Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Defending Warm Up

Defending warm up (20 mins)

Job as a defender is to slow them down. Not always to win the ball back. Give them or show them where you want them to go. 

Small square in the middle for two defenders to defend passes through the cones. Players play around the outside of the cones.

Score 1 point for outside players for every goal scored.

go for 90 seconds and switch defenders.

Will work on movement to defend, passing for outside players, quick movement of the ball, receiving the ball, scanning of defenders position by outside players.

Outside players need to be ready and moving between the defenders to split defenders.

Defenders should get the sense that they are arriving quickly to have offensive team move the ball, directing the play of the offense.

Defenders are marking the lanes to prevent through ball passes.