Players should use the outside of the foot to dribble so that the player can keep the ball away from the defender and make it difficult to steal the ball. The defender's focus should be on the ball not on what the attacker is doing Once they have beaten the defender it is good practice to get players to look up and see where the target player is. Attackers should protect the ball using the foot furthest from the defender putting his/her body When the opponent is defending up close, the attacking player should protect the ball with the foot furthest from the defender and use his body to block off the defender.

Block the Centre

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Written by Dave Clarke

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Set your players up to stop teams that attack down the middle forcing them wide when they try to play through

Coaching Objectives

Stop attacks through the middle of the pitch with pressing and blocking passing routes. Body position is tight on opponents and stop them from making easy passes.

Drill Setup

20 Mins
12 Players
6 Bibs
30 x 20 y

What the Players Do

You need two teams of four players with two players from each team in each half of the pitch and they must stay in those zones. Two magic men play for the team in possession who can go anywhere with a…

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