AHA Training 11-17

Excellence is not out of reach.  It is accomplished through deliberate actions, ordinary in themselves, performed consistently and carefully, made into habits, compounded together, and added up over time.

The plan for today is to continue with the 2v1 play and give the girls lots of opportunities to go 2v1 to 2 goals.

I.  1v1 Plus a Neutral Player to Two Goals

Set Up:
25 x 20 yd grid with two 3yd goals on each end line

Procedure:
-When the green player has the ball she is attacking the top of the grid and the red neutral player is on her team.  To score a point either her or the neutral player must dribble through one of the cone goals.
-After a goal is scored the orange girl takes the ball and tries to score on the other two goals at the bottom of the gird.  The neutral player now joins her team.
-If the ball is stolen, the player who stole the ball may attack immediately with the neutral player.

Key Points:
I really wanted to remind the girls of all the different types of runs and options that they have in 2v1.  I encouraged them to try something new each time.

II.  2v1 to Two Goals Switching Ends

Set Up:
Same grids as above but now their are two full time attackers and one defender at each end.

Procedure:
-Green attacks one of the ends 2v1 against the orange who is defending that end. 
-Green can score on either of the two goals.
-If orange wins the ball she tries to shield the ball for as long as she can.  When green wins it back, they attack the other end.

-If a goal is scored green turns around and attacks the other end.  The orange who was defending goes back to her end line.

Make It Competitive:
Play for 3 minutes and switch roles.

III.  7v7 to Two Goals

With a limited space to work with we played 7v7 and I set up two 5yd goals for on each end line for each team to score on.