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…
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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.
