Inside Sport

Defender Tips


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By zimbos_05 - 10 Jan 2011 12:50 PM

So i figured this is the best place to ask this or post it.

Im a defender. Im a fairly tall bloke, about 1.85 in height and weigh 70kg. My biggest problem is getting my legs moving. Im often very flat footed on the floor and my legs just dont want to get a move on when i run and stuff. They feel very weighted and lacty.

The other problem i have is my shot. I used to have a good shot on me before, now i cant get any power at all behind the ball. Absolute tosh all. Most of my shots are placements with no real power at all. I often tends to be off balance a lot when taking a shot.

Anybody out there wanting to help please or suggest exercises i could or should be doing to improve in the areas ive noted.
By localstar - 4 Feb 2011 2:16 PM

If you have trouble hitting shots powerfully, how do you manage big defensive clearances?

Pass the ball to the strikers and let them do the shooting... and concentrate on your purely defensive skills.