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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
Pressing Zones
The perfect introduction to pressing, ensuring that pressing the ball is done sm...
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Defending the Overload
At times players may find themselves in overloaded situations this may only be f...
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Free
Defending against crosses
In this drill players learn about how and when to stop their opponents playing a...
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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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Protecting the Middle
A lot of teams defend the middle of the pitch to force the opposition wide to pr...
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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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Small Sided Game - 1v1 Battles
1v1 defending techniques, is key in preventing the opposition from keeping posse...
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Shield and Protect
Quick overloads in this drill helps players to keep possession of the ball when ...
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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
Being Compact
Being compact when out of possession is key in stopping the opposition from play...
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Defending Outnumbered
Players face all sorts of pictures and situations in games, and it is important ...
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Defend and Maintain
Training transition is an important part of the game, players need to be organis...
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Score in Either Goal
The defender must try to press and prevent the attacker from scoring in 1v1 situ...
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Delay and Play
Delaying the opposition is an important principle to help you win the ball back,...
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6v6 Small-Sided Game
In this 6v6 game you want to see teams attacking and defending at the end of pra...
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Recovery Runs
It’s important we work on players ability to recover when losing possession, a...
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Defend from Behind
1v1 is one of the key battles you will see in any youth soccer match and success...
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Block Passing Routes
Blocking passing routes makes it harder for teams to pass through the middle and...
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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