Welcome to the FineSoccer Drills Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on 2 v 1 and 3 v 2 attacking and defending. Attacking activities such as this one can be found in the book Training Creative Goalscorers. Start with a grid that is 50 x 40 with a midfield line. There are full sized goals on
Continue readingWhen teaching the recovery run to provide support defensively it’s important to teach the players to: Assess Cover Communicate This can be worked on using the following activity. Start with an attacking player 15 yards from the defending player. There is a second defender beside the attacker. The ball starts with a server on the
Continue readingHere is a great activity that works on zonal defending and penetrating passes when attacking. This activity is just one of many in the progression on zonal defending as demonstrated in the DVD Teaching Zonal Defending. Start with a 40 x 30 field with a goal on each end line that is 4 yards wide
Continue readingMany activities work on attacking and defending. Many activities work on possession. Not many work on both. This activity, and many like it can be seen in the book Full Season Training Program - Elite Team by Terry Michler This activity is a 6 v 5 plus a keeper in the penalty area. 5 attacking
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