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I have taught my players how to mark generally through shadowing and t-marking but would like to show the GK and GD how to defend the circle, working together.Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Denise Coach, Australia
The best way is to "split" the circle up, either top and bottom or side to side, by this I mean have one defender near the goal post and one up the top of the circle or both of them either side of the goal post. You then make them move all the time either by telling them to move and then say switch and they have to swap over or by throwing a ball across the circle and they have to defend their sides etc. You then add attack player in and have the attack player go for the pass and if one defender is defending her but she gets away that defender has to yell to the other that she has lost her and the other one is to pick her up. Its imperative that they talk to each other all the time and be on their toes all the time to be quick off the mark. Hope this helps
