Defensive Awareness
Defensive Awareness
Defensive Awareness
©
K.BOANAS
2014
PRACTICES
TO
IMPROVE
DEFENSIVE
AWARENESS
DIAGRAM
2
DIAGRAM
2
SHOWS
WHERE
THE
COACH
HAS
PLAYED
THE
SECOND
BALL
IN
TO
INSTIGATE
A
COUNTER
ATTACK
FROM
REDS
WHO
SHOULD
PLAY
REALISTICALLY
AND
WORK
HARD
TO
CREATE
SCORING
OPPORTUNITIES
–
IMMEDIATELY
BLUE
PLAYERS
(A)
AND
(B)
ARE
MOVING
TO
APPLY
PRESSURE
AND
COVER
(A)
FROM
THE
FRONT
AND
(B)
(RECOVERING
INTO
THE
SUPPORT
POSITION
–
ALL
OTHER
BLUES
ARE
MOVING
INTO
COVER-‐BALANCE
AND
DEPTH
POSITIONS
WHILST
IDENTIFYING
THE
OPPONENT
MOST
DANGEROUS
IN
THEIR
ZONE
OF
PLAY
.
THE
ONE
RED
THAT
WILLL
BE
LEFT
UNMARKED
IN
THIS
SCENARIO
IS
THE
LEFT
BACK
–
AND
OF
COURSE
IN
THE
FULL
GAME
THE
REDS
GOALKEEPER.
THESE
ARE
THE
TWO
LEAST
DANGEROUS
PLAYERS
.
SO
WE
HAVE
OUR
DOUBLE
TEAM
ON
THE
BALL
AND
EVERYONE
ELSE
IS
MARKING
NECESSARY
PLAYER
&
SPACE
.
IMPORTANT
TO
INSTILL
THE
PRINCIPLES
OF
MARKING
GOALSIDE
AND
THE
SIDE
OF
THE
OPPONENT
MOST
LIKELY
THE
BALL
WOULD
REACH
FROM
ANY
PASS
THAT
MAY
SLIP
THROUGH.
LEARNING
TO
GIVE
YOURSELF
EVERY
OPPORTUNITY
OF
DEFENDING
EFFECTIVELY
.
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K.BOANAS
2014
PRACTICES
TO
IMPROVE
DEFENSIVE
AWARENESS
DIAGRAM
3
DIAGRAM
3
SHOWS
THE
PLAYERS
BEGINNING
TO
REACT
FOLLOWING
THE
SHOT/TRANSITION
.
COACH/SERVER
ELECTS
TO
PASS
TO
THE
RED
RIGHT
FULLBACK
–
BLUE
PLAYER
(A)
MOVES
TO
DELAY
–CUT
OFF
THE
FORWARD
PASS
AND
APPLY
PRESSURE
IF
POSSIBLE
–BLUE
FORWARD
PLAYER
(B)
MOVES
TO
RECOVER
AND
SUPPORT
(A)
–BLUE
ARROWS
SHOW
WHERE
ALL
OTHER
PLAYERS
WILL
GO
IN
REACTION
TO
REDS
POSITION
AND
MOVEMENTS
TO
GET
GOALSIDE
OF
THE
BALL
AND
A
PLAYER
WHO
IS
WITHIN
THEIR
ZONE
AND
MOST
DANGEROUS
–
KEY
COACHING
POINTS
1.
REACT-‐RECOVER
2.
WHEN
AND
WHERE
3.
AWARENESS
&
COMMUNICATION
.
4
DECISION
.=WHICH
PLAYER
(RED
LEFT
FULLBACK
LEAST
DANGEROUS
PLAYER)
DIAGRAM
4
DIAGRAM
4
SHOWS
THE
BLUE
TEAM
IN
POSITION
–(A)
AND
(B)
HAVE
ACHIEVED
PRESSURE
AND
SUPPORT
–ALL
OTHER
PLAYERS
HAVE
RECOGNISED
THIS
QUICKLY
AND
PICKED
UP
THE
PLAYER
MOST
THREATENING
TO
THEIR
AREA/ZONE
–AT
THIS
POINT
ALLOW
(A)
AND
(B)
TO
FOCUS
ON
THE
BALL
–
OTHERS
MUST
BE
ONLY
10%
ON
THE
BALL
90%
ON
THE
PLAYER
THEY
ARE
MARKING
.
KEEPING
THEM
IN
SIGHT
AT
ALL
TIMES
(ON
THEIR
RADAR)
THEIR
ROLE
IS
BE
IN
POSITION
TO
DEAL
WITH
THAT
PLAYER
SHOULD
THE
BALL
ARRIVE
KEY
COACHING
POINTS
1.
PRESSURE
2.SUPPORT/
COMMUNICATION
3.
FORCE
PLAY
IN
ONE
DIRECTION
4
MARK
TIGHT
OR
SPACE
.
5.
COMPACTNESS
6.
REGAIN
POSSESSION.
.
