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About this cycle
This cycle focuses on the ability to defend together and protect the central area. The work involves closing down around the ball, shutting down the inside, and defending as a unit to limit dangerous spaces. The sessions emphasize defensive coordination, good collective positioning, and support among players. The objective is to teach players to make the central area difficult to play through and to defend in an organized manner.
Cycle objectives
- Protect the goal axis and close the inside.
- Narrow the distances between players to defend together.
- Maintain a good collective positioning in the defensive phase.
- Make the block difficult to penetrate in dangerous areas.
Cycle objectives & focus areas
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