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The defensive soccer drills and games in this section will help you coach your players to work as a unit at the back. We look at how your players should organise themselves, what are their roles and responsibilities as defenders, and how they should react in different defensive situations.
With work, you should be able to coach your players to control the game at the back and to start great passing moves leading to goals at the other end.
In a game that will soon have your team pushing the ball forward like Wayne Rooney, players are given an incentive to make defence-splitting passes to their team-mates Why use it A simple game that is easy to set up and has a great coaching point. Here the players are constantly looking to make a
Through passes are a very important part of the game, both for attackers and defenders. Both types of player must react quickly to either capitalise on the danger or clear the danger. Use the following soccer coaching tips and drills to focus your players’ minds on these skills. In this soccer drill session, you are
If I ask one of my players to mark an opponent tightly, he needs to know what I mean by "tight." Putting it simply, he is guarding an opponent so it is difficult for them to receive the ball or play and easily pass to a team mate. To practise these skills, get your players
Knowing when to tackle an opponent or close them down is an important part of the art of defending. Often players will jump in too soon, or not get tight enough at the right time, in both cases the attacker will have the chance to beat the defender. Use this soccer drill session to get
I find it hard to accept when we let in a goal in the last 10 minutes – especially if it's a goal that turns a win into a draw or a draw into a loss.Tired players are often caught upfield by swift counter-attacks that destroy all the tactical planning and good skills in the
How often does your goalkeeper kick the ball from a goalkick only to see it go to the opposition, who smash it back straight into the net? Introduce a soccer training drill that involves having a player on the line to put a stop to this. Are goalkicks worse than a corner? It happens doesn’t
When young defenders are absorbed in a game they are often drawn away from their position, moving to where the ball is being played. A good tip is to tell your midfielders to keep an eye on the wings and see if by switching play from one side to the other they can catch out
With this soccer drill you are giving all your players a chance to play a sweeper role. This will get them running all over the pitch and help them learn how support play can stop opposition attacks. A sweeper basically covers the defence. At 11-a-side they will be covering the back four, at 7-a-side they
If your young defenders tend to go to the ball rather than stick with the attacker they're marking, leaving big gaps in the defence, try the following soccer drill. You are aiming to overload your defence to help defenders understand they need to watch the movement of the attackers and the ball when balls are
