Grassroots Football UK

Posts filed under: Defending

Defending

Conditional Overload. 1v0 to 6v6

Conditional Overload. 1v0 to 6v6 Conditional Overload is a great way to test your players and how they react to either being 1 or 2 players short, or 1 or 2 players up. How they use and close down the... Read More

Scanning for Defenders

Scanning for Defenders This is a great drill for all players to teach them about Scanning and being aware of what is going on around them before they receive the ball to help them make better decisions when they do... Read More

Fifa Ultimate Team

Fifa Ultimate Team – Small Sided Game (SSG) Fifa Ultimate Team is an absolutely Brilliant Small Sided Games Session. Its constantly evolving and changing depending on the teams results, its fast paced, thrilling & frustrating for the players all at... Read More

Attacking Drill: Risky Business

Attacking Drill: Risky Business – How many Points can you rack up ? Attacking Drill: Risky Business is a really good fun drill that makes your players think tactically. They have to choose how many players they want to send... Read More

Passing Drill : Don’t Feed the Monkeys

Passing Drill : Don’t Feed the Monkeys This Passing Drill is another really fun game, thats looks a lot more complicated than it actually is. As well as passing accuracy this will teach your players the importance of timing their... Read More

1 v 1 Circle Challenge

1 v 1 Circle Challenge 1 v 1 Circle Challenge is a really good challenge that’s keeps all the players switched on and ready to react. Players work together in Pairs & Teams. Place the pairs opposite of each other... Read More

Small Sided Games (SSG): 4 v 4

Small Sided Games (SSG): 4 v 4 Small Sided Games (SSG): 4 v 4 is a fantastic drill to drop into your training sessions. Small sided Games are always fast and intense workouts giving your players the “matchday” type experience... Read More

One-Two Cross & Finish

One-Two Cross & Finish One-Two Cross & Finish is a great drill for both defending and attacking. From an attacking point of view, it focuses on a quick exchange of passes before playing a pass outside to an on running... Read More

The Offside Trap – And How to Beat it

The Offside Trap The Offside Trap is a great skill for your players to learn. Stepping up to 9 a side offers plenty of challenges, the main one being “Offside” coming into play. This is done in phases. Phase I... Read More

Pass & Move Squares

Pass & Move Squares Pass & Move Squares is a fantastic drill to get your players thinking fast and moving into space. It involves the whole squad. It keeps all players switched on, even if they don’t have the ball... Read More