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Enjoy the issue, Mite Lief. Editor Ere ‘© WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions available at www.worldclasscoaching.com Coacean®. gD Sty, Part2 Becoming a Great Striker Te Session Topics Attacking, Functional, Goalsoring This article is part two ofa series that focuses on how to develop stirs. Each eric includes a session that highlights a key factor and describes exerises and _games that wl help you develop that aspect with your team. The series hasbeen contributed by Steve Crane, a former professional player for seven yearsin England and New Zealand, Crane holds a USSFA Lcense, NSCAA Advance Regional Diploma and an FA Coaching Lcense. This article focuses on finishing. Don’t Miss Your Opportunity, Shoot on Sight ‘This session is designed to encourage your players not to waste their shooting opportunities, to build confidence in your attacking players ‘and as a tool to help your midfielders and forwards become more prolificin front of goal. Ian attacking player knows they are not going to be cited for taking a shot, the more likely they are to pull the trigger. The old adage of “f you don't shoot, you won't scores very true, Too many young players try to dribble the bal into the goal rather than taking the opportunity to shoot when it presents tel. Warm-Up Field size—50 yards lng, andthe width ofthe penalty area. Use a goal ateachend with a goalieepr in each. The sessions based on having 16 to 18 eld players and two goalkeepers, but can be modified to just about any number of players. Organize your eld players into groups of four (wth diferent colored bibs) with one ball between each group. They begin by passing the ball with short pases. When ether goalkeeper als your team coor, the player onthe bal strikes the bal easily into the goalkeepers arms. The eeper then throws the ball outto another inthe same group and the passing continues. Stop every few minutes to stretch dynamically, making sure all muscle groups arestretched. Continue and move to longer passes, followed by driven strikes, with ‘more power, butstil into the goalkeepers arms. A Al Attacking Player _ Path of Player a ae Lo 9 tenting Bayes 2 eeu, aes ‘WORLD CLASS COACHING Thousands ofTaning Sessions avalable at wwniworldcasscoaching cmSTAGE 2 The same field size is used again, Split your players into two teams. One team starts on the end line Where it meets the penalty box, the other team i ined up atthe half, line, One team isthe shooting team; the other is the passing team, The shooting team has all the balls. Depending on your numberof players you can use just one goal, or Ifyou have a lot of players, split into four teams and workinto two goals The fst player in the shooting team dives a pas int the ist player ‘onthe passing team and runs toward the gol. The passing payer Coaching Points asses the ball back othe shooter who attempts to score with a fist «= Make a good connection with ball eeping knee and head __timeshoton goal. He then ois the passing team; the passer Joins the over body to eep ball down shooting team. + Time the run onto the pass; don't get ahead ofthe passer + When approaching forthe shot try to take alookat the goalkeepers position to assist in shot selection + Take short strides before striking to maintain balance. Long strides when approaching the ball make you unbalanced Continue this dil so each player gets several repetitions, then change starting position to the opposite side of goal to change the angle of shot, encouraging lft and right footed shooting. STAGE 3 Continuing on the same theme but now split the player into three groups, maintaining a passing team (A) and a shooting team. The thitd group now starts midway between the two teams and becomes, Passing team (8) Now the passing team A passes a ball into passing team B who plays squat bal for the shooter to run onto and strike on goal This again, changes the angle ofthe shot and makes for a more difficult technical shooting dil. Passer Athen jins passing team B, while the square passer (B) joins the shooting team, and so on, Again, get lots of repetitions fr each player and switch sides again to work on both left and right foot shooting, Coaching Points + Make. good connection with ball keeping knee and head over ball Take short strides before striking to maintain balance. Long strides tokeep shoot down ‘when approaching the ball makes you unbalanced + Time the run onto the pass; dont get ahead ofthe passer + Think about placing or bending the ball past the goalkeeper, itis + When approaching forthe shot try to take look atthe goalkeepers easier to control when the balls moving across your body position to assistn shot selection WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions available at www.worldclasscoaching.com‘STAGE 4 The next tageis a fast paced, nonstop, shoot on sight game. For this you will need thee teams of six players each and two goals with goalkeepers. (you can modify the numbers and field size to your specications. Only two teams play atone time, (One team sts oft the side. The other two teams play. To stay on the field the team must sore. Ifthey do the other team i off and the team ‘on the sie comes straight on and receives the ball from the goalkeepers and the game continues. The oncoming team always starts with the ball. Rules + Ifa team shoots and misses the target, they must leave the fed, their opponents stay on + Ifa team shoots and the goalkeeper tips the ball aay and it goes out of bounds, the shooting team goes off « Ifa team shoots and the goalkeeper catches the ball play continues. with both teams staying on + Ifthe ball goes out of bounds anywhere around the fed, the last team to touch it goes off This essionisa shoot on sight game. The importance of shooting as soon asan opportunity arises must be stressed tothe players, andthe coach may step in after aplay has finished and re-run the play o the players see the benefits of shooting ealy. The longer you hold onto the ball, the quicker the shooting chance disappears. Coaching Points + Creating a shooting opportunity by moving the ball quickly, either ‘when dribbing or passing + Don't be aftald to shoot, what the worst that can happen? + Technique + Shot selection + When to shoot with Power or Finesse + Shooting early can catch the goalkeeper and defenders out of position or flatfooted The winning team is the team at the end ofthe session that has scored the most goals Posen © WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions availabe at www.worldclasscoaching.comGr er etey Technical Development Contolling Balls on the Ground SERS 02) Session Topics - Technical, Receiving, Passing, Possession Thissession is contributed by Aaron Brunner Director of Youth Development for Prince Wiliam Courage. Brunner conducted a series of esions fr the Virginia Youth Soccer Associaton. Ech session covered a different technical topic This ste