
What Zone Defense Should I Use with my Youth Team
A Zone Defense can be a great way to slow down your opponents…

Man-Down Defense: One Man Shut-Off
This is a simple play we see teams use quite often to disrupt…

Short-Stick Sideline Clear
This is a simple but genius variation on a standard Clearing…

“Over!” Redirect Clearing Pass Drill for Defense 2
Use this simple long passing drill to practice those critical…

6-on-6 Face-Off Clearing Drill
We love letting our players scrimmage at practice, but we make…

1-on-1 Defend the Cone Drill
This Dodging and Defense Drill is a quick and easy way to teach…

2-on-1 Build-Up Drill
This is a great drill you can use any day at practice to teach…

“Hammer” 1-on-1 Triple Ground Ball Drill
This is a simple, fun drill that you can do with boys and girls…

Don’t “Over-Commit” on Defense
We love Defense, but it can be very difficult to teach younger…

