Defending Outnumbered
Key Objectives
Teach your defenders how to defend whilst outnumbered
Technical/Coaching Points
Defenders working as a pair
Deny the player on the ball the option to shoot
Body shape and positioning of 2nd defender to take out passes
Body shape to keep play on one side
Organisation
Mark out a half way line on the pitch
Split the players into 2 teams. 3 attackers and 2 defenders in each half. (can adjust numbers based on players available, as long as there is an overload in favour of the attackers
How to play
Play starts with the goalkeepers. Standard rules except that players are locked in their zones to make an overload in favour of the attackers
Progression
If your players find this too easy or too difficult, you could progress the game in the following ways:
Allow players to cross the half way line to recover and create parity