The through pass, if it leaves your defenders looking behind them at the attacker running free towards the goalkeeper, is a killer pass.
The through pass, if it leaves your defenders looking behind them at the attacker running free towards the goalkeeper, is a killer pass. Use the following soccer coaching tips and drills to help your defenders block or cover the pass.
Soccer tips to help your players defend
Coaching young players in the art of defending is a hard skill to teach. It’s one of the areas that gets soccer coaches shouting “cover” or “block” or “cut that pass out!” And it’s often frustrating because the players on the pitch haven’t a clue what the coach means.
The reason they don’t know is because the coach hasn’t shown them in soccer training how to cut out or block passes.
Soccer drill to get defenders covering passes
You can work on this soccer drill with your players in coaching sessions.
Soccer skills you need to get your players working on:
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