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Defending,possession Soccer Drills -Pressing

Players must try to score in the back to back goals
  • Possession
  • 11-18

Four Zones With A Switch

This activity is a possession game with switches of play through the zones inclu...

Difficulty

Players keep possession or lose it for the counter attack
  • Possession
  • 11-18

Transition Rondo

This is all about the decision making of the players when the team is in possess...

Difficulty

Keeping possession to build up play to goal
  • Possession
  • 11-18+

Develop Possession With Build-up Play

This activity is all about building up play from the goalkeeper and the centre b...

Difficulty

Players move the ball from one side to the other
  • Possession
  • 16-18+

Switching Play Away From Pressure

This drill allows players to identify and move the ball away from pressure, rewa...

Difficulty

Using a low block to defend in and around the penalty box
  • Defending
  • 13-18+

Low Block Emergency Defending

This session is structured to allow players multiple opportunity to practice the...

Difficulty

Players scan to see where the space is
  • Possession
  • 8-15

Scanning and Awareness SSG

Frank O'Brien, Academy Player Development Officer at Chelsea Football Club says:...

Difficulty

Develop defending 1v1
  • Defending
  • 8-15

Developing Defending 1v1

Developing a player's 1v1 skills is a big part of their development. Time spent ...

Difficulty

Defending in pairs
  • Defending
  • 8-15

Defenders Working in Pairs

This is a great way to get defenders working together to prevent goals being sco...

Difficulty

Press to win the ball back to create goal scoring chances
  • Defending
  • 11-15

Shut Down Opponents

Pressing is important because it wins the ball back for the defending team and p...

Difficulty

Defending wide attacking play
  • Defending
  • 11-18

Defending against crosses

In this drill players learn about how and when to stop their opponents playing a...

Difficulty

Working hard on small sided games
  • Possession
  • 11-18

5v5+3 Turn Defence Into Attack

In this drill teams can turn defence into attack by winning the ball in the cent...

Difficulty

Free

press the ball
  • Defending
  • 8-10

Pressing Zones

The perfect introduction to pressing, ensuring that pressing the ball is done sm...

Difficulty

Girl Defend
  • Defending
  • 13-18+

Stop the Pass

When trying to win the ball back it is important players work as a team, otherwi...

Difficulty

Players press to win the ball back
  • Possession
  • 11-18

Know When and How to Press

In this pressing session players aggressively press to win the ball back quickly...

Difficulty

Playing Rondo games
  • Possession
  • 8-12

7v7 to 9v9: 3v2+1 into 5v5+2

In this 7v7 to 9v9 transition players work in Rondo games to keep possession und...

Difficulty

Possession game at training
  • Possession
  • 8-12

7v7 to 9v9: 4v4 +4

Working in overloads this is a great possession game which gets teams to keep po...

Difficulty

Players at training
  • Possession
  • 8-12

7v7 to 9v9: 3v3 +3 in Boxes

This drill works on players receiving the ball and having to make quick decision...

Difficulty

Press players in good positions for attacks
  • Possession
  • 13-18+

Counter Press to counter attack

Pressing players in areas that are close to the opposition penalty area in the a...

Difficulty

Girl Defending
  • Defending Transitions Tactics
  • 11-18+

Recovery Runs

It’s important we work on players ability to recover when losing possession, a...

Difficulty

Block the centre
  • Defending
  • 11-15

Block the Centre

Set your players up to stop teams that attack down the middle forcing them wide ...

Difficulty

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