second of four articles from Brunner presentations. Thissession focuseson controling batson the ground. Groups of Three or Four Play the ball between the cones to a receiving player and follow the pass. The receiving player controls the ball to either side so that the pass back is made from outside of the cones. Use a variety of surfaces and techniques to contol and pss Methods to Control and Pass + Inside/Inside + Outside/Inside « Inside across body/Inside of Opposite foot + Outside R/ Outside L + Sole Acros body R /InsideL, etc. Coaching Points + Good first touch away from pressure (behind cone) + Controlon the move ~no standing + Clean technique: Fllspeed + Have an idea of where you want to go and play good balls back 3 1in Triangle Three players are on the outside of the triangle. One defenders on the inside and must stay in the triangle. The outside payers ae limited to playing two-touch. Ifthe defender intercepts a pass then he changes places with the attacker who last the bal Coaching Points + Body position and change direction ofball on fist touch + Subtle uid movements with knees and arms bent + Give good angles, good fst touch; keep ball moving + Have fun WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions available at www.worldclasscoaching.com ConcaINTERNATIONAL COACHING SEMINAR DUTCH COACHING METHODS CLR JAN PRUIJN ee Cer Former Head of Ajax International Youth Dee ues JIMMY GILLIGAN eC Cou eid te er eeu Ca nC CSS Ee Ce SEAN HOLMES Cee ee ng eee ecu ae) Seo anced JOHN WALKER Ce eA ‘Asst Coach Canadian U20 Women's World CT) Bom EARS) or visit WORLDCLASSCOACHING.COM3v1ina 10x 10-Yard Grid ‘This isthe same game as above but now the defender can go anywhere inside the square. Coaching Points += MUST havea god fist touch or you willbe under pressure immediately 4v3 +1 tothe End line The defending team must drop one player back into ther own end Zone, The attacking team scores by controling the ballin the end zone by passing or dribbling it the defending team wins the ball they ust pas it back to thelr player in their end zone before they can attack Coaching Points + Use proper technique to keep possession of the ball + Reinforce all Coaching Points above 4v4Game Goals are added tothe previous game and the teams play with regular soccer ules WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions available at www.worldclasscoaching.com_ Sess Possession Practices U17 Canadian National Team Se Session Topics - Technical, Passing, Possession This session is contributed by Rob Gale whois an assistant coach with the U1? Canadan National Team. Gaels aso the Technic! Director forthe Manitoba Soccer Assocation, You can dlc ier the online version of ths magazine to see WORLD CLASS COACHING books and DVDs by Rab Gale. Warm-Up Eighteen players in a 30 x 30-yard square with another 10x 10-yard square in the center, Half of the players start with a bal. All ofthe players move freely around the area and between the other payers. They begin by throwing the ball toa teammate who calls their name if they want to receive it. Progression 1 ‘The players bounce the ball to another player. Progression 2 The players ol the ball to another payer. Progression 3 The players now dribble the bal and perform take-over. Progression 4 In the final progression of the wanm-up the yellow team stays nthe center square working on take-over’ ina tight space. The red team is juggling in the large area. On the coaches command, the reds have to bring the ball down, change pace, turn and then change pace again. The teams swap roles, after couple of minutes. Coaching Points + Head up, finding space + Early Communication = Open body shape to receive «+ Have a picture in your mind of what youre going to do before you receive + Accelerate after a pass or reception Posen © WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions availabe at www.worldclasscoaching.comU17 Canadian National Team sion Practice S00 - oc Possession Eighteen players are ina 40x 40-yard square with four Sx S-yard squares, one in each comet. The players are divided into thre teams of sx. Any four playets startin the comer boxes Players move and dribble wth the balls then must pla tothe target player inthe comer boxes. The corner player passes outa different side and another player must ead the pass and move toreceive the ball fom the target payer Progression 1 Contition player in comers to take two touches-one with each foot — ‘know your surroundings and open up with fist touch Coaching Points + Open body shape to receive + Quality of passing- weight and accuracy + Must play out from the comer ata new angle as ifsimulating playing away from pressure + Movement to receive should be ealy and dynamic —then dribble away and find space “\ Final Progression (ne team stands inthe four comer boxes andthe remaining two players serve as wide target players onthe outside ofthe area, The other two teams play 6 v6 keep-away but they can both use the neutral players ceatinga 12 6 advantage forthe tam in possession. Ere WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions available at www.worldclasscoaching.com ConcaMiata eal Ercan > poe pre dy reenter i eae a OTE PSS p to) Prenton practices and training sessions of the world’s ee Cem une tied eee ee et) Pee iret that you can immediately incorporate into Semen at ee eee De terns Perereet eedSession Topics - Defending, Small-Sided Games This session i contributed by Wayne Hartson io is the Technica Director of Youth fort in Football lub inthe UAE. The session focuses on transitioning to attack after defending. This the frst of atwo part article Objective The defending numbered team has to defend, regan possession then break quickly onthe counterattack to score in one of their opponents goals They must shoot within six second of winning the ball In this exercise we are focusing on counter attacking quichly through free ‘wide spaces. You can introduce and practice the other methods. Which ‘one is most successful may depend on the makeup of your teams players. Try them all and see, AFunctional Exercise Thisisa5 v6 game in favor ofthe attacking team. We are working witha back three and one defending midfielder to gain possession and counter attack quickly to score into the small goals. The neutral players (A) and () play for both teams and so when the defending team gains possession they become wingers who break wide into the fee zones forthe counter attacking team. Now the game has a 7 v4 overload in favor of the countering team, The defending tam cannot enter the wide free zones andthe atacking team now tas seconds to score a goal Alternatively, when the defending team wins the bal, they have to run it to the end line instead of coring in the goal. Use the penalty boxas the ofside line In this example, a bad pass by (0) has been intercepted by a defender (4). This could be a a result of winning tackle by a defending player to start the attack; ora shot saved