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3 female players run after the ball. The player in the front wears blue and is closest to the ball, behind her two players wear yellow.
SESSION

Pressing session: preventing forward play

John Griffiths, FA national assistant coach, delivers a session on preventing forward play.
Session

This session helps players to: 

  • understand the role of the first and second defender 
  • prevent forward play by defending early 
  • discover why control of speed and movement are key to 1v1 defending 
  • set traps to intercept forward passes 
  • use intelligent recovery runs. 
Defending
Sessions
Marking
Intercepting
Pressing
Covering and recovering
Tackling
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England Football Learning

0-3mins - Dec 17, 2018

Physical skills for defending

First and second defender

Defending in a small-sided game

If you use this with your team, let us know how you get on by posting in the England Football Community. 

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