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...
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