How to defend in soccer!
Parents and Friends,
It’s vital that we teach kids what to do WITHOUT THE BALL as much as on it.
After all, if you think of what happens in a typical match…
the opposition or a player’s teammates have the ball while an individual only has it for a small portion of the game.
That individual will spend the vast MAJORITY of their time making runs to support the attack or defending around or off the ball.
At Soccer 1:1 we focus on 1v1 defending and the corrections that need to be made in those sessions are nearly always the same.
The most common bad habit we see is that a kid runs at the ball in a straight line and then just tries to kick it.
We teach players that quality 1v1 defending is all about the 3 P’s (Patience, Posture & Pressure) and applying those principles.
Here are FOUR more great tips for 1v1 defending:
1) Approach at an angle.
2) Staggered stance like a boxer with toes at a forty-five-degree angle.
3) Don’t commit to a tackle and stay on...
