Football drill bank: Defense
Defense is as important a part of football as offense. Defensive exercises help players understand the basics of defensive play.
Drills: Defense
1v2
The situation starts with the coach passing to the attackers' queue, from which one attacker emerges, and two defenders come from the blue queue. One defender takes the role of the 1st defender, and the other provides support. The goal is to steal the ball from the attacker and score a goal. If the defender manages to steal the ball, one additional player can come from the attackers' queue to help, resulting in a 2v2 situation to finish the drill.
Goal Zone Game with Jokers
Yellow end zone players act as jokers. 2v2 in the middle. If there's an odd number of players, an additional joker can be in the middle. The joker must take their first touch inside the area and play on the side of the team in possession. When the ball is played to the other end, the joker returns to their own end zone. A team scores a point by playing from one end zone to the other. After a turnover, the ball must always be played back to the end zone joker, after which the team tries to score a point. Variations: Must dribble across the center line vs. Must pass across the center line
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