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Principles of defending

Hull College

Delay , Depth , Concentration , Balance , Compactness .

Discuss the principles of defending

Simple defending wins matches

Starting position(s) (the position of the ball)Every player travels as the ball moves (across/forwards/backwards)Read the pressure on the ball (make early decisions)Individual defending (don’t be easily beaten)Secondary possession (mark/block/track/etc

A/ What factors may influence your defensive strategy?B/ What visual cues may effect a team’s decision to “press or drop off” during a game?C/ What factors affect the actions of the first defender and what are the priorities? D/ What factors affect the actions of “secondary defenders” and what are the priorities?E/ What factors underpin effective “recovery runs”?F/ How do you defend effectively from crosses

Defending

Team shape

Opposition play with ;4 -4-2 ( Your 1- 0 down after away first leg ) 4-3-3 (2 -1 up after home win ) 4-2-3-1 ( there Chelsea ) 3-5-2. ( They have two tall strikers ) .

How are you going to defend against this ?

Defending Tactics

Thoughts