• Where are goals scored from? Defend these areas.
• Strikes outside this area can be dealt with if they are headers.
• Until ball is played nobody can score.
• Reducing options limits choice- 1st touch will be with header.
• Shots- over, possibly round but never through.
• Only one person can score.

• Who? Includes height, determination and agression.
• Where? Danger Zones- near post, central area, far post, edge of box and secondary defending.
• When? Early and reassessment as ball comes in.
• How? Blocking and heading.
• Why? Danger zones, danger men and delivery of the ball.oach
• Role? Marking space, man, near post, far post, counter attacking.

• Body shape. Open body shape so you can see ball and men. Don't ball watch.
• Front foot. Be on the front foot and be ready to attack the rectangle in front of you.
• Angle and distance. How far should they be from each other. Can someone steal into that space. How far out should zonal markers be from the goal and each other. Can they fill in the spaces.
• Clearence. Width, height and distance.
• Secondary responsibilities. Second ball, counter attacking and pushing up.

Organisation

Zonal-marking

• Quick reaction to the decision. Nearest man should go to the ball as quickly as possible to hold the ball up. Set up behind him.
• First man in line with the ball and near post.
• Goalkeepers starting position. Must be able to deal with the front and back post. He should have an open body stance so he can see the back post.
• Two players in the wall 10 and 3. Player 3 should be in line with the near post to prevent a drilled shot.
• Player 4 should be at least one yard beyond the near post to give the Keeper reaction time if a forward gets a touch. He should be in line with the back post and the ball.
• Players 5, 6 and 2 get their starting positions off player 4. You decide their distance but make sure an attacker can't sneak between them. These players should be your best headers of the ball. They should attack their rectangle on the diagonal and control their zone. Player 8's red zone gives an idea of a players rectangle.
• Players 7, 8 and 9 fill in the gaps between the backline and give compactness to the defence. They should be switched on for second balls and act as blockers (turnstyles) to protect the backline.
• Player 11 defends the edge of the area and should be aware of clearences into his area and counter attacking options.
• When the ball is cleared get into shape early.

• Get into line early
• Choice of personnel
• Starting positions
• Open stance- awareness
• Don't move until the ball moves
• Flight and direction early recognition
• Claiming of space- blocking 'turnstyles'
• Forward movement to attack space
• First touch
• Clearences- high, wide and long
• Adjustments. Near post-inside flight and far post fill the goal
• Second ball
• Close possible shots down
• Clear the box
• Defend 2nd phase
• Defend until we are attacking
• Counter attacking

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