Defending continued

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Staying In Defensive Contact
Continuing the defensive soccer drills theme, this drill provides your players with the practice opportunities to stay in touch with each other, minimising opposition passing channels and eradicate any gaping holes in your defensive line. Stop your team leaking goals now! . . . keep reading

Defending As A Compact Unit
Keeping a compact defensive unit on the pitch requires some training ground practice. This soccer drill should give your players a defensive work out with some experience of awareness of the positions of their team mates while maintaining a compact unit. Watch the video now . . . keep reading

How to close down and show the opponent
Here is a soccer video that I took the other week while coaching some players how to close down, work in pairs and show the attacking opponent where they wanted them to go. Specifically, this drill was to help the players communicate better, provide cover and direct the play. Watch this soccer video session now. . . . keep reading

Offside Soccer Drill
Coaching the the offside rule can be difficult but not impossible. But firstly, you've got to get the soccer players to understand the key principles and functional roles to effectively use the offside trap. So here is a drill with accompanying video to help you coach your players more effectively . . . keep reading

Soccer Offside Warm Up Drill
In this soccer drill page, you will find a warm up drill with accompanying video. How to coach the offside rule in soccer can be difficult but not impossible. But firstly, you've got to get the players tuned in, so use this drill as part of the warm up but also as an introduction to the technical coaching points. So get your players warmed up now . . . keep reading

Soccer Warm Up Video
Here is another warm up session that I captured before taking a session on closing down and "showing" the attacker which way you want to force them to go by your body alignment. This warm up video is about 4 minutes in length. . . . keep reading

Soccer Warm Up Video
Here is another soccer warm up session that we ran recently as an introduction to a training session on creating space and shielding the ball. This short video explains step by step the key drills and moves the players performed in order to get ready for the session. Watch now . . . keep reading

Dynamic & Static Soccer Warm Up Video
This soccer warm up video demonstrates a couple of ways that you can get your players ready for a training session or a soccer game. Both dynamic and static stretches are used, including work with the ball too. Watch and hear me put the players through a thorough warm up and prepare them physically and mentally. . . . keep reading

How to tackle and win the soccer ball
So much emphasis is put on how to dribble well, keep possession of the ball which are all key ingredients in the game. But what if your team don't have possession, someone has got to go and win the ball. How much time do you spend coaching your players on how to tackle and win the ball? Here are all the key technical points on how to coach tackling. . . . keep reading

Attacking from the back
Being able to turn defense into attack quickly is a very important element of successful teams. Whether your team are consciously playing a counter attacking style or like to play fast direct football this drill will help your team recognise when a break is on and develop a pattern of play that can be very successful. . . . keep reading

Preventing long passes
Being able to mix up the soccer game with long penetrating passes is a must for any team that wants to do well. However, just as your team will want to use long direct play, you must also be able to counter it with good defending. This soccer drill focuses on a whole pitch practice with long penetrating passing. . . . keep reading

Soccer Possession Play 7v2
This is a tremendous soccer drill that works at many different levels and with football skills and techniques that are required by players all over the pitch, whether its passing, control, defending or movement, this soccer drill has them all. . . . keep reading

Basic zonal defending set up thirds
A extension to the previous drill basic zonal defending. In this soccer defending drill we have split the pitch into thirds and the two central defenders learn how to cope with wide attacks. . . . keep reading

Basic Zonal Defending
In this basic zonal defending drill we show how the basic set up of zonal marking works using two central defenders you can illustrate quickly the marking and covering requirements of each defender. . . . keep reading

11 v 4 Soccer Drill - Maintaining balance and shape
Here is an extended play soccer drill that uses and 11 a side formation playing against 4 opponents. The aim of this drill is to get the 11 players moving so that there is width and length in attack and depth in defense. . . . keep reading

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