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DEFENSE

DEFENSE

 

TACKLING- HAVE PLAYERS PAIR UP (SIMILAR ABILITY) AND PLAY 1V 1 IN A CONFINED AREA ( 2 CONES SEPARATED BY 10 YDS) . A GOAL IS SCORED WHEN A PLAYER HITS THE OTHER'S CONE. EMPHASIZE TACKLING ON DEFENSE USING THE SAME TECHNIQUE AS THE INSIDE OF THE FOOT PASS, HEEL DOWN/ TOE UP AND THE ANKLE LOCKED. USE 1 MIN INTERVALS AND STOP THEM FOR REST AND CORRECTIONS.

 

CONTAINING- SEE ATTACHED-#22

 

CHANNELING- SAME AS CONTAINING, EXCEPT THEY CHANNEL ( OR "STEER" ) TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER.

 

 

 

1V1 TO GOAL- NO GOALKEEPER- DIVIDE GROUP INTO 2 SIDES. 1 GROUP STARTS AS DEFENDERS AND GOES BEHIND THE GOAL. THE OTHER GROUP BECOMES THE ATTACKERS AND GOES TO MID-FIELD. ON YOUR COMMAND, THE FIRST ATTACKER (W/ BALL) ATTACKS THE GOAL AND THE FIRST DEFENDER RUNS OUT TO DEFEND AND TRIES TO DISPOSSESS THE ATTACKER OF THE BALL USING GOOD TIMING AND TECHNIQUE. ONCE THE BALL IS WON OR A SHOT HAS BEEN TAKEN, PLAY ENDS AND THE SECOND ATTACKER AND DEFENDER BEGIN PLAY. KEEP SCORE AND SWITCH POSITIONS ONCE ALL ATTACKERS HAVE GONE.

 

1V2 TO GOAL- SAME AS ABOVE, EXCEPT DEFENDERS BEGIN AT MID-FIELD, ALSO. PLAY 1V1 FOR 5 SECONDS, THEN RELEASE THE SECOND DEFENDER, WHO CHASES THE PLAY TO SUPPORT THE FIRST DEFENDER FROM BEHIND (SEE DIAGRAM). EMPHASIZE CONTAINING UNTIL HELP ARRIVES, THEN, TACKLE IF THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF.

 


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