Football Equipment

Ideally, youth football drills skills seemingly complex break into pieces that are much more manageable for young soccer players. This is not to say that the youth football drills should be very different from drilling at other levels. In fact, I believe that, if properly taught the young players can treat many types of exercises. The key is to start simply and progress from there.

In my opinion one of the most important skills to a team of successful defense, the defensive pursuit. Often a team will be some players who naturally excel at this and other not seem necessary in a natural way to good angle and speed to intercept the ball carrier has. This difference makes the team of the Global Defense badly.Remember, a chain as strong as its weakest link!

Therefore, the continued defense is the first time that I have to drill some very young players. Over the years I’ve found that the best way to begin the teaching this skill at walking pace and with a minimum number is removed from all distractions. From a speed and with a single, unique offensive player (the ball carrier), I found that even players who are first “lost” can begin to understand what is required of them help to pursue great team.

I begin with this drilling following youth soccer, which I call “11 vs 1: Do not touch that one.” Basically this means the starting point at a walking pace, the defense has the only carrier to fit a ball offensive. Without the distraction of other offensive players, and the additional complications of childbirth, etc. Players are able to determine which of course angles and speeds, they can take to achieve “one.” Apparently means “do not touch” part, not eleven that simply crushed the defensive struggle against the ball carrier.

Drill installation:

Before this exercise at any speed, I declare, do the players to speed with the ball, the player’s own speed and how far the ball carrier is that three factors influence the good angle of each of the boys prosecution. Then the eleven defensive players take their positions. On a piece of cake (from a fixed center / invisible) defensive players are not all of their initial penetration. The ball carrier and then goes to the edge, while all defensive players make their angle of pursuit.

Once this is mastered at a walking pace, you can quickly switch to a jogging pace, and finally a quest full speed. Most children will quickly understand what you want to reach the drill, and if anything you should not spend too much time on a walking pace, it is important to start there.

Coach Darling has a passion for football and coached football and other sports at all levels for over 40 years.