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Defending drills and games

The defensive soccer drills and games in this section will help you coach your players to work as a unit at the back. We look at how your players should organise themselves, what are their roles and responsibilities as defenders, and how they should react in different defensive situations.

 

With work, you should be able to coach your players to control the game at the back and to start great passing moves leading to goals at the other end.

Activity Type
Drill
Small-sided games
Warm Up
Age Group
U10
U11
U12
U13
U14
U15
U16
U17+
U6
U7
U8
U9
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Practice 1: Counter pressing

Practice 1: Counter pressing

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Pressing to dictate

Pressing to dictate

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Practice 2: We’re outnumbered!

Practice 2: We’re outnumbered!

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Practice 1: We’re outnumbered!

Practice 1: We’re outnumbered!

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Small-sided game: We’re outnumbered!

Small-sided game: We’re outnumbered!

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Practice: Pressing from the front

Practice: Pressing from the front

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Warm-up: Press from the front

Warm-up: Press from the front

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Defend a long ball

Defend a long ball

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Small-sided game: Press from the front

Small-sided game: Press from the front

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Warm-Up: Defending in our half

Warm-Up: Defending in our half

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Small-Sided Game: Defending in our half

Small-Sided Game: Defending in our half

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Practice: Defending in our half

Practice: Defending in our half

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Warm up: Pressing and covering

Warm up: Pressing and covering

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Small-sided game: Pressing and covering

Small-sided game: Pressing and covering

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Small-sided game: Staying on the ball

Small-sided game: Staying on the ball

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Small-sided game: Passing with purpose

Small-sided game: Passing with purpose

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Soccer Coach Weekly Issue 147
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Small-sided game: On the receiving end

Small-sided game: On the receiving end

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El Chaos

El Chaos

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Warm-up: Delaying and denying

Warm-up: Delaying and denying

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Practice: Delaying and denying

Practice: Delaying and denying

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Small-sided game: Delaying and denying

Small-sided game: Delaying and denying

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Small-sided game: Setting the traps

Small-sided game: Setting the traps

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Practice 2: Setting the traps

Practice 2: Setting the traps

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Practice 1: Setting the traps

Practice 1: Setting the traps

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