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Girl Defend
  • Defending Transitions
  • 13 - 18+

Protecting the Middle

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abbie

Written by Abbie Sadler

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A lot of teams defend the middle of the pitch to force the opposition wide to prevent shots on goal, this drill will work on players discipline to do just this.

Coaching Objectives

This drill will work on players discipline to remain compact, keep good distances between lines and shape the press to show outside & towards touchline 
 

 

Drill Setup

  • 30 Mins
  • 11 Players
  • 3 Goals
  • 11 Bibs
  • 45x40 y

What the Players Do

3 CBs with 2 CDMs v 2 strikers and 3 MF players.   Ball starts on the halfway line with the CDM, who plays ball into additional MF players.   Aim of the game is for the…

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