The Overlap: Creating Scoring Opportunities in 2v1 Situations
Goal
Equipment
- 4 markers
- Vests
- 1 goal
- Balls
Preparation
- Playing area: 60x25 meters / 65x27 yd
- Players: 16 + 1 goalkeeper
- Duration: 20 minutes
- Series: 4 series of 4 minutes each with 1 minute of passive recovery inbetween
| Summary | Secondary Objectives |
|---|---|
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2 v 1 situational drill to train overlap and finishing |
Creating space, Passing, Shooting, Receiving to turn, Crossing & Finishing, Oriented control, Losing your marker, Pass, Cross, Finishing, Overlapping run with two people |
Organization
Just outside the penalty area, on the right, form a 6x6 yards square using the markers. If you want you can form another square on the left in order to have two identical working stations to alternate. Divide the team into three groups (A, B, C in the picture). A represents the striker who receives the ball, B represents the overlapping player, C represents the defender. The action starts with the ball from group B. The goalkeeper defends the goal. You can alternate two goalkeepers if the actions are quick.
Description
- Player B passes the ball to player A inside the small square
- Player A faces defender C inside the small square, while teammate B overlaps
- Player A passes the ball to B before being tackled by defender C
- Player B performs a cross pass into the box for teammate A who moved inside the penalty area
- Player A shoots at goal
At the end of the action, players swap positions
Rules
- Player A receives the ball and controls it towards the goal to speed up the action
- Player B overlaps outside the square
- Player C presses and attacks the opponent only after the ball has been passed to A
Variations
- Player A can choose between a ball transmission to player B who is overlapping and a dribbling with C to go directly towards the goal. If the chooses this latter, if C gains the ball they have to guide it outside the square to gain one point
Coaching Points
- Encourage players to call for teammates overlap
- The inserting timing and acceleration during the overlap must be adequate to the timing of the action
- Stimulate players to finish quickly
