- Topic
- Focus
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- Coach
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- Ball Control and Footwork
- Compactness
- Control & Restraint
- Counter Attacking
- Cover & Balance
- Creating Space
- Creativity
- Crossing & Finishing
- Delay
- Goalkeeping
- Heading
- Low Block
- Movement
- Overloads
- Passing
- Penetration
- Playing out from the back
- Possession
- Pressing
- Shooting
- Skills
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- Support Play
- Turning
Defending Soccer Drills -Cover & Balance
Defending fits into your tactics, formation, and style of play as a key element. Why, when, and how is what you as a coach must concentrate on when preparing your team to defend against attacks. The elements of possession, position, and pressing should come into your coaching strategy. There will be individual, team, and group play involved in good defensive play.
Using the defending drills on Cupello will help you coach your players to make decisions on individual, group, and team play all over the pitch.
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Building Defensive Relationships
Build relationships between defenders and midfielders, creating a solid unit for...
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1v1 Defending Principles
This session is designed to allow players the opportunity to practice the techni...
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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
Protecting the Middle
A lot of teams defend the middle of the pitch to force the opposition wide to pr...
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Defending the Counter Attack
Transition is an important part of the game, as coaches we need to ensure we hav...
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Free
Being Compact
Being compact when out of possession is key in stopping the opposition from play...
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Delay and Play
Delaying the opposition is an important principle to help you win the ball back,...
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Recovery Runs
It’s important we work on players ability to recover when losing possession, a...
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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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1v1 Battles
Defending techniques, timing and understanding is vital in preventing the opposi...
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Defending Compact
Recognising when to press as a team and keeping good distances out of possession...
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2v2 Battles
Defending technique and understanding is vital in the game, watch your players c...
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Creating A Robust Back Three
An organised back three can become a solid defensive unit, keeping strikers and ...
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Free
Preventing Forward Play
Being compact and stopping the opposition from playing forward will stop goal sc...
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Defending Centre Areas
Protecting the middle of the pitch when out of possession is key in stopping the...
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Defending Compact
Players will develop their understanding of when to press and when to provide co...
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2v2 Battles
In the practice players will have the opportunity to practice their defending sk...
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Free
Keep Wingers Wide
Keeping track of wingers means defenders must move to cover the runs of the wing...
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1v1 to 2v1
In this game players are coached in support play and positions when the goal is ...
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Individual Defending
Developing the technique of individual defending will improve players ability to...
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Free