| Chapter 11 | ||
| Introduction to Coaching Defending | 1 | |
| Coaching Methodology | 12 | |
| Organizing a Session Plan | 15 | |
| Chapter 2 | Defending in 1 v 1, 2 v 1, 2 v 2, 1 v 2, 2 v 3 and Introducting 3 v 3 Situations | 17 |
| Introductory Session with no Opposition then Passive Opposition | 17 | |
| How to Defend Effectively in 1 v 1 Situations | 18 | |
| 1 v 1 Defending, Preventing Opponents from Turning | 21 | |
| Defending with a 2 v 1 Advantage: Pressure and Support | 22 | |
| Defending in a 2 v 2 Situation: Pressure and Support | 24 | |
| Defending in a 2 v 2 Situation: Marking Zones | 26 | |
| Defending in a 2 v 2 Situation: Man Marking | 28 | |
| Double Teaming in a 2 v 2 Situation | 29 | |
| Delaying in a 1 v 2 with a Recovering Support Player | 30 | |
| The ART of Defending: The Guiding Triangle | 33 | |
| Getting into the Wrong Position | 35 | |
| Another Format for 1 v 1, 2 v 1 and 2 v 2 | 36 | |
| Example of a 2 v 2 Session | 37 | |
| A 2 v 3 with a Recovering Defender | 38 | |
| Introduction to 3 v 3 Defending | 39 | |
| Chapter 3 | Defending in a 3 v 3 Small - Sided Game | 41 |
| Establishing the Essential key Coaching Points in Defending Using the 3 v 3 Small Sided Game Model | 41 | |
| Defending in a 3 v 3 + Keepers Situation | 41 | |
| Basic Set Up and Key Coaching Points | 42 | |
| Pressure | 44 | |
| Support | 45 | |
| Cover/Balance | 46 | |
| Adjustment of Players | 47 | |
| Recovery Runs | 48 | |
| Double Teaming | 49 | |
| Tracking | 50 | |
| Compactness | 51 | |
| Getting it Wrong | 53 | |
| Free Play | 54 | |
| Chapter 4 | Defending in a 4 v 4 Small - Sided Game | 57 |
| Establishing the Essential Key Coaching Points in Defending Using the S.S.G. 4 v 4 Model | 57 | |
| Basic Shape of a 4 v 4 Highlighting the Key Coaching Points | 57 | |
| Pressure and Support | 59 | |
| Cover / Balance | 60 | |
| Recovery Runs | 61 | |
| Tracking Runs | 62 | |
| Double Teaming | 63 | |
| Compactness | 66 | |
| Free Play | 67 | |
| Chapter 5 | Defending in a 6 v 6 Small Sided Game | 69 |
| How to Present a Small Sided Game | 69 | |
| The Small Sided Game Plan Set Up | 71 | |
| Start Positions to Use in a Small Sided Game | 72 | |
| Showing Outside | 74 | |
| Showing Inside | 75 | |
| Pressure and Support | 76 | |
| Full Team Adjustment | 77 | |
| Cover and Balance | 79 | |
| Recovery Runs | 80 | |
| Tracking Runs | 81 | |
| Double and Triple Teaming Opponents | 82 | |
| Condensing Play Creating Compactness | 83 | |
| Free Play | 86 | |
| Getting it Wrong | 87 | |
| Chapter 6 | Defending in an 8 v 8 Small-Sided Game | 91 |
| The 8 v 8 Small Sided Game Plan Set Up | 91 | |
| Determining the Essential Key Coaching Points in Defending Using the 8 v 8 Model | 92 | |
| High Pressure and Showing the Player Inside | 93 | |
| High Pressure and Showing the Player Outside | 94 | |
| Low Pressure and Support | 95 | |
| Cover and Blance in the Team | 96 | |
| Recovery Runs | 97 | |
| Tracked Runs | 98 | |
| Double Teaming | 99 | |
| Compactness | 100 | |
| Free Play | 101 | |
| Getting it Wrong | 102 | |
| Pressurizing Game in an 8 v 8 | 103 | |
| Chapter 7 | Team Shape and Movement in an 8 v 8 Small Sided Game | 107 |
| Team Movement Using Simple one Word Commands (Up, Out, Hold, Drop, Slide) | 107 | |
| Defensive Team Shape in an 8 v 8 | 114 | |
| Defensive Set Up with the Ball in a Wide Area (Getting it Wrong and Getting it Right) | 114 | |
| When the Keeper is Forced to Kick the Ball Long | 116 | |
| Chapter 8 | Functional Work Throughout the Units | 119 |
| How to Build a Functional Session | 119 | |
| Typical Example of a Functional Set Up Explained | 121 | |
| Center - Backs Defending | 122 | |
| Wide Defenders (Full - Backs) Defending | 125 | |
| Central Midfielders Defending | 129 | |
| Wide Midfielders Defending | 130 | |
| Strikers Defending in the Attacking Third in a 2 v 3 | 132 | |
| Strikers Defending in the Attacking Third in a 3 v 4 | 133 | |
| Strikers Defending in the Attacking Third in a 3 v 3 | 134 | |
| Conclusion and Discussion | 135 |
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