Session 12 - 16

SESSION: defending in wide areas

    Former head of coaching at Brighton and Hove Albion, Paul Holder, delivers a coaching session focusing on individual defending with academy players.

    Key objectives

    Players will develop their understanding of:

    • individual defending techniques and fundamental movement skills 
    • anticipating, blocking and intercepting
    • defending in wide areas 
    • positioning and blocking the route to goal.

    Agility, footwork and blocking

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    Defending in wide 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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