Soccer Defending Drills
SOCCER DEFENDING DRILLS, SOCCER DEFENSIVE PRACTICES, SOCCER DEFENSE SKILLS, DEFENSIVE TRAINING SESSIONS
Soccer defending drills to teach proper defensive skills and team strategies.
Soccer Defending Drills
Defending is a vital part of soccer that requires discipline, positioning, and teamwork to stop the opposition. This page provides drills to help players develop defensive skills such as tackling, marking, and intercepting to protect their goal effectively.
3v1 Rotating Defenders
This 3v1 game will focus on keeping possession in a tight space. Work on passing, decision making, movement on and off the ball as well as improve communication.
Teaching 1st Defender without Opposition
This soccer defending drill is excellent for teaching young players how to defend when they are the closest player to the opponent with the ball.
4v2 and 3v1 Rondo; Finding Target Players
This 4v2 and 3v1 rondo soccer drill focuses on playing the target players from the attacking third of the field.
Defensive Clearances- Up and Out
This defensive soccer drill focuses on clearing balls from the defensive third of the field. Defenders are taught to handle difficult balls and clearing them high and wide.
2v2 Quick Attacking Soccer Drill
This 2v2 soccer drill is a great game to work on quick attacking and defending skills. It is a very fast-paced and dynamic soccer game that the kids will love.
1v1 Tunnel of Death
This drill can be used to focus on either attacking or defending. It teaches players to take advantage of an off balanced defender by attacking with speed or could be used to focus on good defensive posture and transition.
3-Minute Shooting Drill
This soccer drill allows the coach to focus on shooting, goalkeeping and clearing balls from the back. This drill is an excellent warmup to a shooting or clearing practice.
2v2 + 1 to Two Goals
This is a 2v2 + 1 attacking soccer game is played to two goals with a free attacker on the end line between the two goals. This game focuses on playing the ball forward to your target player before going to goal.
Dribbling to Beat Defenders, Take on Defenders
The Dribbling to Beat Defenders, Take on Defenders drill is a great soccer drill to teach players to dribble at and beat defenders. It also focuses on other aspects of the game such as passing, receiving, and support. Teaches players to take on defenders.
2v1 ATTACKING RONDO
This drill focuses on attacking in a number’s up situation and opening up and finding the attacker in a 1v1 situation. This drill puts much emphasis on good passing, receiving and general possession.
6 vs 4 Team Training Numbers
This 6 vs 4 team training drill focuses on team movement, communication, and passing. This is a great session to end on after an intense passing practice.
Circle Rondo Soccer Drill
This circle rondo soccer drill is a great warm-up drill before a game, or a drill for your practice session.