by the keeper to start the counter play Player 4can play it rectly toa wide player (11) or ashe does here through another teammate (3) We must break through the wide areas though as that is where the most space fs quaranteed because the wide zones are free, Initially we want success with the counterattack so we make it easy toachieve. Then increase the difficulty and insist that the wide player Cannot score directly but the goal must be scored by an inside player (or the wide player cn bring the ball inside to score but then the defender can confront and tackle him). gL, WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions available at www.worldclasscoaching.com SORESPhase of Play Thisisa7 v8 in the attacking teams favor to challenge te defending ‘team. It is played on half of a field with three goals. The focusis on the back four defenders with the two defensive micfield players infront of them trying to cose opponents down and screen passes into the strikers ‘An offside line isin place that we encourage the defenders to try to stayin front of ong asthey an, Players Eand Fare neutral player and play withthe team in possession. When possession changes and the defending team isattacking, the game becomes a9 v6 n the counter attacking (numbered) teamis favor; to help the quick counterattack be a siucessful on. they score in the small goals, then the orginal attacking team starts with the bal again. Coaching Points + Defenders staying high using the offside ine as a guide «Pressing when the ball gets closer to goal (being ‘outnumbered they cannot push out and press so they have Keep score to make the game competitive. ‘tobe patient + Staying compact as a back four but working onthe individual positioning ofeach player Observe the defending fullback (2) positioning in particular and stop ‘them from pressing the opposite attacking fullback and leaving the ide player free (encouraging patience) as thisis often a problem in ‘his session where the opponents attacking fullback (A) plays a pass inside to (H) and the receiver then passes outside tothe wide player (€)and behind our out of position fullback (2) + Midfield two screening passes into the strikes and pressing theball when they need to + Regaining possession anda transition mind set + Playing through the lank players as quicly as possible « Playing through whoever is open and inthe best postion to attack quickly + Quality play maintaining quick possession anda shot on goal within eight seconds Here player (A) makes a bad pass and itis intercepted by the center back (4), Immediately players (€) and (F) become attacking players and create width for (4) to pass to them (now numbered 7 and 11 respectively) If possible the team can now counter attack quickly with one or two touch passes. Player 7 Receives the quick pass form Player 4 and plays, another quick pass to midfielder (6) who scores a goal within eight seconds ofthe team gaining possession. Te tree goals can represent the strikers in an actual game situation so itis as ifthey are trying to get the ball tothe strikers as soon a possible, Conca © WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Talning Sessions avallable at www.worldclasscoaching.comCen CeTansltion Game for Defending and Counter Atackin Sess . 2c You can vary the number of players to increase the difficulty for the defending team both in defending and counter attacking, Here Wwe have a 68 agains that tums into an 8v6 going in the other direction. You can play around with the numbers to get what you need. ‘Adding More Players ‘thee size gets bigger and numbers increase extend the offside line pushing it forward so the defense keeps pushing the opponents high up the el. ‘The fields in reality penalty box to penalty box; about 80x50. ‘Now we add another goal to the game rather than the small goals previously soit is mor ike an actual game situation. Itis now a 9v8 smallsided game, Players (6) and (H) are on the attacking team intially. When possession changes andthe defending team are now attacking; the game becomes a 10 7 going the ther ‘way and in ther favor; to help the quick counterattack bea successful one. en ‘© WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions avalable at wwwwworkdclasscoaching.comety ‘Transition Game for Defending and Counter Attacking [neue EE Striker (F) shoots on goal and the keeper saves. He immediately begins the counter attack. The initial atackis through the lank positions. Thered players (once (6) and(H) and now (7) and (11) attacking the other way), must get touch ine wide and into the outside free zones where they cannot be tacked (thisis to aid the speed ofthe counterattack). The keeper throws ‘the ball wide to (7) here andthe counterattack begins. An altemate counter attack can be through the middle straight into the striker (9). buildup is through te back four then it wl ikely take longer, and the essence of tis beaks speed, so look to attack from fee lank postion or directly tothe strike. The stritr must beable tobe stongand hold the ball up well and support players have to get there as quicly as possible. So we go from the letters team having an overload of players ina 9 v8 in ther favor toan overload in the counter attacking numbers team ofa 10 'v7Thisisa great session forthe defending team as their reward for defending well and winning possession sto have the opportunity to counter attackand score themselves. More and more profesional tams are paying this way; defending patently then attacking with pace on gaining possession. Thisis also ageat mental psychological workout forthe players because their thinking hast IMMEDIATELY switch fom a defending mentality toan attacking mentality and their bodies have to react accordingly to this with quick actions. Ifthe mave breaks down, again; sucessful MIND AND BODY TRANSITION fas to occur but this time going from an attacking mentality toa defensive ‘ne; and thsis an area coaches need to constantly work on wit their players. Progression Play 11 v9 (actually in effect an 11 v 11) om a fll ized field with the two wide players acting for both teams depending on who has possesion. Play on the fll size field with free zones on eachsideto play into ensure the counter is quickand definite and able to happen everytime the defending team wins the ball, Develop the idea though diferent pats of the fed. + Through the wide players as above + Through the central midfield players + Through the fullbacks (NOW fullbacks can enter the free zones too in order to make it more game realistic) « Play straight to the strikers iit is possible + Open it up so both teams can defend in the wide areas + Now its areal 11 v 11 game with no restrictions or conditions + Allow little more time to get a shot on goal ast is now afl fied, perhaps 14 seconds initially but bring the time down as they get efficient and «develop and improve to perhaps 10 seconds to score from regaining possession and making the fst pss. Recap Begin with functional exercise, move on toa phase of ply, develop into a smal-sded game. Finish with an 11v11 game situation. ‘We need 20 players maximum or we can atematiely have the woe mitfild fou plying fo both teams oly 1 playerae required. You can vary the set-up based on what youre trying to achiev. Sem eaies ‘WORLD CLASS COACHING Thousands ofTaning Sessions avalable at wwniworldcasscoaching cmSegty COS cUTTC) Playing Through Be SSMS TT Session Topics - Passing, Possession, attacking, This session has been contributed by Cris Panayitou, Youth Director of Coaching for Middleton-Yahara Socer lub. The sesion was conducted by James Colins, Assistant Academy Directo, with the U16 Crewe Alexandra Academy team. The focus ofthe pratceison playing through balls. 