Age-Band Drill Collection
Defensive drills for U13-U14
Defensive drills pitched for U13-U14, age-appropriate intensity, pitch sizes, and decision load.
5 drillsGrowing collection
DefensiveDefending as a Back Four
Six to eight metres between defenders is close enough to cover each other and wide enough to hold the pitch. Both failures are visible.
U14+DEF
Defensive
Futsal: Defending the Power Play
With their keeper pushed up as an outfield player the net behind them is empty. Defending 4v5 is unpleasant, but one clean win ends it.
U14+FutsalDEF
DefensiveScreening the Pocket
Marking the ten follows him wherever he goes. Screening the pocket means he can stand anywhere he likes and still never receive.
U14+DEF
Defensive
Defending as a Unit: Shifting the Block
Telling a full-back to abandon the winger he is marking and tuck in is the hardest instruction in team defending. It looks like giving up.
U13+DEF
Defensive
The Offside Trap
Springing a trap is a collective bet, and one slow defender turns it into a clear run at goal. Coach the risk, not only the step.
U14+DEF
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