Defend The Box From CrossesU16 soccer defending drill

What it trains

Defend three crosses into the box as a back three, clear the ball wide and start the next attack.

Two things to watch

• Defenders mark the space in front of the attacker, not the attacker's shirt, so the cross is headed away from goal
• The nearest defender attacks the ball, the middle one holds the six yard line and the far one covers the back post