Intermediate
How Risky Are Your Tackles? | Soccer Tackling & Defending Explained
Coach's take: Teaches decision-making, not just mechanics. Genuinely excellent.
3.8
How to tackle in football
Soccer (Individual Skills) / Popular
Block tackle, poke tackle and the slide tackle without fouling.
What coaches agree on
- Get low with bent knees and stay light on your toes as you close the attacker down, so you're balanced and ready to move.
- Angle your approach to show the attacker onto their weaker foot, reading their tendencies and first touch for clues on which way to push them.
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Common mistakes
- Lunging or diving into the tackle before the attacker actually gives you an opening leaves you beaten, or gives away a needless foul.
- Poking at the ball with your toe, catching it with the outside of your foot, or leaning back instead of driving your weight through it all make for a weak, injury-prone tackle.
Beginner
How to get kids to Tackle in Football - Battling for Possession
Coach's take: Genuinely useful session plan, steal this for training.
3.7
Intermediate
How To Tackle in Soccer (Win the Ball Without Fouling)
Coach's take: Real coaching — explains the why, not just the how. Minor plug at the end, easy to ignore.
3.7
Beginner
How to Block Tackle | Learn This Fundamental Skill Early
Coach's take: Live coaching with a kid, not just a talking head — you see the technique land.
3.7
Beginner
How To Slide Tackle Properly: Understand The Scenarios
Coach's take: Explains not just how to slide tackle, but how not to get carded doing it.
3.6
Intermediate
How to master the SLIDE TACKLE (without fouling!)
Coach's take: This is what separates a defender who reads the game from one who just lunges — genuinely valuable stuff.
3.5
Intermediate
How to Tackle CORRECTLY In Soccer | Essential Techniques and Tips
Coach's take: Detailed, technically sound, and covers the decision-making too.
3.5
Intermediate
The SHORTCUT to winning EVERY tackle
Coach's take: Solid, specific coaching under a clickbait title — worth the watch.
3.2
Beginner
#10 How To Slide Tackle |The Ultimate Soccer Guide | Play Like A Pro Soccer Player
Coach's take: Straightforward and honest — shows you the mechanics and doesn't sugarcoat that it hurts sometimes.
3.1
Beginner
How To Slide Tackle In Football Tutorial | Slide Tackle Tips For Beginners
Coach's take: Solid beginner intro, just a bit repetitive and loose in delivery.
3.0
Beginner
How to Tackle in Soccer
Coach's take: Specific, safety-minded coaching. Explains why the mistake hurts you, not just what to fix.
2.9
Intermediate
Master Defensive Soccer Techniques - Make more tackles when you play...
Coach's take: Good technique, but you're sitting through two upsells to get it.
2.9
Beginner
How To Slide Tackle in Soccer (Win the Ball Clean Every Time)
Coach's take: Good tackle technique buried under a messy, hard-to-follow transcript.
2.6
Intermediate
Don't Dive In | 1 vs 1 | Defending Drill | Football/Soccer
Coach's take: Practical and easy to run - good for building tackling discipline.
2.5
Beginner
How to Tackle in Soccer | Soccer Skills
Coach's take: Good basics, but stays generic. Could go a lot deeper.
2.5
Intermediate
How To Win More Tackles in Soccer (Steal the Ball Every Time)
Coach's take: Good tackle technique drowned in three separate sales pitches.
2.4
Beginner
How to Defend & Tackle in Soccer (Easy Beginner Method)
Coach's take: Nice defending fundamentals, but you won't learn much about the tackle itself here.
1.3