This is a whole-part-whole control session which develops players’ receiving under pressure skills.
Skills Archives: Team Defending
A Golden Rule For Your Soccer Team’s First 11-a-side Match
You can help your junior team along by coaching a ‘defensive golden rule’; a key point that they can follow if they’re ever in doubt as to where they should be…
3v3 Defending: Communication
In a 3v3 situation the third defender should concentrate on marking the third attacker, eliminating the passing option and creating a 2v2 attack. The roles of each defender are muddied, however, when the ball is played to (or carried by) the attacker in the middle…
3v2 Defending: Man Marking
When the defence has a man-over, as they do in a 3v2 situation, the third defender should ‘mark’ the open attacker. This means standing close to the opponent to dissuade the ball-carrier from passing…
2v2 Defending: Defensive Cover
When a pass is an option the covering defender’s position must be affected. In this case the player must hedge their bets and stand between the two lines to goal. From a good cover position the second defender can…
2v1 Defending: Pressure The Ball
Technical Point – Cover Along Line To Goal (Angle Of Support) When two defenders face a single attacker they have [...]
1v1 Defending: Blocking The Goal
The first priority of any defender faced with an attacker bearing down on goal is to block the direct route. This is the line between the ball and the goal, or the path that a shot would take.
