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On Guard DEFEDNING PRESSURE & COVER Develop basics of defending, how to apply pressure and how to cover the pressuring defender. Setup: Four 10x10m areas set up as shown Description: Players in two different colours, play 1v1 in their own 10x10m area. Yellows start with a ball and pass to the opposite blue who aims to beat the yellow and stop the ball on the yellow end line to score a point. Repeat 5 times and change roles. Progression 1 (2v2): Two yellows now work together in a 10x20m area, one defender must press the player on the ball while the other provides defensive cover. Progression 2 (4v4): All four yellows now play against the four blues, aim is to maintain their defensive shape while applying pressure and cover. @chriscolhoun Coaching Points: How to press: Closest player pressures Out quick, don’t dive in Body Shape How to Cover: Distance from pressing defender Angles - No through ball Communication

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Page 1: DEFEDNING PRESSURE & COVER @chriscolhoun On Guardchriscolhouncoaching.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/On-Guard.pdf · DEFEDNING PRESSURE & COVER Develop basics of defending, how to

On GuardDEFEDNING PRESSURE & COVER

Develop basics of defending, how to apply pressure and how to cover the pressuring defender.

Setup: Four 10x10m areas set up as shown

Description: Players in two different colours, play 1v1 in their own 10x10m area. Yellows start with a ball and pass to the opposite blue who aims to beat the yellow and stop the ball on the yellow end line to score a point. Repeat 5 times and change roles.

Progression 1 (2v2):

Two yellows now work together in a 10x20m area, one defender must press the player on the ball while the other provides defensive cover.

Progression 2 (4v4):

All four yellows now play against the four blues, aim is to maintain their defensive shape while applying pressure and cover.

@chriscolhoun

Coaching Points:

How to press:Closest player pressuresOut quick, don’t dive inBody Shape

How to Cover:Distance from pressing defenderAngles - No through ballCommunication