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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At U12, there's not specific training needed for defenders.  They need basic skills: ball striking with both feet, good first touch, taking balls out of the air, speed and quickness.  If your child masters those skills, and I mean not just become proficient but truly master them, he/she will be the best defender around.[/quote]

Positioning and cutting off angles, 2 v 1 situations on a defender, 3 v 1,  our club definitely works with defense.  In addition to where they move when one of them goes up, overlaps, etc.  also- who stays back and how far.  Closing the gap between midfield, etc.  Movement is critically important.

There is so much to defense.  It’s just not taught here.  They usually just stick some fast, big/aggressive kids with little skill/game knowledge.  That’s not the same in the rest of the world.[/quote]

Just go in and play the body — make enough contact to knock them off the ball, but not down, is essentially what is “taught” here.[/quote]

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