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. Snatch The Ball
    4 comments 15797 views

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

  2. Swim Lanes
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    Great for 1v1 soccer skills on both sides of the soccer ball. Create lanes with cones, each lane about 20 feet wide. Crea...

  3. Building the Pyramids
    2118 views

    In this soccer drill, players work on their soccer dribbling skills, attacking the open space, and playing together as a s...

  4. The Doubles Bracket Game
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    In many parts of the world, this soccer drill is called "World Cup" or "Copa Mundial." Using half the soccer field, divide...

  5. Monkey in the Middle
    1938 views

    A fun passing soccer drill that teaches younger players how to make quick decisions, move with the ball and develop a good...

  6. Offensive Explosion Drill
    8 comments 17510 views

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

  7. Jonathan Bornstein: Clearing With the Head
    2 comments 3035 views

    This is an important defensive soccer skill to master. Some important points to remember when heading are to use your for...

  8. Challenge the Attacker with Jonathan Bornstein
    7 comments 12037 views

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

  9. Defending 1 v 1
    5 comments 11153 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...

  10. The Reflex Drill
    1 comment 5324 views

    A fun Simon-Says like soccer drill to play with younger players that works on reaction time and good reflexes. Also fun f...