Soccer Defending Drills - Protect the soccer ball

Set up: • Create a circle with a radius of 4 yards • 1 ball per pair. There will be 2 players in the circle; Player 1 who will be protecting the ball will stand in the middle with the soccer at their feet. Player 2 will position themselves behind player 1. Once in their position player, 1 will say “Go”. Player 2 will then start counting from 1 to 10, in that time period player 2 must knock the ball outside of the area while player 1 is trying to protect it. If player 1 managed to keep control of the ball for 10 seconds they will get 3 points however if player 2 manages to kick the ball or steal it they get 1 point. Players swap every time. https://soccersourcecoaching.com/soccer-defending-drills/