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Soccer Defend Deep
Defending Deep is a conservative defense and the opposite of “Pushing Up”. It refers to leaving your Fullbacks deep on your half of the field, usually within your “Defensive Third” and sometimes within your Penalty Box (you can give them specific boundaries to stay within, such as to not come past the top of the Soccer Penalty Box Arc unless it is to kick away a loose ball). The primary reason for Soccer Defending Deep would be if the opposing Forwards are faster than your Fullbacks (if the opponent’s Forwards are faster, they can get “Breakaways” and score easy goals). Another reason might be if you don’t have subs and leave your FB’s deep to reduce their running and conserve their energy, so you don’t have to sub them. The advantages of Defending Deep are that you won’t give up soccer goals on “breakaways” and that your Fullbacks will be in position to defend your goal. The disadvantage is that your Fullbacks don’t support your attack as they do if you “Push Up”. On Premium there is a great deal of information about how to teach “Defending Deep” and how to attack a “Packed In Soccer Defense“. See Should You Push Up In Soccer When You Attack’
Soccer Defending Deep
See “Soccer Defend Deep”, above.