- Role
- Topic
- Focus
- Age
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- Type
- Reset Filters
- 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
- Support
- Support Play
- Turning
Defending Soccer Drills
Defend from Behind
Fast-paced 1v1 duels inside the penalty area with transition, rotation, and deci...
Difficulty
Block Passing Routes
Blocking passing routes makes it harder for teams to pass through the middle and...
Difficulty
Block the Centre
A tactical possession game that develops passing, movement, and awareness using ...
Difficulty
Free
Positional Awareness And Switching Play
A possession-based drill focusing on movement, switching play, and defensive org...
Difficulty
Recovering Defenders
A dynamic drill that trains defenders to recover quickly and attackers to exploi...
Difficulty
Three Team Rotation
Build confidence in your centre backs to bring the ball forward, helping your mi...
Difficulty
Ball Carrying Defenders
Defenders can be the best tool to start attacks, dribbling the ball into midfiel...
Difficulty
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
2v2 Battles
Defending technique and understanding is vital in the game, watch your players c...
Difficulty
Defending Principles
This drill is designed to encourage players to practice their defending principl...
Difficulty
Free
Watching The Ball
When defending in small numbers, defenders must take individual responsibility f...
Difficulty
Preventing Forward Play
Being compact and stopping the opposition from playing forward will stop goal sc...
Difficulty
Cut the Midfield Supply
Passing to keep possession in overloads is hard work for a defending team but if...
Difficulty
Defensive Stance: 1v1 Body Shape
This solo drill focuses on improving defensive body shape and positioning when f...
Difficulty
Defending On Transition
Developing players technical and tactical ability and well as their mentality to...
Difficulty