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0 #098 Creating a Cohesive Defensive Unit

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0 Training Zonal Defending

This week's Animated Drills Video looks at a foundational exercise to train your team to defend zonally. The diagrams are created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through from Planet.Training. Click the image below for more information on, 'The Complete Guide to Zonal Defending' How would you progress this activity? Share

0 Man Marking or Zonal Defending?

By Alex Trukan Traditionally, there were two main types of defending orientation: man marking and zonal marking. However, we now rarely see a team applying solely any of those types. It is usually the case of mixing and blending those two approaches depending on the area of the pitch, opponent as well as the players’

0 Zonal Defending With the Back Four and Midfielders

Welcome to the FineSoccer Drills Newsletter.  Today’s featured activity works on zonal defending with the back four and midfielders.

Start with a keeper in goal, 4 backs and 2 central midfielders defending a goal.  There are 2 attacking forwards, four midfielders and 2 backs attacking.  The attacking midfielders and backs each have a ball

The coach calls a number and whichever number he calls, that players ball is live.  The defenders have to shift appropriately in order to

1 Zonal Defending

Welcome to the FineSoccer Drills Newsletter.  Today’s featured activity works on zonal defending.  There are similar activities to these in the DVD Zonal Defending: Defending as a Team.

Start with 3 players along the midfield line with balls.  Then add 4 midfielders and 3 forwards (or use whatever formation you want).

Next add a keeper, 4 backs and 4 midfielders for