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- Ball Control and Footwork
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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.
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Defending The Switch Pass
This session is structured to allow players opportunity to practice their defend...
Difficulty
Free
The Covering Defender
It is important for your players to understand that when a defender is pressing ...
Difficulty
Low Block Emergency Defending
This session is structured to allow players multiple opportunity to practice the...
Difficulty
Dealing With Long Balls
Long balls over the top of defences can be difficult to deal with for teams that...
Difficulty
Emergency Defending
Defending a penalty area from attackers can be difficult for youth players. This...
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
Shut Down Opponents
Pressing is important because it wins the ball back for the defending team and p...
Difficulty
Recover in Defence
Recovery is one of the most important principles of play and if players recover ...
Difficulty
Defend a Counter Attack
Recovery is one of the important principles of play and if players recover quick...
Difficulty
Defending against crosses
In this drill players learn about how and when to stop their opponents playing a...
Difficulty
Building Defensive Relationships
Build relationships between defenders and midfielders, creating a solid unit for...
Difficulty
1v1 Defending Principles
This session is designed to allow players the opportunity to practice the techni...
Difficulty
Pressing Zones
The perfect introduction to pressing, ensuring that pressing the ball is done sm...
Difficulty
Defending the Overload
At times players may find themselves in overloaded situations this may only be f...
Difficulty
Free
Stop the Pass
When trying to win the ball back it is important players work as a team, otherwi...
Difficulty
Protecting the Middle
A lot of teams defend the middle of the pitch to force the opposition wide to pr...
Difficulty
Small Sided Game - 1v1 Battles
1v1 defending techniques, is key in preventing the opposition from keeping posse...
Difficulty
Shield and Protect
Quick overloads in this drill helps players to keep possession of the ball when ...
Difficulty
Defending the Counter Attack
Transition is an important part of the game, as coaches we need to ensure we hav...
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Free