8v8 The session begins witha 10 minute game 8 8. The players are ‘encouraged to play two-touch as much a possible Coaching Points + Communication + Movement + Shape + Decisions Four Groups of Four Player 2 completes a give-and-go with Player I dribbes to. cone five yards away, tums and then completes another give-and-go before joining the end of the line, Player 1 remains the wall passer until the other players have each gone nce, Player 2then becomes the wal passer. Coaching Points + Correct weight of the pass + Passes to feet (or just in front) + One touch from wall passer Progression Thesame patter is performed again but now with double passes. WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions available at www.worldclasscoaching.com ConcaSees} Paying Through Gals CTC cc, Double Pass and Move Player 1 passes to Player 2 and follows his pass Player 2lays i back, tums around the cone and maves tothe next cone. The same pattern is completed bac tothe fist cone. Once the fst pair of players moves past the second cone, the next et of players completes the same pattern, Playing Through Tiss an exercises with two teams of four on the same field. Large cones are spread throughout the area. A target player ison each end ofthe fel, Each team has aballandtres to move itas quickly 2s Possible rom one target to the next for one point. The team withthe ‘most point t the end of two minutes, wins Coaching Points + Quickly ply through the gaps + Shift the balls from one side tothe next + Encourage ceaiity with give-and-qoes and no touch passes + Shape Progression One defender is added. The defender can nt intercept passes to or from the target player. Coaches Emphasis + Dont panic + Play quickly + Know whatyoute trying to acomplish Posen © WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions availabe at www.worldclasscoaching.comgee. COS cUTTC) Play 4 a 1) co Conditioned Game This is a9 v9 game that requires the attacking team to playthrough the set of cones onthe attacking end before they can score. Coaching Points + Keep Angles + Which foot -utsde/inside + Clever forward play + Pass with a purpose Shooting and Finishing The server plays a pass to one of the players who then sets it for the player inthe other line That player then takes a one-touch shot. Vary the types of services, Free Play Theteams ae allowed to play without restriction forthe last 10 minutes of the session, The coach looks for things that were emphasized during the session. Ere WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions available at www.worldclasscoaching.com ConcaCoaching Resources for the World’s Most Innovative Soccer Coaches BA LOIRE DOIN SEES TELA ER ILESoccer eyeQ Field Vision 1) Session Topics - Technical, Receiving, Passing, Possession Kevin McGreskn isthe Technical Director at Soccer eyeQ, ands highly respected as one of the top feld vision and game awareness spedalit inthe UK and ‘currently lectures on the prestigious UEFA Pro Licence & UEFA A Licence, the highest coaching awards in Europe. Kevin hols the UEFA Licence through thee diferentnational assocations - English A, ish FA. and Welsh FA~ and works closely with a numberof professional dubs, from rst teamto academy, across England hss the st ofa two-part aril on traning fed vision. Insoccer, almost everything players do and almast every decision they make is because of what they see — and the sooner a player sees something, the quicker they can act. Improving players "field visio’, the awareness of everything around them, will help them become a much more dynamic and effective player. Soccer eyed presents a range of innovative exercises, which rain and develop the essential sills and habit required fr expert eld vision, Asa result your player wll possess greater awareness on and off the ball and see the game” mote clearly enabling them to anticipate the pay, make better decisions and do the right thing a the right time, How many times have you told your players to havea look over their shoulder? Plenty Ibet, and they probably still dont doit Well this st ‘veri focuses on exactly that -the players having that ook. Tis simple, yet effective, dil forces the player totale theres off the bal and see the detail of whats happening behind them — nt jut go through the motions of moving their head as quickly as they can! For mare exercises that develop you players’vision and awareness take advantage ofthis special time-timited offer which iexclusiv to World Class Coaching Subscribers. Visi the ink below o receiv an incredible 25% off This offers good until February 15th, 2011. (Gick here fra special 25% off only avalabe to WCC susbeibers. Exercise 1 ‘Arrange thre players a line wth 10 yards between each playe. The ‘two outside players each havea ball and two visual cues (one yellow, ane ed), Asan outside playerpasses int Player 3, the opposite outside player must fash avsual cue, which Player3 must spot and call out the color before receiving the ball. The visual cue forces the players to"see"” whats behind them, notjust go through the motions of moving their heads, The progesion has the player carry outa specific game action in response tothe visual cue they see. Player3 should, ideally only be using ony tw touches inthe center—one to sift the ball and oneto play the pass Payer 3 musta aut the color ofthe visual ce during the ‘veri tis isan important secondary task that not only demonstrates they have correctly spotted the visual cue but also gets them used to communicating during play. Sans ‘© WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions available at www.worldclasscoaching.com ConcaCoaching Points + Player flashes visual cue as pass played, not before + Player 3 looks over shoulder after pass by outside players + Good quality return passes by Player 3to outside players + Ensure players look over both shoulders during exercise —some will continually only ook over one side + Ensure players use both feet during the exercise Progression + Add two markers (one yellow, one red) approximately three yards apart + Player 3 stands between and two to three yards behind the two markers + Player 1 passes (A) to Payer 3 + Player 