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A fast, pressing defending session for youth players
- 20 min
- 8–16 players
- 7v7
- 9v9
- Pressing & Regaining possession
A complete high-tempo pressing and defending session to borrow ideas from: drills that build from pressing in pairs to pressing as a team, with marking and cover as the thread. See the video for the set-up. Source: Modern Soccer Coach (YouTube).
What the coach should look for
- Press together: when one presses, the others step up immediately.
- Press towards the touchline and close the way inside.
- Cover behind the player who presses.
- Call out and signal who goes for the ball.
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