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