Session 17 - 21

SESSION: defending central areas

    FA county coach developer, Bex Garlick, delivers a coaching session focusing on defending in central areas with a group of players aged 17-21.

    Key objectives

    During this session players will develop their understanding of:

    • recognising when to press and when to cover
    • providing compactness across and between units
    • working as a team to protect the central zone and force play wide.

    Protect the target

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    Defending central areas

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    QUESTIONS

    After you have watched this session, ask yourself the following questions:

    • How would you adapt or tweak the practice to make it appropriate to your own players?
    • What additional challenges could you set to make the practice easier or harder for individuals or your group?

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