3 must spot visual cue (B) and call out the color (C), before receiving the ball + Player 3 must shift the ball (0) around the same colored matker as the visual cue + Player3 then makes aretum pass (E) to Player 1 + Player3 then moves into position (F) to continue the exercise with ass (6) ftom Player 2 + Player 3 mus spot visual cue (H) and cal out the color (0, before receiving the bal + Player 3 must hit the ball) around the same colored marker as the visual cue + Player 3 then makes aretum pass (K) to Player 2 + Player 3 then moves into position (F) to continue te exercise with ass (6) ftom Player 2 Coaching Points: + Player lashes visual ce as pass is played by outside player, not before + Player3 looks over shoulder aftr pass by outside players, + Good touch to shift ball out of feet and beyond correct cone + Player 3 should play using only two touches, one to shift and one to pass Posen © WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions availabe at www.worldclasscoaching.coma Dealing with Early Crosses omen —— eis Ac: Session Topics - Goalkeeping Contributed by Lawence Fie o FieSocer.com. Fines wellknown thoughout the U.S. soccer community, and Fine publishes five weekly mall newsletters subscribed toby over 40,000 coaches worldwide. FineSoccer.coms frequented by thousands of soe coaches each week and hes archives of hundreds of training sessions and artes. This arte focuses on how to deal with early crosses. One ofthe most dificult things fora keeper to deal with is the early serve behing the defense. Ifthe keeper stays backeither the forward wins the ball and gets a good ‘pportuity on goal othe backwins the ball buts facing the goal ands putinto a dangerous postion of either giving up a corner kick or playing the ball blindly. Ifthe keeper comes out to win the ball thee isthe risk of geting beat to the ball by the opponent. Or, theres the possibilty ofa collision and the ball going fee. The thing that makes this uch a dfficult situation fora keeper to deal with sits so easy to not practice this situation because many coaches, find it dificult to recreate the situation. The best way to stat this shaving balls served in with no opposition and letthe keeper decide which balls ate realistic to go for and which aren't OTS WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions avalable at wwnwaworldclasscoaching.comhave sessions from MLS teams, top college programs and coaches like Tony DiC: Dorrance, Randy Waldrum and others.‘The server should vary the balls in so some might bend out, some might bend in and others are straight. Also var the trajectory ofthe ballsand the area they ar played into, Next, add one attacker into the equation. This player stats just ‘outside the 18 and makes a run into try to win the bal, The keeper has to decide whether the balls within theirange and also whether they can gto the ball before the attacker. Next, adda defender. The defender stats in a good postion but then would tum and try to beat the attacker tothe bal, The keeper now has to decide whether they can win the ball of, who Will et to the ball ist, the defender or the attacker. Justlike before have the balls served from different angles and ifferent trajectories. Gradually, work up to3 v4 going to goa plus the server. Hf you wantto make this more game related, you can addin counter attack goals so ifthe keeper or defending team wins the ball they try toscoreon the counterattack goals and the server joins in to defend. Early serves ae dificult for keepers in games because they rarely prepare for them and also because it takes experience and courage to ‘eal withthe oncoming players ina game situation. Going through this progression isan excellent way for keepers to prepare WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions available at www.worldclasscoaching.com_ gD Clty, Game Speed Soccer Conditioning A Conditioning ‘Scott Moody isthe founder and CEO of the educational research and traning organization, AthletFIT. After ten years of sucess at CAP ome ofthe largest youth sports performance centersin the country, hes now focusing hs attention on developing acurrcuum that bridges the gap between taining for sport andon-eld performance. Along with instructing young player at the Soccrfll Academy hes also working dosely wit well known equipment manufactures, to esearch ‘the effectiveness of thelr products on thls population, and creat programming and educational resources to advance the understanding of sports performance {raining in youth athletics. This artide discusses a progression of warm-ups that will iacreae the players abit tobe fast in ever changing game situations. Session Topi Over the last 10 years we have developed many different styes of agility programming, We have standard quick feet or cone agility programs, we have reactive agility programs, dribbling and moves based aility programs and we have passing and receiving agility programs. But many ofthese {ills are player focused and not team focused. They were great at developing an individual but lacked team oriented approach ince we are allabout bridging the gap between training andon-feld application we thought twas time to try something new. What we wanted todo this falls take the next step n our FLT. (Functionally Integrated Training) Program and begin to combine as many aspect of game speed as we could into two ar three Key warm-up drilsthat players could do before a session orbeforea game. Here is what we came up with. First, we needed to deter what physical, mental and technical factors make up “GAME SPEED.” We came up with the following 10: 1. Anticipation 6.Deceleraton 2, Recognition/Preparation 7.Change ofPace 3. Reaction 8. Speed withthe Bal 4, Separation 9. Speed Against Another Player 5. Acceleration 10. Communication/Decsion Making Speed ‘We were abe to get nine of the 10 factors ito one drill which turned out to be an incredible warm-up fr us. We then came up with 10 different speed dri off ofthis warm-up that ceated a great speed/agiity, possession based fitness session, We started with Diamond Movement Patterns where four players on four corners of a ciamond pattem had to coordinate simple movement of shufing, jockeying, sprinting, backpedaling and transitioning (or changing directions) at diferent angles. The key was to get them aut ofthe mindset of unig to cone and begin to focus on the ‘movement of those playes around them, reacting accordingly tothe runs made by the leader in the group. Next we integrated the ballin quick dribbling or moves of ofthese pattems. Tis progressed to quick movements off the ball to ceate space and receive a pass Now that we had them moringin set coordinated pattems, we integrated some decision making skill where the runs were not scripted cut, but instead became more instinctive. This led us up to this week, where we putin our Diamond Passing Player Choice Warm-Up. We put together some highlights ofhisin the video