
Stand and deliver
in Defending, Soccer tackling drills
This session replicates situations where midfielders can find themselves outnumbered and a timely tackle is needed to stop the move in its tracks. MORE
Defenders often squeeze high up the pitch when their team is attacking. If your players can stop an attack, they have the opportunity to capitalise on the space behind the opposition defence. The key is in the quality of the forward pass and movement from your attackers to break the offside trap.
Create a 60 yards 40 yards playing area.
Warm up | Session | Developments | Game Situation | Warm Down |
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10 minutes | 15 minutes | 15 minutes | 15 minutes | 15 minutes |
Have your defenders, or mannequins, 35 yards to 40 yards from goal.
The server passes the ball into the midfielder, who must take a quick touch to receive and then play a pass behind the defence (mannequin) for the forward to run on to.
Forwards must ensure they disguise their runs and stay onside in order to get in behind the defence and score.
The midfielder plays a quick pass behind the defence for the forward to run on to and score.
The grey team dispossesses the white team and play their forward behind the defence.
Play a normal game with the following rule. On regaining possession, players must immediately look to pass to one of their forwards – whether in the space behind the defence, or into the forward’s feet.
The grey team now plays into the forward’s feet and a midfielder runs in behind to receive a pass and score.