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- Ball Control and Footwork
- Compactness
- Control & Restraint
- Counter Attacking
- Cover & Balance
- Creating Space
- Creativity
- Crossing & Finishing
- Delay
- Goalkeeping
- Heading
- Low Block
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- Overloads
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Defending,transitions Soccer Drills -Control & Restraint
The Covering Defender
It is important for your players to understand that when a defender is pressing ...
Difficulty
Emergency Defending
Defending a penalty area from attackers can be difficult for youth players. This...
Difficulty
Defend a Counter Attack
Recovery is one of the important principles of play and if players recover quick...
Difficulty
Defending the Overload
At times players may find themselves in overloaded situations this may only be f...
Difficulty
Free
Stop the Pass
When trying to win the ball back it is important players work as a team, otherwi...
Difficulty
Protecting the Middle
A lot of teams defend the middle of the pitch to force the opposition wide to pr...
Difficulty
Transition to Score
Transition happens often in games, it is important we work with players on how t...
Difficulty
Small Sided Game - 1v1 Battles
1v1 defending techniques, is key in preventing the opposition from keeping posse...
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2v4 Recover
Putting players in overloaded situations will help them problem solve and find s...
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Shield and Protect
Quick overloads in this drill helps players to keep possession of the ball when ...
Difficulty
Being Compact
Being compact when out of possession is key in stopping the opposition from play...
Difficulty
Defending Outnumbered
Players face all sorts of pictures and situations in games, and it is important ...
Difficulty
Delay and Play
Delaying the opposition is an important principle to help you win the ball back,...
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Recovery Runs
It’s important we work on players ability to recover when losing possession, a...
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1v1 Battles
Defending techniques, timing and understanding is vital in preventing the opposi...
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Pushing Players Wide
Fullbacks need to push attackers away from the danger zones. Coach your defender...
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Reaction in positioning games
Coaching transition needs an element of losing the ball first and working on the...
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Kill the Counter
When teams attack in numbers and lose possession, they can sometimes get caught ...
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Preventing Forward Play
Being compact and stopping the opposition from playing forward will stop goal sc...
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