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Defending Soccer Drills -Control & Restraint

Coach defenders to push players out wide
  • Defending
  • 11-18+

Positional Awareness And Switching Play

A possession-based drill focusing on movement, switching play, and defensive org...

Difficulty

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

Defending Principles

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

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Free

Defending
  • Defending
  • 8-15

Preventing Forward Play

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

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Pass Interception
  • Defending
  • 13-18+

Pass Interception

Sharpen your pass interception skills with this solo drill. Improve your anticip...

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Jockeying Skills
  • Defending
  • 11-18

Jockeying Skills

Enhance defensive prowess with this solo jockeying drill, focusing on agility, p...

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Players move to keep opponents at bay.
  • Defending
  • 13-18

Back Four Masterclass

Work with your back four to give them a lesson in working together, pressing, co...

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Defender moves to cover team mate
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The Covering Defender

It is important for your players to understand that when a defender is pressing ...

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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...

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Defend a Counter Attack
  • Defending
  • 11-12

Defend a Counter Attack

Recovery is one of the important principles of play and if players recover quick...

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Girl Defend
  • Defending Transitions
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Defending the Overload

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

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Free

Girl Defend
  • Defending
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Stop the Pass

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

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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

1v1
  • Defending Transitions
  • 8-18

Small Sided Game - 1v1 Battles

1v1 defending techniques, is key in preventing the opposition from keeping posse...

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Shield and Protect
  • Defending
  • 8-12

Shield and Protect

Quick overloads in this drill helps players to keep possession of the ball when ...

Difficulty

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

Being Compact

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

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Girl Tackle
  • Defending Transitions Tactics
  • 11-18+

Defending Outnumbered 

Players face all sorts of pictures and situations in games, and it is important ...

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