Here you'll find defensive soccer drills and plays for soccer teams and players of all ages. They are categorized to the left by beginner, intermediate and advanced drill levels. These defensive drills & plays will improve you or your soccer team's defensive techniques, quickness and field awareness. Check the drills & plays out, share them with your friends & teams and tell us what you think. We always welcome suggestions of soccer drills to add.

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  1. 3v3 Small Sided Game
    4 comments 10545 views

    This soccer drill creates a soccer game situation where players can familiarize themselves with pressure situations. It al...

  2. Offensive Explosion Drill
    7 comments 10037 views

    This is a 1 v 1 soccer drill without the soccer ball that stresses speed and reaction time. Soccer defenders must stay bal...

  3. Snatch The Ball
    4 comments 8357 views

    The purpose of this passing soccer drill is to prevent your team's soccer ball from getting snatched by a soccer defender ...

  4. Defending 1 v 1
    5 comments 6561 views

    When an opposing soccer player is attacking head on, the keys are for the soccer defender to delay and force the ball to t...

  5. Challenge the Attacker with Jonathan Bornstein
    7 comments 6367 views

    In this soccer drill, you can see how defensive soccer players can practice preventing the attacking player from using any...

  6. Playing Against a Strong Offense
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    Playing against a strong offensive soccer attack requires good teamwork and individual skill to prevent the other team fro...

  7. End to End
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    Most ball control soccer errors occur in a game when players are fatigued and soccer players stop moving to support the so...

  8. Transition Play
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    4-on-4 youth soccer practice drill that works on a team's transitional soccer skills from defense to offense, going from a...

  9. One Foot Runs
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    By: SKLZ

    Help your youth soccer player advance his or her skills on the field with the One Foot Run drill using the Quick Ladder fr...

  10. Improving the Defensive Skills of Your Players
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    Expert soccer coach Andre Botelho breaks down basic defensive training, teaching the right stance, pressure, common traini...