Teach Youth Soccer Players How to Defend!

[@permanentnight]

Really appreciate the great content! First time coaching U9 - your videos have been a huge help in preparing for the upcoming season as a coach. You rock 😎👍

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Awesome. Thanks and good luck!

[@TheJuanKerr]

How did you get on first year ?

[@marcchristopher856]

Really appreciating your videos. I volunteered to help with my 8 year olds team and hadn't thought about how to explain some of these concepts and principles

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Thanks!

[@Eli821000]

Coach once again a fantastic video! As a non native English speaker I especially appreciate the concise and on-point explanations and instructions. Outstanding!

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Thank you!

[@chadbunn1494]

My U9 team is playing up in a U10 league with faster, stronger, and bigger opposing teams and by implementing sound defensive principles we have been very succesful at stopping them. We are currently the top team in the league thanks to following your advice on building out of the back, patterned play and just trusting the development process. Thanks for your awesome content! Looking forward to more!

[@CoachRorySoccer]

That’s fantastic! More videos to come!

[@davinhunt7558]

I know this is for young kids but a lot of good beginner level explanations for new players trying to understand basics here put simply

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Absolutely great point!

[@DrSchulerFilms]

Thanks so much for this video. I've introduced the fast-slow-side-low concept to my U10 team, and they picked it right up. I think it's really going to help them remember how to defend.

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Awesome! Let me know how it goes.

[@DrSchulerFilms]

@@CoachRorySoccer So two weeks ago, my smallest player on my U10 team kept running at attackers, taking a wild kick and missing, and allowing the attacker through--resulting in 3 goals against us throughout the game. But yesterday he faced off with the other team's best dribbler, on his toes, and contained the attacker--forcing him to make a pass. When he came off at halftime, he told me, "I contained!" He was so proud of himself--and rightly so!

[@CoachRorySoccer]

@@DrSchulerFilms That’s awesome!!

[@pehur00]

This is quality content, I'm from the Netherlands and been training kids U7/8/9 for a while, this material is so easy yet powerful!

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Thank you!!

[@pehur00]

@@CoachRorySoccer may I ask what software you use to visualize the exercises? I know of some static drawing tools, but you have animated examples which help a lot to share between trainers

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Tactical pad.

[@Matt_K]

In that first diagram, 2 v 2, I would want the interior defender to close the middle to push attacker to their right (even though it will most likely be their dominant foot). However, at the same time the second defender should scoop towards middle despite giving room to second attacker by the sideline. I'll take that chance anytime over pushing the attacker to top-middle of the box.

[@franciscopizarro9459]

Nice video on defending, I really liked the progression from 1v1 to 2v2 and so on. Thank you!

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Thanks!

[@Paul-ro6py]

As always a great learn to play and enabled me to get playing immediately. Thanks for going to the effort of making the video.

[@gauravfernandes9225]

I just started coaching our town U12 and this is so excellent. Keep up the good work and more 9v9 concepts please!

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Will do! What age group are you coaching?

[@gauravfernandes9225]

@@CoachRorySoccer U12 - we are starting with 4-3-1 formation.

[@CoachRorySoccer]

@@gauravfernandes9225 nice! Let me know how I can help.

[@gauravfernandes9225]

@@CoachRorySoccer Thanks, I would appreciate setting up attacks and attacking concepts for 9v9!

[@gerrih3483]

Quality meeting you in Scotland Rory, great channel mate!

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Gerri!! Thanks man! Gotta get to South Africa soon.

[@jagmdphd2]

Thanks!

[@CoachRorySoccer]

You bet!

[@fortheloveofmusic860]

-face to face, don't show your back -stay between your own goal and the ball -don't look at your opponent, watch the ball -attacker backing into you: step back

[@vcufan]

Excellent tutorial. You just got a new subscriber!

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Thank you!

[@elliotlane3225]

Really useful and clearly explained with supporting graphics. 👏

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Thank you!

[@Kpkracken]

Wow amazing, I coach U10s 7v7, we were a bit loose at the back yesterday, this video is fantastic, thank you, I've now subscribed

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Thanks!

[@justinwellen3772]

Great video, I've always struggled to teach 1v1 defense and this system helps with that and also explaining cover is spot on! Thanks

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Awesome. Thanks!

[@sunjaypatil2916]

Brilliant content! You got a subscriber....and a fan!

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Awesome. Thanks!

[@carlosc9]

YOu videos are great!! I use them to explain basic movements to my team which are adults haha. It would be great to see some other formations and comparisons. Thank you for the content!

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Working on it! Thank you so much!

[@michaelanglea2634]

Thanks for the video! Very good explanation

[@robeckdo]

The best defender in soccer history is Elias Figueroa 👍 Thanks for the video. It’s very good.

