Soccer Defending Drills

Pirates of the Pugg

John Bychok 717,508 Views Rating 4.27 (384 Reviews)

This drill is an excellent drill for younger players ages 8-11 and focuses on dribbling technique in traffic which requires vision and awareness.

Chris Johnson 339,704 Views Rating 4.2 (147 Reviews)

This drill is great to focus on 1v1 play. It is flexible and can be used to work on the offensive side or the defensive side.

Chris Johnson 106,856 Views Rating 3.77 (57 Reviews)

The tunnel of death soccer drill focuses on either attacking or defending skills.

Chris Johnson 164,488 Views Rating 4.13 (88 Reviews)

This soccer drill focuses on putting players in 2v2 situations while attacking the goal.

Chris Johnson 192,947 Views Rating 4.07 (91 Reviews)

This drill is designed to get players to play balls wide when playing from the defensive third of the field.

Chris Johnson 614,922 Views Rating 4.13 (293 Reviews)

This 1v1 soccer drill focuses on 1v1 situations for younger players and works dribbling, shooting, shielding, turning and beating an opponent.

Chris Johnson 168,622 Views Rating 4.18 (33 Reviews)

This drill is a very fast paced1v1 or 2v2 game that focuses on aspects of the small sided game such as dribbling, passing, and scoring.

Chris Johnson 229,311 Views Rating 4.01 (108 Reviews)

This 4v4 drill is one of my favorite soccer finishing drills as it works on every aspect of finishing inside the 18-yard box.

Chris Johnson 152,849 Views Rating 3.98 (84 Reviews)

This 4v4 soccer drill helps players keep possession for a purpose. It also focuses on short and long passing combinations.

Chris Johnson 106,478 Views Rating 3.77 (44 Reviews)

This attacking drill focuses on playing the target players from the attacking third of the field.