Developing Defenders

Monday June 15th 9.00am BST / 6.00pm AEST / 8.00pm NZT

In our latest Player Development Project webinar event, we continue our series of discussions around position specific work and how you can create sessions to assist your players. This time, we focus on how coaches can support young players develop defensive skills and problem solving ability.

UEFA A Licensed Academy Coach, Mark Lyons will join the conversation with PDP Hosts, Dave Wright and Dan Wright, for an interactive discussion with a defensive focus.

These three UEFA A licensed expert coaches will present some practical ideas for discussion, including some of their favourite session plans. You’ll be able to ask questions on the run and discuss ideas with other PDP members.

Book your place by clicking the button below and don’t miss another fantastic learning opportunity.

Our Presenters

Dave Wright

Dave Wright

Dave is a UEFA A licensed coach and Co-Founder of Player Development Project. He has 17 years’ coaching experience in England, Australia and New Zealand with players at all levels. During five years in the UK, Dave worked for Premier League club, Fulham FC and Championship club, Brentford FC. Dave is now working at A-League club, Melbourne Victory FC as U20 Coach. Dave’s eBook, Performance Soccer Coach: A Guide to Positive Player Development is available on Amazon.

Dan Wright

Dan Wright

Dan Wright is an academy coach at a Premier League club. He holds the UEFA A Licence and the FA Advanced Youth Award and has extensive coaching experience working in high-performance environments in the UK and Africa. Dan is Technical Advisor at PDP and host of the On The Grass Podcast series.

Mark Lyons

Mark Lyons

Mark is the Pre-Academy Co-ordinator & Lead Coach at a Premier League academy, and holds a UEFA A License.

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