Shield it soccer defending drill
In this soccer drill, the players with a ball must shield and defend it while the defender competes to win possession.
The different sizes and strengths of your players ensure each physical battle in this soccer drill is different for your players.
The steps
- One player is nominated as the defender. The other players go around the outside of the area and place their ball on to a cone.
- The defender must try and knock a ball off one of the players' cones while the players use their body to shield and protect the ball.
- If the defender is successful in knocking the ball away, then the roles are reversed with the player now becoming the new defender.
Click the link to order a copy of the Perfect Defending manual, which has 67 drills and games covering defending skills and techniques to help your defenders improve their defensive skills.
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