below. You cn view ths video by viewing this magazine in the Member Drils Database on our web site. SemArcane) Game Speed S00 . oc In this dil (last half of the video) we have one player running (run to the middle, shufle or run tothe right o left) and receiving a pass ftom the player opposite them. The runner wll pass back tothe passing player with one touch, and then perform the shuffle or run tothe right or left. The ‘receiving player will pass away fom the direction the runner decdes to go, andthe player thatthe runner shufles towards will have to fill the empty spot so we always have the four corner af the diamond covered. All passes are performed with one touch to emphasize quick passing and decision making (communication with thei teammates). ‘When we put ths in last week, many ofthe coaches were concerned that their players would have trouble picking up the pattem, but within a few minutes the drill was moving with some aspect of uidity and players were making quicker decisions. The last drilln the video youssee above ‘is what we now are using as a warm-up to get the players focused and warm-up their passing, movement and communication. The key isin the progression... Start off with one set patter, then get players tostart to focus on moving asa unit. Next, incorporate one new reaction item per ‘week unt you have progressed to something that almost looks ike controlled chaos! in this dill, an observer might be wondering what the heck {s going on, but the players seem to know where to go and how to keep the ball moving quickly. Thsisthe ist time that we have run this progression and we arestilin the process of building into our system, but week by week the players ate beginning to add more speed tothe cil and we are stating to see more confident decsion making ability, even asthe complexity increases. {Risone ting to get your players tobe able torun a fast ladder dil or a5-10-5 shuttle (where the pattems set, ts completely diferent tohave the players run fast ina pattern that sever changing, with pasing and receiving, while communicating with their teammates This is how we begin to train soccer speciicspeed. 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Wasted minutes add up to a delay in development for each and every player.” Discussing the importance of covering all of the important areas of development. Coach Shortage by Cantona7 “think the UEFA for Englishcitizensisdirt cheap.an Education is always an investment” = In response to an pointing out that England only has 2,769 ‘coaches that hold a UEFA B, Aor Pro compared to Spain with 23.995, Italy with 29,420 and Germany with 34,790 Player Evaluation by socrnewbi “think the written evaluation i geared more forthe parents to see how ttle Johnny is doing in the eyes ofthe coach” “This 1s part of a discussion about the value of player evaluations. Marking Strikers by morrbar “Have « clear general marking guideline players know in ‘general which other players they need to pickup and mark, as well as where they need to be looking to apply pressure and defend” Responding to a question about how to do deal with strikers playing in the space between defenders. (one pire From the 2010 WORLO CLASS COACHING international Coaches Tour IN THIS ISSUE + U17 Canadian National Team - Possession Games + Wayne Harrison - 11 v 11 Games to Train Transition and Counter Attacking + Technical Development - Passing + Soccer eyeQ - Field Vision Progression + Manchester United - Preseason Training Session + Technical Development - Shooting + FK Banik Most - Crossing and Finishing + Systems for Play - 8 v 8 Formations + International Coaches Tour - AFC Fiorentina + Psychological Momentum - Be World Class @ ‘© WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions available at www.worldclasscoaching.comMEM F200 ogesion Sans - 1) Session Topics Technical, Passing, Possession This session is contributed by Rob Gale whois an assistant coach with the U1? Canadian Wational Team Gale's abs the Technic! Director forthe Manitoba Soccer Assocation. Ths possession practice builds onthe session that was presented inthe January 2011 magaaine ick HERE toseea new DYD from WORLD ‘GLASS COACHING and Rob Gale. Possession 30 min. Sixteen players rein 240 x 30-yard gid with a ve-yard end zones at ‘each end. The players move rely between each other and pas eight soccer balls between them. Payers should set up early with an open body shape for the maximum number of passing options. Progression 1 Four players fom each team are inthe middle and the rst are on the perimeter Ifthe ball is played toan outside player they dribble inside and ‘the player who passed the ball moves to the perimeter Ax Attacking Player _ Path of Player a fom Defending Player = - ‘© WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions avallable at wwww.worldelasscoaching com oe. Saws Possession Progression UATE ue rs Progression 2 ‘The players on the perimeter are mixed ted, yellow, re, yellow. They can move up and down to support ply inside ri. The four players from each team in the center play keep-a-way but as befor, ifan inside player passes to an outside player, they change roles. Progression 3 There ate four neutral players in each end zone along with two others, inthe middle, The two teams of four in the middle compete to move the bal from one end zone to the other. Each time this is done the team ears one pont. The team with the most points afteraset petiod Coaching Points + Head on a swivel to see al options + Anticipation by other players to provide passing options + Recognize opportunites to switch play + Pass between playes- look for combination opportunities + Speed of pla is paramount 4v4 The session finishes witha 4v 4 game with the focus on possesion and finishing. lid HERE to ee a sample lp from, ‘Coaching Advanced Players. AyWayne Harrison Transition Game for Defending and Counter Attackin< part Sans Ac Session Topics - Attacking, Defending, Small-Sided Games, Technical/Tactical This session i contributed by Wayne Harrison wio isthe Technica Director of Youth fort in Football lub inthe UAE. This the second part ofthe practice ‘begun inthe Jonuary elton. continues the progression to ful-sded games that will help to transfer what wastaughti te fst part of practice nto match specfcstuatons You can lick HERE t see alist of books trom Wayne Hartson, 11v9Game ‘Same set up as before with the same conditions to begin with, developing nto an open 11v 11 game free fom conditions. The attacking teamisalwaysinan 11 v9 overload, Counter Attack Defending team regains possession and immediately the attacking players (6) and (H) becomes attackers going the other way and numbered (7) and (11) here. They spread out into the fee attacking lanes to ensure they gain possession and can attack with freedom andthe ability to cross the ball every time. ‘Asa progression you can implementa time limit to get a shot or header cn target. The game is continuous