1v1 to a Line

1. Mark channels 8 metres wide and 15 metres long, side by side, with a 2 metre end zone at each end. Two players and one ball per channel.
2. The defender stands on their own end line and passes to the attacker on the opposite line, then comes out to defend.
3. The attacker scores by dribbling over the defender's line and stopping the ball inside the end zone. If the defender wins the ball, they can score the same way at the other end.
4. After every duel the two swap roles. First to 5 wins; then winners move one channel to the left and losers one to the right, so everyone soon meets someone close to their level.

The attacker has two questions to answer: when to go, and which side. Go too early and the defender has time to recover; leave it too late and there is no room left. So the attacker watches the defender's feet and weight, then picks the moment and the side, with a change of pace or a change of direction. The defender decides when to tackle, when to slow down and wait, and which side to leave open.