Coaching Results
Defenders Working in Pairs
This is a great way to get defenders working together to prevent goals being sco...
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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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Finishing and Emergency Defending
It's important with finishing we create realistic practice to ensure players are...
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Defending Outnumbered
Players face all sorts of pictures and situations in games, and it is important ...
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High Press Game
We play teams that build up from the back leaving space for the counter attack i...
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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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Delay and Play
Delaying the opposition is an important principle to help you win the ball back,...
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Being Compact
Being compact when out of possession is key in stopping the opposition from play...
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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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7v7to 9v9: SSG 6v6/6v5
In this small-sided game two teams play off defending different situations. Grea...
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Three Team Rotation
Build confidence in your centre backs to bring the ball forward, helping your mi...
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Positional Awareness And Switching Play
A possession-based drill focusing on movement, switching play, and defensive org...
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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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4+4v6 Possession Game
The focus of this possession game is on blocking the central areas and forcing p...
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1v1 Battles
Defending techniques, timing and understanding is vital in preventing the opposi...
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