Soccer Defending Drills - 2v2 defending drill to force attackers wide

Set up: • Set up a 15x20 yard area • Place 2 cones 2.5 yards in from the 20-yard sideline in with the baseline to create 3 gates • 2 small goals placed in the corner of the opposite baseline • 2 defenders and 2 attackers Instructions: The defenders will start at the end where the gates are and attackers will start at the end where the goals are. The defenders will start with the ball and they pass it to the attackers, the attackers must try and dribble the soccer ball through the middle gate if they do this they will get 2 points and the defender will get 0 points. If the attacker dribbles through the smaller gate they will get 1 point however the defender will get 2 points If the defender is able to get the ball out of bounds they will get 1 point however if they steal the ball and score a goal they will get 3 points. https://soccersourcecoaching.com/soccer-defending-drills/