- Topic
- Focus
- Age
- Difficulty
- Type
- Reset Filters
- Ball Control and Footwork
- Compactness
- Control & Restraint
- Counter Attacking
- Cover & Balance
- Creating Space
- Creativity
- Crossing & Finishing
- Delay
- Goalkeeping
- Heading
- Low Block
- Movement
- Overloads
- Passing
- Penetration
- Playing out from the back
- Possession
- Pressing
- Shooting
- Skills
- Support
- Support Play
- Turning
Defending Soccer Drills -11-12
The Covering Defender
It is important for your players to understand that when a defender is pressing ...
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Dealing With Long Balls
Long balls over the top of defences can be difficult to deal with for teams that...
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Developing Defending 1v1
Developing a player's 1v1 skills is a big part of their development. Time spent ...
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Defenders Working in Pairs
This is a great way to get defenders working together to prevent goals being sco...
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Shut Down Opponents
Pressing is important because it wins the ball back for the defending team and p...
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Recover in Defence
Recovery is one of the most important principles of play and if players recover ...
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Defend a Counter Attack
Recovery is one of the important principles of play and if players recover quick...
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Defending against crosses
In this drill players learn about how and when to stop their opponents playing a...
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Building Defensive Relationships
Build relationships between defenders and midfielders, creating a solid unit for...
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1v1 Defending Principles
This session is designed to allow players the opportunity to practice the techni...
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Defending the Overload
At times players may find themselves in overloaded situations this may only be f...
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Free
Small Sided Game - 1v1 Battles
1v1 defending techniques, is key in preventing the opposition from keeping posse...
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Shield and Protect
Quick overloads in this drill helps players to keep possession of the ball when ...
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Being Compact
Being compact when out of possession is key in stopping the opposition from play...
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Defending Outnumbered
Players face all sorts of pictures and situations in games, and it is important ...
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Defend and Maintain
Training transition is an important part of the game, players need to be organis...
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Score in Either Goal
The defender must try to press and prevent the attacker from scoring in 1v1 situ...
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Delay and Play
Delaying the opposition is an important principle to help you win the ball back,...
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6v6 Small-Sided Game
In this 6v6 game you want to see teams attacking and defending at the end of pra...
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Recovery Runs
It’s important we work on players ability to recover when losing possession, a...
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