DRILL
Play-on around the Mark

Purpose and Skills

  • Purpose
    After marking the ball, players should move the ball quickly before defenders can occupy the space ahead. This drill teaches players to gain time and space by playing-on from the mark, as well as getting leading teammates to lead towards their preferred kicking leg.
  • Focus
    Skills under pressure, Defensive, Contested ball
  • Skills
    Mark Contest

Players and Equipment

  • 4
    Groups of

  • 13+
    Ages

  • 1
    Balls/grp

  • 2
    Cones/grp

  • 60
    Distance

  • 0
    Opp Strip/grp

Diagram and Steps

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  • Simulating a mark or free kick to (A), they backpedal away from (B) who is standing the mark, then wheel onto their preferred kicking leg, to which (C) or (D) have lead
    Either (C) or (D) will be on (A)'s preferred side, this player should lead, the other should defend
  • Players (C) and (D) compete for the mark
  • Regardless of whether the leading player has marked the ball, they're awarded a free-kick to be taken as near to the cone as possible, and step 1 is repeated with (C) or (D) wheeling onto their preferred leg and kicking to leading (A) or (B)
    Players should start on random sides so the same player isn't leading every time

Video

demo
: Gather Give Bump play

Gather Give Bump

plus
GROUPS OF
AGES 13+
demo
: Kick & Follow-up Hands play

Kick & Follow-up Hands

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PLAYERS 16+
AGES 11+
demo
: Help After Poor Disposal play

Help After Poor Disposal

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PLAYERS 20+
AGES 13+

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