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Defending Soccer Drills -Hard
Intercept The Ball
Winning the ball back is vital to a team’s ability to control the game. Win it...
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7v7 Block the Centre
In this game one team attacks the goal by playing through the centre and the def...
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Free
2v2 Battles
Defending technique and understanding is vital in the game, watch your players c...
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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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Defending against crosses
In this drill players learn about how and when to stop their opponents playing a...
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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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Defend from Behind
1v1 is one of the key battles you will see in any youth soccer match and success...
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Block Passing Routes
Blocking passing routes makes it harder for teams to pass through the middle and...
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Pressing to Win The Ball
This drill will help you to coach your players to press and win the ball in all ...
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Keep Wingers Wide
Keeping track of wingers means defenders must move to cover the runs of the wing...
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Defend The Penalty Box
Defending key areas during a game is vital to successful teams. The penalty area...
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Fool the Defender
This gives players the opportunity to beat a defender because there are two goal...
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