Soccer Defending Drills

Transition - How to train the defensive line to negative transition in outnumbered situations

2v2 - Situational exercise to improve technical skills such as crossing and shooting and tactical applications ( 2 vs 2 )

1v1 - A Small-sided Game with a 1 vs 1 with the defender, training tackling and dribbling

Width - Exercise to practise possession, wide play, the defensive phase and shooting

Depth - This themed match forces players to adapt to the field and strike at goal through cuts runs

Pressing - Training diferrent pressing situation, for defensive and offensive phases

1v1 - Useful exercise to train dribbling and defensive contrast

Creating space - Easy game of ball possession to improve attacking and defending

Aerobic power - Conditioned game to improve the athletic condition by increasing aerobic capacity

Finishing in the final third - 4 v 4 ball possession targeting depth attack for shot on goal in 1 v goalkeeper situation