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Defending and Recovering Position

This practice drill focuses on defending and recovering the ball. It is set up with teams of 3-4 players playing in different areas of the field, including central areas and flanks. The goals are to work on individual defending techniques like tracking runs and making challenges, as well as communicating on defense and transitioning between attacking and defending roles.

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Defending and Recovering Position

This practice drill focuses on defending and recovering the ball. It is set up with teams of 3-4 players playing in different areas of the field, including central areas and flanks. The goals are to work on individual defending techniques like tracking runs and making challenges, as well as communicating on defense and transitioning between attacking and defending roles.

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Defending & recovering

‘out of balance’
Defensive play whilst
position
Practice organisation
• F ull pitch including goals, with 30x30yd area marked by cones in
centre, as illustrated.
• 1
 5 players (incl. 2GK’s), arranged 2v2 plus a floater in central area,
who plays for the team in possession at all times; 1v1 at each end
outside of penalty area & 2 flank players for each team, as shown.
• Practice starts with: coach passes into central area, to Attacking team.
• A
 ’s look to keep possession for 5 consecutive passes before playing
forward into CF.
• Floater breaks from central area to attack penalty area.
• CF spreads play to flank player & spins to attack goal.
• Opposite flank D recovers to far post. GK GK
• 2
 central A’s attack penalty area & one central D from the central area
tracks/recovers to support defence.
• A’s have 12 seconds to strike on goal.
• O
 nce attack is concluded: roles reverse & D’s become A’s, with
practice moving in opposite direction.

Detail C

• D’s to defend realistically at all times, tracking runs & challenging.


• G
 ood individual defending showing correct body position: looking to

17-21 years
Age group
tackle off front or back foot.
• D
 evaluating when to make challenge & spoil, when to channel
forward away from goal & delay.
• R
 ecovering flank player assessing movement & threat of forward
runs from CF & A’s MF’s.
• Simple progressions for this practice are:
- If recovering team regains possession: it can initiate its own
counter-attack, through MF.
- Expand central area & allow one flank player to move inside to
support (creating 2v2, plus flanker in central area). Key coaching points • C
 ommunication with GK, challenging D & recovering D’s from flank &
central MF.
• Work rate, pressing & spoiling in 2v2.
• Blocking passes & shots, if A’s get turned.
• Individual defending & maintaining position in 1v1.
• P
 reventing CF from turning in 1v1 & pressing away from goal
threatening areas.

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