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Recovery Run to Delay

React, recover, and delay. Sprint back to get goalside of the ball, cut off the shot, and delay the counter until support arrives.

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Duration
8 min
Total drill time
Players
3
Recommended
Pitch
60 × 40 m
Setup space
Level
Intermediate
Skill required
Intensity
High
Physical demand
Age band
U11-U12
Any format

Setup & instructions

An opponent breaks the moment the ball is lost. The defender reacts, sprints a recovery run to get goalside of the ball, and delays the counter, forcing it backwards. Emphasise the instant reaction, the goalside angle of the run, and not diving in once recovered. Rotate the roles.

Setup time: 1 min

Coaching focus

FROM SESSION PLAN

Coaching points

  • React the instant the ball is lost
  • Recovery run on a goalside angle
  • Get between the ball and the goal
  • Delay, do not dive in
  • Buy time for support to arrive

Common mistakes

  • Slow to react to losing it
  • Ball-watching instead of recovering
  • Running a straight line, not goalside
  • Diving in once recovered

Progressions & regressions

VARIATIONS

Progressions

  • A second attacker overlapping, 2v1 (see the variant)
  • Start further upfield, longer recovery
  • Live to a finish or a tackle

Regressions

  • Unopposed, walk the recovery angle (see the variant)
  • Start closer, shorter recovery
  • Passive attacker
Equipment
Full Goals×1
Audience
U11-U12

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