| Name: | JOHN HUBBARD |
|---|---|
| City: | LOSSIEMOUTH |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
Basic principles of 1st defender and introducing 2nd defender

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When ball moves 2nd defender runs round cone and enters as recovering defender. 1st defender presses as before. When in cover 2nd defender can direct 1st defender - COMMUNICATION.
Attacker - good first touch, be positive.
Defender - Arc approach, defend to narrow side, close down quick but dont over run. Jockey. Patience. Touching close. no need to win ball. DELAY, DELAY, DELAY.
* Coach covering distance distance and angles.
All restarts are a new play.
Score by dribbling through the pole gates.
Each team gets 2 mins - rotate players each play.
To progress make the poles a single central gate

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Now we add a GK in a goal or between poles.
Whites score as normal, blacks score by passing between either pole gate - simulates a forward pass.
Ist defender as before close down and delay to hold play up so 2nd defender can recover.
Coach the switch of 1st and 2nd defender as the ball is passed by whites.
Progress by moving the cone further away so whites have more time.

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Simple passing drill to bed in back 4 movement.
Full back is shown closing down the wide player and CBs and FB moving over as does GK.
COMMUNICATION important especially from GK and deepest CB.
Ball is played back central after each movement and back 4 and GK shoul move in relation.

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When ball played into a central striker 1st defender closes as 2nd defender (normally the other CB) moves to cover.
FBs deepen and narrow with the opposite side FB covering for the 2nd defender.
Again ball is returned to passer and back 4 return to original positions.
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Drill (20 mins)
Attacker - good first touch, be positive.
Defender - Arc approach, defend to narrow side, close down quick but dont over run. Jockey. Patience. Touching close. no need to win ball. DELAY, DELAY, DELAY.
Attacker scores by dribbling thru gate A, defenders by dribbling thru gate B.
Ext - if time make area bigger so more difficult to defend.