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INTRODUCE. 3 center backs is coming back to the game with giant teams applying this method of defending more. In the... see full practice PROGRESSION.. In here,the target player is allowed in. 3 forwards now can go past the gates. The defenders will have to... see full practice FINAL. This is a drill where the defenders are put under serious pressure to come back from a high line defense.... see…
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MARK, COVER, PRESS. In the following drills, the defenders work shall simulate 3 center backs to press, mark and cover. The playing zone... see full practice REPEAT. In this game, 4 neutral players at the side. The forwards have one player with the bibs who always recieves... see full practice MORE PRESSURE. In this drill, a zone is added to the middle of the penalty box to pressuer defenders…
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SEND WIDE. In this drill, the defenders are asked to press the player with the ball forcing him to go wide. This... see full practice PROGRESSION 1. This drill we created channels. This should help the players to repeat the process with more understanding. The 2 neutral... see full practice PROGRESSION 2. THIS DRILL IS A PROGRESSION OF THE PREVIOUS. When the coach sees his players understood the…
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BOX TO BOX. Teams with good counter attacks are highly capable of finishing their opponents. If I could specify the main elements of... see full practice POSSES, FINISH.. This could be a small sided game with 2 different types of attack. Simulates a game situation when the team... see full practice AFTER DEEP POSSESSION. Sometimes the counter attack could be while your team are in possession.…
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ADVANCED SMALL SIDED GAME 1. Small sided games are usually multipurpose drills. In this drill, 2 target players on both ends, 2 neutral defenders helping... see full practice ADVANCED SMALL SIDED 2. This is a more advanced drill with 3 teams competing and transitioning. The blue team now start as target players.... see full practice ANIMATION 3. In this drill, 1 team in possession, 1 team in…
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INTRODUCTION. In the next few drills, we are going to focus on cutting the passing lanes, to intercept and take the... see full practice PASSING LANES. In this drill, the field is rectangular forcing more predictable passes. The roles for the defenders is mainly to follow... see full practice 4 GOALS. In this drill, the goals at the corners are in a diagonal position forcing both the finisher and…
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START. Transfer play to the flanks: In this drill, you could introduce to the players several tips. The focus here is... see full practice GO WIDER. In this drill the players on the flanks will have to move wider. They are triggered after 5 passes in... see full practice ANIMATION 3. One of the methods to progress to advanced level. The zone in the box is where the other flank player... see full…
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ANIMATION 1. Defenders in the modern game have more roles. We are watching the likes of Van Dijk breaking into the opponents’... see full practice ANIMATION 2. In this drill, the defenders have one pre assigned forward. Once the forward moves in, the defender starts. Each player... see full practice ANIMATION 3. In this drill, the defenders have the role to stop forwards from passing into the…