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Soccer: Move Defender Laterally and Drive into Space

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Move the defender laterally to create space in which to dribble the ball and exploit the space behind the defender.

COACHING POINTS

When the defender is off balance, drive in the opposite direction, create space and drive into it at top speed.

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Move your defender laterally:

The attacker dribbles the ball in a confined space from left to right in order to try and move the defender.

The aim here is not to get past your man but to reach the cones at either end before the defender by creating as much space as possible.

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Move Defender Laterally and Pass:

Move the defender laterally to create space in which to make the pass behind the defender.

Attacker should make the pass through the goals at either end of the coaching square.

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Safe House 2:

The 4 players inside the blue square must protect the square and stop the ball carriers entering.

To begin with the players inside the square are only allowed to shadow and block the outside players from entering.

One point is scored by each player who successfully carries out their objective.

If the defender wins the ball then the players switch roles.

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Lateral defending with cover:

Red defends blue. The blue player must try and beat the red defenders and reach one of the blue cones, with the ball still under control.

Red player 2 role is to cover the other defender. Whenever either red player gets in possession, the other red must find space so as to create a passing option.

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