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Defending Soccer Drills -Pressing
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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Defending against crosses
In this drill players learn about how and when to stop their opponents playing a...
Difficulty
Stop the Pass
When trying to win the ball back it is important players work as a team, otherwi...
Difficulty
Developing Defending 1v1
Developing a player's 1v1 skills is a big part of their development. Time spent ...
Difficulty
Defenders Working in Pairs
This is a great way to get defenders working together to prevent goals being sco...
Difficulty
Recovery Runs
It’s important we work on players ability to recover when losing possession, a...
Difficulty
Block the Centre
Set your players up to stop teams that attack down the middle forcing them wide ...
Difficulty
Free
Intercept The Ball
Winning the ball back is vital to a team’s ability to control the game. Win it...
Difficulty
7v7 Block the Centre
In this game one team attacks the goal by playing through the centre and the def...
Difficulty
Free
Watching The Ball
When defending in small numbers, defenders must take individual responsibility f...
Difficulty
Shut Down Opponents
Pressing is important because it wins the ball back for the defending team and p...
Difficulty
Defending On Transition
Developing players technical and tactical ability and well as their mentality to...
Difficulty
Pressing to Win The Ball
This drill will help you to coach your players to press and win the ball in all ...
Difficulty
Defensive Pressing Cues
Individuals can be coached how to defend in a team context when facing attacking...
Difficulty