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6 exercises found
Channel the Attacker
Channel the Attacker teaches young defenders how to stop attacks by showing play one way and delaying the dribble. Players learn closing down under control, staying goal side, and showing one direction instead of diving in and hoping for a tackle.
Cover-and-Recover Pair
Cover-and-Recover Pair teaches young defenders how to stop attacks with two defenders working together and switching roles. Players learn pressing with teammates, protecting dangerous space, and winning the ball to start attacks instead of diving in and hoping for a tackle.
Defensive Shadows
Players learn to stay between the attacker and the goal by shadowing their partner's movements.
Delay and Steal 1v1
Delay and Steal 1v1 teaches young defenders how to stop attacks with correct distance, patience, and a clean tackle. Players learn delaying, timing the tackle, and recovering after mistakes instead of diving in and hoping for a tackle.
Endline Escape 1v1
Endline Escape 1v1 is a 1v1 soccer drill for kids built around protecting the ball and escaping pressure toward an endline. The attacker must read the defender's angle, change pace, and break free without drifting out of bounds.
Gate Guardian Duel
Gate Guardian Duel is a 1v1 soccer drill for kids that teaches the defender how to protect space instead of diving in. Attackers try to dribble through a small gate while defenders close down, stay low, and force play away from the easiest path.
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