp

Cones

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)