Zone 1

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Zone 1
Zone 3
Zone 2
Zone 5
Zone 4
Zone 6
Zone 7
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• Zone vs. Man Marking
• Zone defense is played by guarding an area of the
  field.
• Man marking is man to man defense. It is done by
  staying with a player away from the ball. The
  closer that player is to the ball, the tighter he
  needs to be marked.
• For the most part we play Zone defense, but we
  need to man mark within zones.
• Rules
• The center back is the only person that should
  follow the ball. This person provides support
  for the first defender (the defender on the
  ball).
• All other backs and midfielders must either mark
  a man, or guard a zone.
• Zones 2, 5 and 6 are the key scoring zones. If
  the ball is in one of those zones, everyone in
  all 3 of those zones needs to be marked. The
  closer a person is to the ball, the tighter he
  needs to be marked. The urgency is to get the
  ball out of these zones.
• No matter where the ball is, everyone in Zone 2
  that cannot be put in an offsides position needs
  to be man marked. When possible we need to push
  up to not allow people into Zone 2.
• Zones 1, 3, 4 and 7 only require marking if the
  ball is in that zone. 1 person should be on the
  ball. Other players in the zone need to be
  marked. Zones next to the one with the ball need
  to be guarded.
• If the ball is in Zones 4-7, everyone needs to
  pull up as high as possible to limit the space
  available in Zones 1-3, and to allow the
  goalkeeper space to operate.
• If the ball gets played from Zones 1-3 out to
  Zones 4-7, everyone needs to push up quickly to
  limit the space available in Zones 1-3. The
  center back and goalie need to recognize this and
  yell for everyone to push up.