(PRIORITY
NO
FORWARD
PLAY)
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K.BOANAS
2014
PRACTICE
TO
IMPROVE
DEFENSIVE
AWARENESS
FUNCTION
MID
THIRD
DIAGRAM
1
DIAGRAM
1
8
V
8
+
1
BASED
ON
4-‐3-‐3
FORMATION
BLUES
ARE
ALLOWED
A
PASSING
SEQUENCE
THROUGH
TO
END
ZONE
WHERE
ANY
ONE
OF
THEM
CAN
PASS
BALL
INTO
GOAL
.
ALL
THREE
MUST
BE
IN
THAT
ZONE.
AT
THE
POINT
OF
THE
GOAL
COACH/SERVER
PLAYS
BALL
INTO
A
MEMBER
OF
THE
RED
TEAM
–IN
THIS
CASE
A
MIDFIELDER
-‐
BLUES
MUST
REACT
AS
OHER
PRACTICES
JUST
THE
(A)
AND
(B)
PLAYERS
CHANGE
E.
G
THE
CLOSEST
TO
THE
BALL
BECOME
(A)
&
(B)
OTHER
PLAYERS
MUST
REACT
AND
RECOVER
TO
GET
BEHIND
DANGER
PLAYERS
IN
RED
.
REDS
ARE
BASED
ON
A
4-‐4-‐2
FORMATION
AND
ATTEMPT
TO
PASS
FORWARD
TO
A
NEUTRAL
TARGET
PLAYER
–
BLUES
PRIORITY
IS
TO
NOT
LET
THAT
HAPPEN,
DIAGRAM
2
DIAGRAM
2
SHOWS
WHERE
PLAYERS
HAVE
MOVED
INTO
POSITION
(A)
AND
(B)
HAVE
ACHIEVED
PRESSURE
AND
SUPPORT
ON
THE
BALL
–
OTHERS
HAVE
MOVED
GOALSIDE
AND
HAVE
THEIR
PLAYER
ON
THEIR
RADAR
AGAIN
THE
ONLY
PLAYER
NOT
MARKED
IS
THE
LEAST
DANEGROUS
AT
THIS
MOMENT
THE
RED
LEFT
DEFENDER
KEY
COACHING
POINTS
1.
REACT
2.
DECISION
3,
PRESSURE
/
SUPPORT/
COMMUNICATION
4.
MARKING
AND
COVERING
,RECOVERY
&
TRACKING
(KEEP
YOUR
PLAYER
ON
YOUR
RADAR)
5,
WIN
BALL-‐COUNTER
IF
POSSIBLE
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K.BOANAS
2014
PRACTICES
TO
IMPROVE
DEFENSIVE
AWARENESS
FUNCTION
DEF
THIRD
DIAGRAM
1
6
V
6
+
1
GK
&
N
DIAGRAM
1
BASED
ON
4-‐3-‐3
FORMATION
BLUES
ARE
ALLOWED
A
PASSING
SEQUENCE
THROUGH
TO
MID
ZONE
WHERE
ANY
ONE
OF
THEM
CAN
PASS
BALL
INTO
TARGET
PLAYER
.
AT
LEAST
TWO
MUST
BE
IN
THAT
ZONE.
AT
THE
POINT
OF
THE
PASS
COACH/SERVER
PLAYS
BALL
INTO
A
MEMBER
OF
THE
RED
TEAM
–IN
THIS
CASE
A
WIDE
MIDFIELDER
-‐
BLUES
MUST
REACT
AS
OHER
PRACTICES
JUST
THE
(A)
AND
(B)
PLAYERS
CHANGE
E.
G
THE
CLOSEST
TO
THE
BALL
BECOME
(A)
&
(B)
OTHER
PLAYERS
MUST
REACT
AND
RECOVER
TO
GET
BEHIND
DANGER
PLAYERS
I
REDS
ARE
BASED
ON
A
4-‐4-‐2
FORMATION
AND
ATTEMPT
TO
SCORE
A
GOAL
–
BLUES
PRIORITY
IS
TO
NOT
LET
THAT
HAPPEN,
DIAGRAM
2
DIAGRAM
2
–NOW
THE
DIAGRAM
SHOWS
HOW
BLUES
HAVE
REACTED
WELL
HAVE
PRESSURE
ON
THE
BALL
AND
ARE
MARKING
AND
COVERING
SPACE-‐
BLUE
RIGHT
DEFENDER
IS
FORCED
TO
COME
CENTRAL
TO
PROVIDE
COVER
BUT
AT
THE
SAME
TIME
KEEPS
THE
RED
WIDE
MIDFIELDER
ON
THEIR
RADAR
THE
BLUE
DOUBLE
TEAM
COMMIUNICATE
TO
SHAPE
UP
AND
SHOW
THE
RED
PLAYER
ON
THE
BALL
TO
THE
OUTSIDE
AWAY
FROM
DANGEROUS
AREAS
–
THE
LEAST
DANGEROUS
PLAYER
IS
THE
RED
CENTRAL
MIDFIELDER
AT
THIS
MOMENT
KEY
COACHING
POINTS
.
1.
REACT
.
2
DECISION
3.
PRESSURE
SUPPORT/COMMUNICATION
4.
COVER,
BALANCE
,
DEPTH
INCL
GK
POSITION
.
5.
FURTHER
RECOVERY
IF
NEEDED
.
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