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Defending,transitions Soccer Drills -Cover & Balance, Medium

Girl Transition
  • Transitions Midfield
  • 11-18+

Transition - Attack to Defence

It’s important players are organised in possession and always think ‘what if...

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Free

Defending is better when using team principles
  • Defending
  • 8-18+

Defending Principles

This drill is designed to encourage players to practice their defending principl...

Difficulty

Free

Defending
  • Defending
  • 8-15

Preventing Forward Play

Being compact and stopping the opposition from playing forward will stop goal sc...

Difficulty

Defending In Numbers
  • Defending
  • 13-15

Defending Compact

Players will develop their understanding of when to press and when to provide co...

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Players lose the ball then recover quickly to defend the goal
  • Defending
  • 11-18

Rapid Recovery Defending

Elevate your defensive game with this solo recovery sprint drill, designed to ho...

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Players transition into attacking movements
  • Transitions
  • 11-18

Attacking Play In Transition

This activity works on launching attacks and making the correct decisions when t...

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Defend the switch pass
  • Defending
  • 13-18+

Defending The Switch Pass

This session is structured to allow players opportunity to practice their defend...

Difficulty

Free

Defending in and around the penalty area
  • Defending
  • 16-18+

Emergency Defending

Defending a penalty area from attackers can be difficult for youth players. This...

Difficulty

build defensive relationships
  • Defending
  • 11-18+

Building Defensive Relationships

Build relationships between defenders and midfielders, creating a solid unit for...

Difficulty

Defending principles for soccer
  • Defending
  • 8-18+

1v1 Defending Principles

This session is designed to allow players the opportunity to practice the techni...

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Attacking and defending in 2v2s
  • Transitions
  • 8-18

2v2 Attacking and Defending Games

The drill has been structured to allow players multiple opportunity to develop t...

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Girl Defend
  • Defending Transitions
  • 8-18

Defending the Overload

At times players may find themselves in overloaded situations this may only be f...

Difficulty

Free

Girl Defend
  • Defending Transitions
  • 13-18+

Protecting the Middle

A lot of teams defend the middle of the pitch to force the opposition wide to pr...

Difficulty

Defending
  • Defending
  • 13-18+

Defending the Counter Attack

Transition is an important part of the game, as coaches we need to ensure we hav...

Difficulty

Free

Girl Tackle
  • Defending Transitions Tactics Midfield
  • 11-18+

Being Compact

Being compact when out of possession is key in stopping the opposition from play...

Difficulty

Girl Slidetackle
  • Attacking Defending Transitions
  • 8-18+

Delay and Play

Delaying the opposition is an important principle to help you win the ball back,...

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