Becoming better at defending

Hi. I coach an U11 team. I'm looking for advice on how to improve our players' defending abilities. Specifically, so they dive into tackles less, turn their back when going into 1-1 less, and are generally harder to get past. Any coaching tips/messages/drills would be much appreciated. Thanks.

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0 Lee Cooper over 3 years ago

morning Gary

for me its more visually being able to recognise When to defend, so can you get up quick to possibly change the direction of play, can you push them into areas where there is no space can you recognise a bad touch or pass.

suprisingly i use lots of non contact defending pratices and underloads to help with this
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0 Lee Cooper over 3 years ago

morning Gary

for me its more visually being able to recognise When to defend, so can you get up quick to possibly change the direction of play, can you push them into areas where there is no space can you recognise a bad touch or pass.

suprisingly i use lots of non contact defending pratices and underloads to help with this
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Becoming better at defending