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.
In this drill players learn about how and when to stop their opponents playing a...
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When trying to win the ball back it is important players work as a team, otherwi...
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Developing a player's 1v1 skills is a big part of their development. Time spent ...
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This is a great way to get defenders working together to prevent goals being sco...
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It’s important we work on players ability to recover when losing possession, a...
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Set your players up to stop teams that attack down the middle forcing them wide ...
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Winning the ball back is vital to a team’s ability to control the game. Win it...
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In this game one team attacks the goal by playing through the centre and the def...
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When defending in small numbers, defenders must take individual responsibility f...
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Pressing is important because it wins the ball back for the defending team and p...
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Developing players technical and tactical ability and well as their mentality to...
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This drill will help you to coach your players to press and win the ball in all ...
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Individuals can be coached how to defend in a team context when facing attacking...
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