Soccer drills for technique defense

• Half of the players start with a ball, the other players try to conquer the balls.
• The players who lose a ball, try to conquer another one.

Size: depending on age and skill.
Length: 20-25 meters.
Width: 15-20 meters.

Attacking:
Score goals.
- Dribble through the box.
- Staying active.

Defence:
Preventing goals and conquering the ball.
- Take away the ball.
- Staying active.

• Ordinary rules of the game (match alike)
• Check that what has been learnt is understood and applied in a game 
• Scoring in the small goal must be done with the foot. = 1 point
• Scoring in the big goal with the head = 2 points
• Has the objective been achieved?
• To see the relationship between the solutions/possibilities offered in the previous exercise forms and the party form (competition)

• The defenders (formation 1-2-2) try to prevent the attackers from scoring, by making the space as small as possible and conquering or blocking the ball at all costs. 
• The defenders help each other by keeping the distance between them as small as possible.
• The attackers (formation 4-2) try to make the field as large as possible in order to score a goal
• After conquering the ball, the defenders can try to score in a small goal
• The attackers can score in a big goal with a goalkeeper
• When the ball goes out of the field, it is kicked back in where it went out. 

• In this exercise, an attacker is played by a midfielder while he has a defender behind him. 
• The attacker must hold the ball for 5 seconds so that the midfielder can close in and receive the ball. 
• The defender must try to take the ball.

2 teams

• The players have to play football 4 against 2 and must have replayed at least 3 times in the attack and a maximum of 10 times before scoring.
• When a ball is taken off/ touched/ crosses the line or a score is scored, there must be a switch between attacking and defending.  
• When there is no overplay, no scoring is allowed. 

1 v 1 

• Playing in
• Find each other
• Going in to win the duel
• Score or ball goes out 
• Next pair starts

Duration: +-10 min

• Execution: 
  • 1 ball per pair
  • Ball in the middle
  • Both players one step behind
  • Players move forward at the same time so that the foot comes next to the ball
  • With the other foot they kick the inside as hard as possible against the ball 
• Number
  • 10 times 5x right
  •  5x left 
  • Then change partners
• Coaching moment:   
  • Don't hold back dare to kick
  • Kick against the heart of the ball 

• Walk over the field in 2 numbers. 
• Both players hold one end of a rope (1.5 meters).
• Once the attacker determines the pace and direction. 
• As soon as the rope is released when it comes to tension, the attacker has a point. 
• Defender may only hold the rope loosely.

• Divide the amount of players among equal teams. 
• For example 3 teams of 3 or 4 teams of 3. 
• Give each team its own coloured jacket. 
• These teams compete against each other in 1 field. 
• The first team to score is one round ahead. 

• All players jog in over the field (square)
• Half the number of players has a ball
• players with ball pass the ball to a player without ball (eye contact).
• The players are not allowed to keep the ball with them for longer than 5 sec.

• At the moment the trainer whistles (signal), all players without a ball sprint as fast as possible to the closest player who has a ball and try to take it away.
• The player who has the ball should try to fence it off. (1:1 duel)
• When the trainer blows the whistle again we switch back to jogging and passing!

Nice variant is when you have an odd number of players, the player who can't find a direct opponent gets a command (for example sprint over the width of the field).

Organization:

There will be 6 against 5 + goalkeeper.

If the party that has to score on the big goal has lost the ball, they have to defend 5 goals.

After 15 minutes of changing halves.

Remarks:

If the attackers of the triangle game lose the ball, it can very quickly result in a counter-goal.

Especially the players who don't play in the league games can't like this kind of game.

Points of attention:

Cover the man in time.

Do not go in recklessly.

Cover on the good side.

Posture during the duels, through the knees.

Organization:

There is 3:3 played. Without goalkeepers.

On the goal of 7 meters may only be scored from the 16 meters area.

The other party can score on the 2 goals, from any position.

If the ball goes out at the sides, it is restarted with a kick.

After a goal or if the ball passes the backline, the game is restarted on the back line of the offensive team (triangles).

There will also be 2 new defenders and 3 new attackers in the field.

Points of attention:

Fierce defending before they are in the 16 meter area.

Make the field small when defending.