Soccer tackling drills
These soccer tackling drills will show you the best methods of coaching your players to win back the ball. After all, you can’t score goals if you don’t have the ball. Tackling is a core soccer skill and the slide tackle, block tackle and poke tackle are all here. We look at the techniques involved to make sure your players tackle legally and safely. We also have games and drills to help you coach tackling more effectively.
in Practice plans, Soccer tackling drills
The poke tackle is a simple but effective way of stopping the opposition that will either give your team a chance to re-organise or even regain possession of the ball. MORE
in Practice plans, Soccer tackling drills
A successful tackle will give your team a chance to reorganise or even regain possession of the ball. Practice three variations – the block, slide and poke – with this drill. MORE
in Practice plans, Soccer tackling drills
Barcelona are, arguably, the best club team in the world. They use a pressing style of defence, at maximum speed with high energy levels. This session encourages pressing your opponent quickly on losing possession and improves individual and small group defending. MORE
in Practice plans, Soccer tackling drills
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. MORE
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Real Madrid win the ball back quickly. They don’t wait for opponents to make a mistake, they force mistakes so they can regain possession. With this session your team will too. WHY USE IT This session is all about pressing play and winning the ball, and if your team has the ball, the opposition cannot... MORE
in Small Sided Games, Soccer tackling drills
This small-sided soccer game makes the most of 1v1 situations and works on players’ tackling skills and their ability to evade tackles. The players in this game need to have good all-round soccer skills so their team doesn’t lose a life. Set up the game You can use the centre circle of an 11-a-side pitch,... MORE
in Soccer drills and skills, Soccer tackling drills
Tackling is a basic soccer skill that every player – not just defenders – should be able to execute correctly, otherwise the consequences could be disastrous. Use the following soccer coaching tips and drill to help your players get to grips with it. There are three reasons why you should coach players the correct tackling... MORE
in Soccer drills and skills, Soccer tackling drills
There are several ways of coaching players to win back the ball or stop the opposition, but we’ve focused on two of the most common. Previously we looked at soccer drills to coach the block tackle, this time it’s the turn of the slide tackle. As we said in How to coach the block tackle,... MORE
in Soccer drills and skills, Soccer tackling drills
Once your players have mastered basic dribbling skills, use these soccer coaching tips and drill to teach them to evade tackles and use fake moves to open up defences. How to move with the ball Before your players can take on defenders, they must learn the proper mechanics of dribbling. Dribbling can be done with... MORE
in Soccer drills and skills, Soccer tackling drills
Quick-footed attackers look great when they run at defenders and leave them tackling thin air. You can coach your players how to do this and give them the confidence to go on match-winning runs. A joy to watch Watching a player run at and beat the opposition is great for coaches. I, like you, want... MORE