[@grahamryan89]

It would be good, and extremely difficult, to do a video on culture. That's built at practice and the dad coaches need to know how to build the culture needed for success in this game 😁

[@BenKelley-g1i]

Thank you Coach Rory for all your videos! This maybe super basic, when you are playing four goal games of 3 v 3, how do you restart play when a ball goes out of bounds?

[@CoachRorySoccer]

So I usually like to restart play with ball to the central player on the team now in possession. Glad the channel is helping!

[@BenKelley-g1i]

Thanks Coach Rory! To be honest, I am surprised to receive an answer. Wow! Yes, you are responsible for my entire training as a coach. It has made a huge difference in my journey. Thanks again! @@CoachRorySoccer

[@BenKelley-g1i]

While I have an opportunity to ask: I have players not getting a long, pushing, calling names, punting balls and taunting each other. My values based coaching doesn't seem to be getting through to my 8 and 9 year old boys. How do you deal with behavior issues?

[@CoachRorySoccer]

@@BenKelley-g1i three strike rule. First time sit down for 10 mins. Second time done for the entire practice and talk to parents after training. Third time suspend for a week and discuss if player should be on the team.

[@BenKelley-g1i]

Thank you @@CoachRorySoccer !

[@angelobenito-aguilar503]

¡Gracias, gran video!

[@jagmdphd2]

Around 2:50 when you say to take an angle that will push the attacker to the sideline, I am a little confused as it looks like the defender is doing the opposite.

[@CoachRorySoccer]

He is pushing him towards that sideline So there are 4 pitches here marked out. Might hard to see. I’ve focused just on the bottom right one and not put any players in the other. In actuality their would be 3-4 2v2 games going on at same time.

[@jagmdphd2]

@@CoachRorySoccer thanks - I was looking at the full pitch

[@hoytlampen9930]

I really liked this video. Good tips and images, I can walk my son through this video to help him. Thanks

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Thank you!!

[@Learnwithcassidy]

Thanks alot am a left back and I just love the tips

[@willhealyiii8]

great video. thanks for this.

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Hope it helps

[@yellowknight97]

Hey Coach, Great videos. I'm really enjoying your stuff and am using it to train my U12 Girls team. Honestly it is better material and more palatable than some training I've done via US Soccer Learning. I have a request. Are you able to chop up some of your videos into shorts? I want to be able to send shorts of many of your concepts to my girls and parents as needed. Specifically your F,S,S,L defending technique as well as the Protect, Cover, Balance piece are great resources. Lastly, I want to encourage you to continue putting out this great content. And thank you for the recommendation on the duKTIG products. I've started using their mini-books to track seasons and I laminate the hand-sized field cards to diagram my training sessions based on your video content.

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Thanks for all the kind words! Let me know how the season goes. You know I have on my list to get out some YT shorts. Appreciate the encouragement to make them and will get after it.

[@elsalmon_]

Hola coach! What's the software you useto make the examples for this videos ? Keep up the good work!

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Tactical pad. Cheers!

[@CelesteOlivos]

I love soccer

[@CyberXShinobi]

Coach you're my KZbin soccer mentor. Can you apply this to a 2-3-1 defensive video next? Thanks and really appreciate your videos.

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Hey! Thanks. Sure!

[@DavidPetrous]

Thanks Coach

[@killerhz]

Right now I only have a single pair of PUGG goals to do these sorts of drills. Do you recommend getting another pair? Is it worth it or is a pair of cones just fine?

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Yeah I’d get a second pair it’s worth it.

[@robertoldham3760]

Hey, thanks for the video. Do you rotate players or keep them at the same positions ?

[@CoachRorySoccer]

I keep them in 1-2 positions at most. Check out my last video. It was on that exact topic.

[@tonejones3208]

Coach this is my first time coaching and playing soccer. You're videos are great but I'm nervous. What are some tips you can give me to get the job done

[@CoachRorySoccer]

What age? What level? As long as the kids are enjoying it and getting something out of it your doing a great job! My feeling is that kids can learn a great deal about life through sport and as coaches we are guides for that. Let me know how it goes!

[@tonejones3208]

10u soccer, 7v7. Their having a great time! It's just, maybe I'm not having the most confidence. Trying to teach them how to stay back in their positioning and not crowd the ball on offense or defense.

[@CoachRorySoccer]

@@tonejones3208 sounds like your motivated! We all make a ton of mistakes especially starting out. You’ll do great! Let me know how I can help.

[@bububuracing62]

Hi, do you have any good video examples of bad stab approach? The jab was kind of clear, but i am not necersay sure what did oyu mean by Stab.

