Individual defending techniques – good distances and slow down / sit down upon arrival so you can keep opponent ahead of you and change direction quickly.

Depending on where the ball is and where your teammates are, try to slow down the attack to allow players to recover

Apply pressure if in a position to do so Body position - side on, footwork Slow down/delay the attacker Don't dive in - patience, look for triggers Try to do two jobs with positioning – 1st job, stop forward pass, 2nd close enough to apply pressure if ball gets played to attacker.

Recovery Runs | Transitions Soccer Drills

It’s important we work on players ability to recover when losing possession, as well as how to deal with the overload. Train attacking combinations, recovery defending, and transition play under pressure in a realistic small-sided scenario.

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Coaching Objectives

In this practice players will develop their understanding on how to delay the opposition to allow teammates time to recover. They will also work on where to recover in order to prevent goal scoring opportunities. It also works on attackers’ ability to combine quickly to finish before recovering defenders arrive, and train defenders to recover and transition under pressure.

Drill Setup

20 Mins
7 Players
1 Goals
6 Bibs
30x15 y

What the Players Do

Set up a pitch 25x15 yards with a goal and 5-yard end zone behind it. One defender starts in the middle zone with three attackers; two defenders start in the end zone. Coach plays a ball into…

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