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Keep Wingers Wide
  • Defending
  • 11 - 15

Keep Wingers Wide

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dave

Written by Dave Clarke

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Keeping track of wingers means defenders must move to cover the runs of the winger and position their bodies to force the play

Coaching Objectives

In these 1v1 drills the defender must react to the starting position of the attacker here the attacker must be kept out wide to prevent direct attacks on goal.

 

Drill Setup

  • 15 Mins
  • 5 Players
  • 1 Goals
  • Attacking Third y

What the Players Do

Set up just outside the penalty area with the two defenders in the centre and an attacker on both wings. The defender starts the drill with a pass out to the winger and then must keep track of the…

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