Individual training for the pivot – Pushing through the defense with the Russian screen (TU 9)

The objective of this training unit is to improve the positioning of the pivot. After warm-up and a short game, there will be a goalkeeper warm-up shooting from the pivot position. The players practice the pivot’s pushing through the defense in an individual offense exercise. Afterwards, there are two exercises in which the players practice positioning and the Russian screen in small groups against defensive and semi-offensive defense players. The players should implement the variants in the closing game.

The training unit consists of the following key exercises:
– Warm-up/Stretching (individual exercise: 10 minutes/total time: 10 minutes)
– Short game (10/20)
– Goalkeeper warm-up shooting (10/30)
– Offense/Individual (15/45)
– Offense/Small groups (20/65)
– Offense/Small groups (10/75)
– Closing game (15/90)
Training unit total time: 90 minutes

Difficulty: Medium level (Youth teams from 13 years of age and older)