Deny, Delay, Disrupt & Channel

Ball, Body, Goal

Use your body to assist in defending ...

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Defending Videos

Videos highlighting defending skills ...

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Defending long runs

Defend against a runaway attacker ...

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1v1 (or 2v1) adjacent goals

Channelling (defender) /elimination (attacker) ...

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Opposing Corners

Pressure on the ball, composure ...

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Post Up

Elimination (attacker) / Channel (defender) ...

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Win The HIGH Ball Back

Transition to win the ball high ...

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Tackle Zone

Win the ball in a chosen zone of the pitch ...

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Tacklebox

Receive under pressure & dribble to space ...

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Defensive Channelling

Attacker - attack at pace / Defender channels ...

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Double Team Double Points

Work in pairs or more when tackling ...

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Tackle to win

Incentivise tackling ...

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1v1 – Clean Win

Clean tackles ...

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Head To Head Channelling

Deny, dictate, delay & Dispossess ...

Double teaming ...

ATT- change of pace / DEF - channel/delay ...

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1v1 Turn and Face 4 Goals

ATT- change of pace / DEF - channel/delay ...

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Move The Ball To Move The Player - Possession Rondo

Possession Rondo – Move The Ball To Move The Player

Coaching Points Red & light blue on same team (temporarily) with one player floating inside of area. If dark blue win ...

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1v2 defending – double teaming

Double teaming exercise ...

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Defensive Channelling Strips & Principles – 5 D’s

Objective - Do not dive and channel ...

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SSP link ...

Defensive Channelling (1v1)

Objective – dictate and delay the attackers SSP link 1 SSP link 2 ...

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Deny the channel

Objective – Passing through screens, defenders to close of channels SSP link ...

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Possession/Transition

SSP link ...

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Defend the Circle – channel to low value areas

Teaches attackers speed and elimination, defenders have to learn channelling and stop the "go forward" ...

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Channelling to the corners

Defenders on 23 metre line closes down and forces the attacker outside away from the goal. Attacker has to try and score a goal. ...

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Move The Ball To Move The Player – 3V3+3+3

Coaching Points 3v3 inside hexagon, looking for link up play, 1/2s & bounce passes. Players on outside, link up to receive pressure. ...

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Break From Box

Defender runs into the box with the ball where the 2 attackers try to take possession of the ball on doing so the 2 attackers break out of ...

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1V1 Different Angle Into Circle

Playing 1v1, try and score. It is important to play at speed and go close round the defender. Defender has to try and get ...

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Pin to corner

1/4 pitch with an area in each corner | 12-14 players players 2 teams (2 subs) | Objective for defense is to channel and contain in corner | ...

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Deny space & protect line to goal

Zonal defence, protect L2G ...

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Defending & Hitting to score

Explicit Coaching Objectives | Defenders to block tackle | Defenders to jab to delay | Defenders to channel to left and right ...

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