Pressing drills for U13-U14

Force a long ball with a man-oriented press. Lock man for man on every short option, deny the easy pass, force the keeper long, and step up to win the second ball.

Turn a high turnover into a goal. Read the back-pass, win it high, then attack the space immediately and finish before the defence resets.

Pressers: set the trap with the first defender's angle, block the forward and switch options, and win the ball high to finish immediately. Build-up players: keep composure, use the keeper, and learn to recognise and beat the trap.

Press with the cover shadow. Bend the run to sit on the line into the pivot, deny the forward pass, and force the carrier square and back, defending two options with one run.

Press with a ball-side overload. Slide across as a unit to overload the ball side, deny the safe pass, dare the long switch, and win it where you have the numbers.

Spring a coordinated press off a trigger. Hold the mid-block until the back-pass, then press the receiver with the nearest player while the unit steps up to squeeze and intercept.

Press the build-up as a unit. Curve the runs to cut the lane back to the keeper, force the ball square, jump the next pass, and read the rushed ball to win it high.

Hold a compact mid-block and win the ball on the trigger. Stay patient and connected, spring together the moment the ball enters the pressing zone, jump the receiver, shut the exits, and win it to counter.

Trap the ball on the touchline and win it high. Show the opponent wide, cut the inside return with the angle of the press, and time the interception of the forced pass.