but lays focused on two themes, defending and counter attacking, The conditions ensure that this happens. You can develop the idea any way you want, and change the players attacking each way to get ifferent scenarios out of. Another idea would be to have the whole midfeld four play both ways. This makes it more dificult forthe defending team to regain possession because it is 7 11 overload in favor ofthe attackers. But the larger overload makes it easier to counterattack (11 v7}. Now you can counter attack through the middle of the field as well (to simulate a situation ina game where a central midfield players fee to counterattack Using this set up you can getthe bal tothe strikers immediately (who are prevented from turning here but can lay it off tothe supporting midfield players who may get shot in) and so the four midfield player support, without immediate pressure. Alternatively, have just the central mie two playing bath ways to attack through the middle to increase the difficulty. WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions available at vrww.worldclasscoaching.com Conca4-2-1-3 (01 4-2-3-1) v4-5-1 (43-3) Still overloading the attack but now itis an 8 v 11 against the defending team that becomes an 11 v 8 in their favor on the counter attack. The attacking lettered team could also look more like a 4-2-3-1 depending on how offensive the coach wants them to start. Either ‘way, the counter attacking team changes from a 4-5-1 to a 4-3-3 immediately upon gaining possession. They can attack with width with (6) and (H) becoming (7) and (11) or ‘through the middle to () who becomes Number (6) going the other way. Tis actualy equates more toa Starting Position ofa 45-1 with ‘the numbers team; when they win possession; developing into a 4.3.3 onattack They move fom a4-5-1initialy toa counter attacking 4-3-3 Here the defending team regains possession ofthe ball at fullback (3). He has ‘the option of playing to (11) fee out wide or (6) free inthe center Here he passes to (6) who plays a quick pass to the striker (9) and then players move of the ball o support him, behind and beyond. sacs © WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Talning Sessions avallable at www.worldclasscoaching.comSo, now we progress ftom a 4-5-1 toa4-3-3 breakaway showing wide players (7) and (11) supporting the striker (9) behind and beyond tim, plus midfield players (8) and (10) trying to support from behind fora layoff and another phase of play will develop going forward quickly Forexample 9) lays it off to (10) who plays athrough ball to (7) to shoot on goal or cross for (11) tthe far post. 423-1 (4-243) V423-41 Central midfielder (K) switches to number (6) and attacks the other ‘way as does (7) and (11) on gaining possession. Breaking from a 4-2- 3-1toa4213. This is a dual themed session that work for defending and attacking, {can form the basis of your teams sytem of play defending with patience and then counter attacking with pace. WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions available at www.worldclasscoaching.comINTERNATIONAL COACHING SEMINAR DUTCH COACHING METHODS CLR JAN PRUIJN ee Cer Former Head of Ajax International Youth Dee ues JIMMY GILLIGAN eC Cou eid te er eeu Ca nC CSS Ee Ce SEAN HOLMES Cee ee ng eee ecu ae) Seo anced JOHN WALKER Ce eA ‘Asst Coach Canadian U20 Women's World CT) Bom EARS) or visit WORLDCLASSCOACHING.COMnd Combination Play Session Topics - Technical, Receiving, Passing, Possession Thissession is contributed by Aaron Brunner Director of Youth Development for Prince Wiliam Courage. Brunner conducted a series of esions fr the Virginia Youth Soccer Associaton. Each esson covered a different technica topic This isthe hid of four artides from Brunner presentations. This sesion focuses on ‘passing and combination pay. Twoto a Ball The pais pass and move within a20 x 20-yard area. They should vary the passes and be creative. Use the inside, outside, toe, sole and heal of their foot. The passer needs to decide between playing the ball to feet or playing balls into the run ofthe receiver COACHING POINTS + Timing + Accuracy += Weight ofthe Pass + Toe up, heal down, lock ankle, follow through to target Player Inside and Out Four players are onthe inside ofa 30 30-yard area and the other four are spread out around the square. When an inside player passes toan, cutside players they change roles To begin with the outside player simply Cribbles into the area. A variety of pases shouldbe use including - Inside, Outside, Laces, Chip, te The passes should be made from around 10, yards away. COACHING POINTS + Provide good angles; Open body to the entire field + Good! Angles, Runs off Ball, Change of Pace + Get the Ball to wide players Quickly (Ist Ball Wins) + Game Speed! Progression When the balls passed to an outside player they complete a combination play with the passer before changing roles. Combination Play + Take-Over + Give-and-Go + Double Give-and-Go + Over-Lap WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions available at www.worldclasscoaching.comSees} Passing and Combination Pla Pune es 2v1 to Small Goals The coach passes the ball to one of two attackers. A defender moves, to pressure the ball ater the coach’ pass. The two attackers combine to move the ball past the defender and score in the small goal COACHING POINTS += Be creative, ry different things + Play what's presented to you — selection of pass + Go forward and pass ball into small goal + Play a Game Speed! 2v2to 2 Small Goals The same organization is used but now a second defender also moves, to pressure the attackers and prevent a goa COACHING POINTS + Don't be predictable — Disguise + Give good angles, dont hide behind defenders — Give your partner an option toplay « Play balls forward as much as possible 4v4 Finish the session with 4v 4 to two goals on a 40x 30-yard field. COACHING POINTS + Create scoring chances by quickly passing and moving the ball, + Look fr combinations + HAVE FUN sacs © WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Talning Sessions avallable at www.worldclasscoaching.comThis sa video that was recorded during the WORLD CLASS COACHING International Coaches Tour to Brazil. It shows a passing progression done by the UI7 Atletico Mineo Academy team. This video illustrates the importance of technical traning fr players at every level ofthe game. Even professional players spend a great deal of time perfecting their technique in every area ofthe game Many ofthe playersin the above vdeo will be playing ist team soccer for a professional team inthe next few years and the coaches stil fel its important for them to spend time on these‘basi slSs ETT, (08 Session Topics Technical, Receiving, Passing, Possession Kevin McGrestn{s the Technical Director at SocereyeQ, and is highly respected as one ofthe top ld vision and game awareness spedllsts in the UK and ‘curently lectures on the prestigious UEFA Pro Licence & UEFA A