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Game of Defending 1 v 1 FREE E book
Game of Defending 1 v 1 FREE E book

Game of Defending 1 v 1 FREE E book A small sided game can be a number of different themed practices, some of which do not include goals, but should be directional. To simplify things, I mainly coach in a small sided game, with goals and goalkeepers. In this small sided game to improve 1 v 1 Defending I have started by conditioning the teams to play man to man marking to provide situations where the defending team have lots of opportunities to defend in 1 v 1 situations.