1. Defending Defending Coaching Methodology Command Question & Answer
Observation & Feedback
Guided Discovery
Trial & Error
Player/Coach Interventions
Coach tells and shows required solution
Coach leads with question to gain response from players
Coach and players observe
Coach asks a question or issues a challenge
Players and/or coach decide on the challenge
Description
I want you to mark ball side & goal side
How can you position yourself to help you to be able to intercept?
Watch Georgina.
Do you see how she came round towards John and slightly deeper to provide some support?
She is also close enough to be able to close her opponent down should the ball travel there
Show me how you can prevent the opponent playing forward
(Highlight the different ways – e.g. drop and protect, press, prevent turn)
Remind that there is more than one way to achieve the outcome
Try to recognise when to recover to the ball and when to recover to the space