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Football Coaching Courses, a candidate's notes

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Defending: Marking Players and Tracking Runners

KEY FACTORS

  • The defenders should keep the ball and opponent in view and should constantly adjust to their movements
  • Observe how the defending player marks the player with the ball who runs with the ball - the objective to keep play in front of the defence and track the player with the ball all the way
  • Observe if players "ball watch"
  • Observe how cover and supporting players make decisions regarding
    • Cross over play by opponents
    • Players who make cross field runs without the ball
    • Players who make outside to inside runs
    • Players who make inside to outside runs
  • At all times players must understand the defending triangle ball - player - goal
Concentration and Denying Space
Intercepting
Recovering and Retreating
Pressure,Support and Covering Space
Being Compact and Making play Predictable
The Coaching Companion

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