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Soccer Defending Drills Guide

This document outlines three different defensive drills: 1) Defending drills which involve groups passing to attackers while one defender tries to regain possession, 2) 1 v 1 defending drills where attackers try to dribble to the endline while defenders try to regain possession, and 3) Group defending drills where attackers pass to each other while defenders try to limit passes. The focus of each drill is on defensive skills like marking players, defending passes and shots, positioning, and communication for team defense. Variations include changing areas, numbers of players, and adding scoring elements.

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Soccer Defending Drills Guide

This document outlines three different defensive drills: 1) Defending drills which involve groups passing to attackers while one defender tries to regain possession, 2) 1 v 1 defending drills where attackers try to dribble to the endline while defenders try to regain possession, and 3) Group defending drills where attackers pass to each other while defenders try to limit passes. The focus of each drill is on defensive skills like marking players, defending passes and shots, positioning, and communication for team defense. Variations include changing areas, numbers of players, and adding scoring elements.

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Defending Drills

Mark up
- Students are organised into groups of 4, with one student being the defender and 3 the
attackers.
- Students are positioned on square created with cones, with one ball
per group
- The defender and one attacking player begin on one of the cones, and
the other three players are positioned on the remaining cones
- To begin, the defender and attacker run into the middle, as the
attackers aim to pass the ball to the middle attacking player
- The ball can be passed around the outside to each attacking player,
with the aim of getting it to the middle attacker
- Once getting the ball, the middle attacker is to dribble it to the cone
they started on, without the defender getting it off them
- Rotate roles
- The focus should be on the defending player, aiming to mark up and defend the pass
Progression
- Change number of players
- Increase playing area
- Add a time limit
KTPS
- Effective mark up and staying on attacking player
- Effective movement to defend shot/pass
- Correct positioning

1 v 1 defending
- Students are to work in pairs, with one as the attacker and one as the defender
- The attacker aims to dribble the all the way to the end line without losing the ball, scoring a
point if they achieve this
- The defender aims to win the ball or forcing the attacking player out of bounds to score a
point
- Students tally points to determine a winner
- Students rotate roles after given time or number of points
- Focus should be on the defending player aiming to get the ball
Progression
- Increase playing area
- Add a shooting component
- Increase number of defenders and/or attackers
KTPS
- Effective mark up and movement with the attacker
- Effective movement to defend attackers actions
- Correct positioning
- Attempt to force the attacker out of play

Group Defending
- Students are organised into attackers and defenders, with the attacking team having one
extra player compared to the defending team
- The attacking team has the ball and aims to pass the ball to each player, focusing on getting
the most amount of passes
- The defending team aims to minimise the number of passes the attacking team gets
- The defending team can mark up, as well as aiming to intercept and prevent passes
- After a given time, students switch and rotate to have a new
attacking team and a new defending team
- Focus should be on the defensive team to intercept and limit
passes
Progression
- Change playing area
- Change number of players
- Include scoring
KTPS
- Effective mark up and staying on attacking players
- Effective movement to defend passes
- Correct positioning and movement within area
- Effective communication and team defence.

(Krossover, 2019)

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