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Basically it’s taking your back foot and swinging it at the ball. I’ll look for some game footage I have tons of stabbing examples unfortunately 😂

[@bububuracing62]

@@CoachRorySoccer cool :) thanks would be cool to have a bit more of videos. E.g. you made a great video at how to perform the Jab, need one more close-up on how NOT to do it :)

[@grahamryan89]

I love the breakdowns you do man very specific it's lovely for a new coach. These youngsters ultimately do what we say because they are supposed to. Can you do a video on purpose? The D wont press together unless they have purpose. Can we talk forwards and backwards passes with purpose? It's difficult when they all play baseball and basketball as well with different coaches.

[@ambiorixcastillocina2730]

Thank you!

[@949surferdude]

Hi, I really like your tips. My girl plays G15 soccer and her position is RB. She's a little small and sometimes goes up against bigger and faster attackers. What do you recommend for mitigating this?

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Just keep them in front. Slow them down. Defending with front foot. Don’t be afraid to get physical. Use angles to track back. Don’t have to win balls to defend well. Pick your spots.

[@RaulVasquez-w7y]

Hey coach, another great video! I help coach a first grade 6v6 team Where goalkeepers are not allowed at this age. We have two defenders one that always pressure and one that always covers near the goal but comes out if there is a loose ball or the opponent has a bad touch. The challenge is that the defender that covers deal with lots of full speed breakaways. What should I tell the defender to do in those situations?

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Yeah they need to clear a ball or step and keep player in front.

[@RaulVasquez-w7y]

hello again Coach. Now that my kid will be a second grader in the fall his team will be 7v7 which includes a goalkeeper for the first time. My son wants to be the goalkeeper. As an assistant coach of the team how do you recommend we introduce the position to him? Are there any training videos you recommend? Would you be willing to make one? also, we will be introducing 4- 3-1 and rondos for the first time because of the great videos you are producing. Keep up the great work.

[@samrobley]

Do you have any videos on how to coach when the defender is beaten. The second defender presses, the will double back back, but what does that look like and how should you reset so it’s not a giant player blob.

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Yes player closes to the ball presses in that situation. Depending on what is happening the goal really is to slow the ball carrier down. Even tackle the ball out of bounds so other players can recover. Player spacing in general is accomplished through positional play games but that is mostly in possession work. I would say the more experience they have the better it gets defensively.

[@johngleaves1734]

Thanks for another great video. Any tips to help the CBs stay connected? I often find my CBs lose shape and get isolated 1v1 or leave big gaps in the middle. Of all the positions, the CBs seem to struggle with their spacing the most.

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Yes. What age? We do a lot of 7v2-3 building out of the back to small goals in my sessions. That and pattern choreography really helps the CB pair with shape and spacing etc.

[@FCdribbler]

7 v 2? That sounds interesting. How does that work exactly

[@Bootsystem66]

My first training session began today.Thanks to Rory for simplifying grassroot coaching

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Awesome! Let me know how it goes.

[@Bootsystem66]

@@CoachRorySoccer Got loads of praise from parents that their children are being helped to recognise shapes and pattern than endless skill drills. Thanks again

[@osmanaguilar5645]

Thanks coach

[@balqisaurora9890]

what software do you use?

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Tactical pad

[@jarhettblonien703]

How do you defend the kick and chase?

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Sit back. Get compact. Don’t press.

[@buffywatson5401]

Good teaching this is

[@rockj8197]

How do you defend against a team that passes to the defender and then he kicks it up the field?

[@CoachRorySoccer]

Ah yes. Your CBs have to be disciplined and keep the forwards in front of them. Step in front when the opportunity presents. It can be frustrating. Just played a team like that yesterday

[@010JRock010]

Football!!

[@soccerANDlife_10]

Good morning sir I do watch your but iam facing problems with less audio

[@R.L.Humpert]

Hey man how are you? I chatted with you a while back About my 14u team Formation. I am Having trouble getting my girls to cover the middle of the field. Especially my midfielders. They’re going up on attack but we’re always having trouble getting back and my 4 defenders are left alone. We literally went toe to toe with this team Yesterday but they scored three goals because the team we played had one girl who could score from 10 yards past the box. I mean we would get back to cover and she got 3 shots off and put them all in the top. I know Stamina is an issue with mids and I’m going to make some changes with players but also the 442 I think is gone. Honestly growing up playing we never really used a 352 formation so I’m Trying to figure out if it’s to confusing to teach them At this point? But it’s just a lack of support back on d so one move and they get big shots off from far. Those are the teams we struggle with. The ones who can shoot from far because the middle is open as my defenders are Not getting the support in time from the midfielders. So between that and girls standing around too much any advice? They go hard in practice at each other. But then some just stand around too much during the games. So I need to figure out how To crowd The defense lanes but still have the attack strong. Thank you! Ryan

[@CoachRorySoccer]

What about 4231?

[@ikidnapkidsforfun6820]

Thank you!