1. { Principles of defending Hull College Hull College

2.  Delay,  Depth,  Concentration,  Balance,  Compactness. Discuss the principles of defending Discuss the principles of defending

3. Simple defending wins matches Simple defending wins matches Starting position(s) (the position of the ball) Every player travels as the ball moves (across/forwards/backwards) Read the pressure on the ball (make early decisions) Individual defending (don’t be easily beaten) Secondary possession (mark/block/track/etc

4. A/ What factors may influence your defensive strategy? B/ What visual cues may effect a team’s decision to “press or drop off” during a game? C/ What factors affect the actions of the first defender and what are the priorities? D/ What factors affect the actions of “secondary defenders” and what are the priorities? E/ What factors underpin effective “recovery runs”? F/ How do you defend effectively from crosses Defending

5. Team shape Team shape Opposition play with ; 4 -4-2 ( Your 1- 0 down after away first leg ) 4-3-3 (2 -1 up after home win ) 4-2-3-1 ( there Chelsea ) 3-5-2. ( They have two tall strikers ). How are you going to defend against this ?

6. Defending Tactics

7. Thoughts Thoughts