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Defensive Heading — Attack the Ball and Clear Wide

A technical defensive heading practice teaching players to attack an aerial ball and clear it away from central danger areas.

Improve defensive heading technique and safe clearance direction.
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Players
6
Duration
13 min
Equipment
Balls, Cones
Difficulty
Intermediate
Age group
U12–U18
Category
Defending
Type
Defending

Organization

Servers deliver from wide and central angles into defenders positioned around a marked box. Defenders head toward wide target zones rather than back into the middle.

Coaching Points

Move toward the ball; Contact with forehead; Strong neck and core; Head high and wide; Recover immediately after clearance

Progressions

  • Add an attacker competing for the header and a live second ball.

Regressions

  • Begin with hand-served balls from short distance.
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