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eBook 19: The Principles of Defending for U8 to U14
eBook 19: The Principles of Defending for U8 to U14
Teaching the principles of defending is a vital Art that every coach and player must learn, in theory it is 50% of the game, we cannot score if we cant win the ball in the first place.
This book takes you through simple individual beginnings to more complex unit and team ideas on defending. We address all the important facets of defending such as pressure on the ball and how to tackle or delay, immediate supporting positions, covering positions beyond the support player, the importance of recovery runs to get back goal side of the ball (which many players don't like or want to do), the need for players to track back individual opponents so they do not overload areas against us; and ultimately how we must develop compactness as a team.
CONTENTS
- Objective: Practicing Defending; 1st And 2nd Defender
- Working On Defending Using: A Basic Shadow Defending Idea
- Objective: Teaching Basic Footwork For Defending
- Front Foot Defending
- A Game Situation For 1 V 1 Defending (PREVIEW)
- 1 V 1 Defending And When And Where To Drop Off Against Pace
- How To Defend Effectively: Coaching Points Of Individual Defending – Closing Down: Up To 3 V 3
- Defending Game Plans For 4 V 4
- A Four Zone Defending Game
- Defending In A Small Sided Game Of 6 V 6
- Pressing Game 8 V 8
- Function: Working Center-Backs To Defend
- Function: Working Wide Defenders (Fullbacks) To Defend
- Function: Working With Wide Defenders (Fullbacks)
- The Back 4: Defensive Positioning
- Pressure: When, Where And How As A Unit In The Attacking 1/3
- Regaining Possession In The Attacking Third In A Phase Of Play (8 V 7)
- Teaching Zonal Defending As A Unit