Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Diamond Defending
Lauren Stringer
David Quigg
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Create several 4×4 Diamonds. 4 to 5 players per Diamond. Coach should position him/herself in a manner to observe the players movement.
The Exercise: The first player in line moves quickly out to the first disc (the discs represent the ball). The movement should be made:
Quickly to “close the space”
The angle of approach should be “side on” to steer the attack wide
Defenders weight should be balanced and slightly favoring the back foot.
The defender should recover back to the initial starting position while facing the ball. Once there he/she should quickly move out to “close the space” on the middle disc. Once again, recover facing the ball to the starting disc and quickly move out to the final disc. The Defender must now shift their hips and change their lead foot to steer the ball wide.