1. Stand the player up and don't dive in.
2. See the player and the ball at all times. Focus on the ball when defending one versus one.
3. Keep the player in front of you.
4. Bend your knees and be on your toes.
5. Be prepared to move backwards and or to the side quickly.
6. Listen to your teammates behind you. They can give you directions, such as steering the player to the touchline, inside or to make a tackle when there's an opportunity.
7. Work to make attackers make mistake - have patience and don't faill for feints.
8. Force the attacker into pressure - where there are other defenders.
9. Work to keep the ball in front of you - it's fine to let an attacker have the ball with his back turned to you away from goal. No need to foul.
10. If support is behind, increase pressure and look to win the ball.
11. Close distance while ball is traveling to the player. Make the attacker make a mistake because they think you're going to win the ball.
12. Stay on your toes and avoid standing flat footed - that's how a defender gets beat.
13. Defenders must tighten up when getting close to goal so defenders can win balls when attackers makes mistakes.
14. Play hard and with intensity - don't give up even if you get beat, track back towards the goal.
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