Skill development: defensive shuffle/slide, defensive pivot and
change of direction, hand position
Teaching Points
Tactic: -control offensive player's movement
and
direction
Skill: -ready position
Shuffle -point foot in direction you are leading
offensive player
-low base
-do not let feet collide on shuffle
-have lead leg hand down to pick up
mishandled ball
-have trail leg hand up to interfere
with pass
Pivot (to change the direction of the offensive player)
-plant the lead leg
-swing trail leg backwards approximately
90
degrees
Organizational Points
-set up cones in a zig zag formation
-in pairs, one player with the
ball and the
other in the defensive,
ready position
-player with ball dribbles and
player without
ball guides him or her to
the cone
-once at cone defensive player
pivots and
shuffles, guiding
offensive player to the
next cone
-alternate defensive and offensive
positions
once the end line
is reached
Diagram
Blue circle = offense
Green square
= defense
Orange circle
= ball
Yellow circle
= cones