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Defending Soccer Drills

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.

Soccer Coaching Tips

Win the ball back in 6 seconds – if you don't, drop into a defensive formation.

Think about body shape when defending 1v1 – side on, on balls of feet, crouch, ready to react.

Check shoulders so you know if there is a player lurking behind you waiting for a through ball.

Clearing long balls first time
  • Defending
  • 11-18+

Dealing With Long Balls

Long balls over the top of defences can be difficult to deal with for teams that...

Difficulty

Defending in and around the penalty area
  • Defending
  • 16-18+

Emergency Defending

Defending a penalty area from attackers can be difficult for youth players. This...

Difficulty

Develop defending 1v1
  • Defending
  • 8-15

Developing Defending 1v1

Developing a player's 1v1 skills is a big part of their development. Time spent ...

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Defending in pairs
  • Defending
  • 8-15

Defenders Working in Pairs

This is a great way to get defenders working together to prevent goals being sco...

Difficulty

Defender moves to cover team mate
  • Defending
  • 4-15

The Covering Defender

It is important for your players to understand that when a defender is pressing ...

Difficulty

Press to win the ball back to create goal scoring chances
  • Defending
  • 11-15

Shut Down Opponents

Pressing is important because it wins the ball back for the defending team and p...

Difficulty

Recover in Defence
  • Defending
  • 11-12

Recover in Defence

Recovery is one of the most important principles of play and if players recover ...

Difficulty

Defend a Counter Attack
  • Defending
  • 11-12

Defend a Counter Attack

Recovery is one of the important principles of play and if players recover quick...

Difficulty

Defending wide attacking play
  • Defending
  • 11-18

Defending against crosses

In this drill players learn about how and when to stop their opponents playing a...

Difficulty

build defensive relationships
  • Defending
  • 11-18+

Building Defensive Relationships

Build relationships between defenders and midfielders, creating a solid unit for...

Difficulty

Defending principles for soccer
  • Defending
  • 8-18+

1v1 Defending Principles

This session is designed to allow players the opportunity to practice the techni...

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press the ball
  • Defending
  • 8-10

Pressing Zones

The perfect introduction to pressing, ensuring that pressing the ball is done sm...

Difficulty

Girl Defend
  • Defending Transitions
  • 8-18

Defending the Overload

At times players may find themselves in overloaded situations this may only be f...

Difficulty

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Girl Defend
  • Defending
  • 13-18+

Stop the Pass

When trying to win the ball back it is important players work as a team, otherwi...

Difficulty

Girl Defend
  • Defending Transitions
  • 13-18+

Protecting the Middle

A lot of teams defend the middle of the pitch to force the opposition wide to pr...

Difficulty

1v1
  • Defending Transitions
  • 8-18

Small Sided Game - 1v1 Battles

1v1 defending techniques, is key in preventing the opposition from keeping posse...

Difficulty

Shield and Protect
  • Defending
  • 8-12

Shield and Protect

Quick overloads in this drill helps players to keep possession of the ball when ...

Difficulty

Defending
  • Defending
  • 13-18+

Defending the Counter Attack

Transition is an important part of the game, as coaches we need to ensure we hav...

Difficulty

Free

Girl Tackle
  • Defending Transitions Tactics Midfield
  • 11-18+

Being Compact

Being compact when out of possession is key in stopping the opposition from play...

Difficulty

Girl Tackle
  • Defending Transitions Tactics
  • 11-18+

Defending Outnumbered 

Players face all sorts of pictures and situations in games, and it is important ...

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