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        The articles, drills, exercises and tips listed below are part of the most comprehensive soccer coaching library on the internet.   There are many, many thousands of articles linked here.
         As of January 2003 I am moving many of these articles from my website at http://www.decatursports.com to the NASL website.  If you have any trouble finding an article during the transition period you can probably find it by going to http://www.decatursports.com/soccerdrills.htm

Defensive Exercises

        Defending in soccer means you want to make your opponent's attack predictable so that you can apply the best possible defense in each third of the field.  In the defensive third of the field force the ball wide so that opponents have poor angles for shots on the goal.  In the attacking third and middle third force attackers to pass back to the middle of the field so defenders can anticipate passes and intercept them.  When an opponent becomes predictable they are much easier to defense.
Ken Gamble - August 2003

 
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Created: 12/20/99
Last Updated: 06/17/04

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