Defending Drills

Defending Drills Mark up - Students are organised into groups of 4, with one student being the defender and 3 the attackers. - Students are positioned on square created with cones, with one ball per group - The defender and one attacking player begin on one of the cones, and the other three players are positioned on the remaining cones - To begin, the defender and attacker run into the middle, as the attackers aim to pass the ball to the middle attacking player - The ball can be passed around the outside to each attacking player, with the aim of getting it to the middle attacker - Once getting the ball, the middle attacker is to dribble it to the cone they started on, without the defender getting it off them - Rotate roles - The focus should be on the defending player, aiming to mark up and defend the pass Progression - Change number of players - Increase playing area - Add a time limit KTPS - Effective mark up and staying on attacking player - Effective movement to defend shot/pass - Correct positioning 1 v 1 defending - Students are to work in pairs, with one as the attacker and one as the defender - The attacker aims to dribble the all the way to the end line without losing the ball, scoring a point if they achieve this - The defender aims to win the ball or forcing the attacking player out of bounds to score a point - Students tally points to determine a winner - Students rotate roles after given time or number of points - Focus should be on the defending player aiming to get the ball Progression - Increase playing area - Add a shooting component - Increase number of defenders and/or attackers KTPS - Effective mark up and movement with the attacker - Effective movement to defend attackers actions - Correct positioning - Attempt to force the attacker out of play Group Defending - Students are organised into attackers and defenders, with the attacking team having one extra player compared to the defending team - The attacking team has the ball and aims to pass the ball to each player, focusing on getting the most amount of passes - The defending team aims to minimise the number of passes the attacking team gets - The defending team can mark up, as well as aiming to intercept and prevent passes

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After a given time, students switch and rotate to have a new attacking team and a new defending team - Focus should be on the defensive team to intercept and limit passes Progression - Change playing area - Change number of players - Include scoring KTPS - Effective mark up and staying on attacking players - Effective movement to defend passes - Correct positioning and movement within area - Effective communication and team defence.

(Krossover, 2019)