When teaching soccer defense, teach your First Defender that if he or she gets beat, the Second Defender should be there to slow down the onball attacker. If a defender gets beat by the onball attacker, he or she must get goal side and either become the First Defender again or be a Second Defender.

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More ideas from other soccer coaches for using SoccerHelp's "Dribble Around a Cone and Pass Relay Race" soccer practice game.

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One of the big challenges of building a good rec soccer team is having players with varying athletic abilites and skills. If your team is young or inexperienced with a Zone Defense make sure demonstrate how First Defender/Second Defender and a basic Zone Defense works.

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