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Defending Basics 1) Introduction to Team Defending


Team Defending in Football


Football Defending Introduction

Learning to defend is typically much easier than learning to attack. A key element in good defending is remembering the defenders primary role is to break down the attack. Attackers, on the flip side, typically have to be more creative to beat defenders. Simply pressuring the attacker properly will often cause the attacker to turn over possession.

An aspect of defending which is often over looked is being able to go on the attack once the defender has won possession. Players should be reminded the importance of attacking once possession is won.

Team Defense is a Dance

Dancers must learn individual dance steps, but also must learn to dance in rhythm with other dancers, and must never miss a beat.

 

Team defense is a dance. The individual defenders must not only learn individual defending, including marking, covering, tracking, but must also learn to concert with the rest of the team, at the moment the team moves, not later.

 

After this short introduction to team defending, now I will detail what will appear in the next lessons on team defending in this team defending course.

 

Contents of Team Defending Course

  1. Introduction to Team Defending
  2. Basic Defending Tips
  3. Individual and Group Defending Terms
  4. How to Defend as a Team
  5. Defending in four easy pictures
  6. Ball Watching while Defending
  7. Playing with 3 Backs against 2 Strikers
  8. Playing with 3 Backs against 3 Strikers
  9. Playing Backs on (Pressure Tactic)

Portions reprinted with permission from Bruce Brownlee Soccer Coaching Notes ®, copyright 1996-2008, Bruce Brownlee Company LLC. All rights reserved. Visit http://www.soccercoachingnotes.com.
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