Overview
- A session for 14 players from your squad
- Players who want to build their individual defending skills
- Teams looking to mark tighter and stay locked on
- Any age group working on man-to-man awareness
Objectives
- Keep your eyes on your man and shut down his movement
- Defend by using your body position
- Nail down tackling and blocking technique
- Make man-to-man marking click across the whole team
Setup
Set up a 60 x 40-yard field (about 55 x 37m) and run a man-to-man 1v1 game with 14 players split into two groups.
１）Mark out the field and get all 14 players in place
２）Pair everyone up in a man-to-man matchup
３）Each player marks his own man and no one else
４）Go at it in repeated 1v1 duels
５）Use bib colors to tell teammates from opponents
６）Run it for around 10 minutes, then rotate
See the coaching points & progressions
Visualize the movement on an online tactics board,
and share it with your players and staff.
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