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Football Coaching Courses, a candidate's notes

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Three Centre Back's Defending Centrally

Organisation

  • Lay the pitch out as shown, zone 1 is a 20 x 10 yds area.
  • 01 and 02 pass to each other and when a centre forward is free out to him.
  • Play into two front players or behind for runners and support.
  • Wide players restricted into wide zones. They are used to challenge angles of play.
  • Defenders run or pass into zone 1.

Progressions

  1. 01 and 02 can now join in for 4 v 3 overload.
  2. X1 and X2 can join in with 03'

Key points

  • reading the ball holder
  • communication and passing on
  • distances between defenders
  • press, cover, support or marking role.
  • counter into zone 1 and support
  • tracking and releasing

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