In the last couple of articles I talked about how to get your defence organised. I extended the discussion from technique to tactics, stressing that having more defenders on the front foot, ready and focused is how a team starts shutting down the attack and winning the ball back. If a defending team is still [...]
Archive for August, 2011
Slow Ball v Organised Defence?
Posted in Tactical, tagged attack, strategy, tackle contest, tactics, use of space on 15/08/2011 | Leave a Comment »
Defensive Responsibilities
Posted in Defence, tagged awareness, counter attack, defence, drills, tackle contest, tackling, training on 11/08/2011 | Leave a Comment »
In the previous article, I discussed how the defending team should ‘attack’ so as to take away the time and space available to the team in possession. The issues discussed provide a focus to the shape of the defensive line as well as a sense of urgency. The line must come up fast, but together [...]
Defensive Pursuit and Line Integrity
Posted in Defence, tagged analysis, awareness, communication, defence, tackle contest on 05/08/2011 | 1 Comment »
This is a follow-up to my recent article on Defensive Organisation, focusing now on how the line should advance – and indeed it should! – and player roles once the ball has been passed from phase play. No matter what style of defence a team adopts, as soon as the ball is played defending players [...]