Licence, te highest coaching awards in Europe. Kevin hols the UEFA Licence through three diferent national assocations - English A, ish FA and Welsh FA~ and works closely with a numberof professional dubs, from the fst team to academy, ‘ross England. Tiss the second of «two-part article on traning field vision progressions. ‘These exercises build on the foundation laid down inthe fist part ofthis arid. The players will ow have to think about geting a good open body ‘shape in relation to where the ball is coming from, and where they want to look. With the introduction of opposition, they will also learn to take theit“loks” quickly and efficiently in order to retain possession. The players onthe outside il aso have to focus, and be ready to act appropriately when itis their tur ~ developing concentration sls that are essential on the fed of play. For more exercises that develop your players’ vision and awareness, take advantage of this special time-limited offer — which is exclusive to World lass Coaching Subscribers. Visit the lnk below to receive an incredible 25% off This fferis good until February 15th, 2011. WD-WCC- http:/évwwu soccereyeg,com/Set CIAL-OFFER(2139384),htm Exercise 1 Players 1&2 play 2v 1 against Player inside a 15x 15-yard grid Flashers/ Payers A, B,C& D each have two visual cues (one red one yellow) and play outside the ori, patroling their designated side only. Players 1 & 2 mustretain possession and play the ball to, and recive it back from, the outside players s many times as they an — but must play at least one pas between eachother before passing to an outside player. When one of the ouside players passes the bal ack nto the gi theit opposite player flashes a visual cv (iPlayer A pases then Player B flashes), which te player receiving the pass must spot before taking his ‘ist touch ofthe ball. Inthe progression its the opposite colored players ‘who must flash a visual cue when the balls passed backnto the grid (e.g. Player A pases then Players C&D flash), iving the receiving player ‘wo visual cues to spat before receiving the bal, See ie ‘WORLD CLASS COACHING “Thousand Tanng Sesfonsavlable at wwmaworlascoachng comGm... ae occer eyeQ Field Vision Progression | Instructions « Player 1 passes to Player A and Players 1 & 2 make supporting runs + Player A pases to Payer 2 + Player B ashes visual cue as pass is played + Player2 mus spot visual ce and callout the colo, befor receiving the bal + Play runs into space to support Player2 + Player 2 passes to Player 1 + Player 1 passes to Player Cand Players 1 & 2 make supporting runs + Player passes to Player 1 + Player ashes visual cue aspassis played + Player 1 must spot visual cue and callout the clo, befor receiving the bal « Player 2 runs into space to support Player 1 « Play continues with Player 1 passing to Player 2 Coaching Points + Good open body position & quick spotting + Good movement & support play + Constant alertness by outside player to fash visual cues + Ensue players use both feet during exercise en ‘© WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions avalable at wwwwworkdclasscoaching.compool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Totten! the U.S. we Po ee er ae Rae ee eo eo ksProgression « Player 1 passes to Player Aand Players 1 & 2 make supporting runs + Player Apasses to Player 2 + Players C& D flash visual cues as pass splayed + Playet2 must spo visual cues and call out the color, before receiving the ball + Player I runs into space to support Player 2 + Player 2 passes to Player 1 + Player 1 passes to Player Cand Players 1 & 2 make supporting runs + Player C passes to Player 1 + Players A &B flash visual cues as pass is played + Player 1 must spo visual cues and call out the color, before receiving the ball + Player 2 runs into space to support Player 1 + Play continues with Player 1 passing to Player 2 Coaching Points + Good open body postion & quick spotting + Good movement & support play + Constant alertnes by outside player to fash visual cues + Ensure players use both feet during exercise ee. C244, WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions available at www.worldclasscoaching.com ConcaSesion Topics - English Premier League, EPL, Possession Thisartide is contributed by Jotm Pascarela, the Goalkeeper Coach for the Sporting KCof the MLS. Manchester United was in Kansas City for some preseason training and a game during their tour ofthe United States inthe summer of 2010. Manchester United visited Kansas City fora game on July 25 at Arrowhead Stadium. The crowd of over 52,000 saw an exciting game between two teams eager to attack. What they didnt see was the pregame preparation that went into that performance. Manchester United was playing their 3rd game in eight days. They had beaten Celtic in Toronto 3-1 on Saturday July 17th and followed that up witha 1-0 win in Philadelphia vs the Union on Wednesday July 21st. We knew exactly how they felt since we had played 3 games inseven days the previous week, alss at home followed by two games onthe road. The loss was to Chivas USA at home followed by a win in Columbus and a draw at altitude in Colorado, Man Utd artived in KCon Friday July 23rd and trained atthe Wizards training faclity on Saturday July 24th, They were scheduled to begin training at 5:30 pm but started around 6:20 pm due to thunderstorms that were moving through the area, Progression From the warm-up they moved quickly to two possession grids. One was a25x25-yard area and they played 5 v5 with unlimited touches. The players in this gre were all midfielders and forwards. The other grid was a20x 20-yard area and they played 4v 4with unlimited touches. This id had eight defenders. Each grid as monitored by two coaches. They kept the game moving quickly by having balls immediately eady when the ball went out of play. ‘Alex Ferguson walked between the two grid observing both games. ‘They played two games of four min..each with atwo min. rest between games in both ofthe grids, The total time for the possession games was ebame. eto Conca? © WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions available at wwwuworldclasscoaching.com Warm-Up ‘They began the session working withthe conditioning coach doing a thermogenic warm up by jogging around the field for 4 minutes. The players then spit up into ive lines and went through a series of dynamic movements to improve mobility and agility. This lasted 10 minutes. A quick water break was followed by neuromuscular activation activities ‘This was done with the same fie ines moving through five ds. ‘Movernents included two feet in-between the cones running forward and lateral movement through the cones both forward and backward, All of these were followed bya five yard sprint. Te final phase ofthe watm up ‘was reaction and sprint activity. Players shuMed backward through two cones and then they spun ight o left off a dummy and sprinted 10 yards past. The total time ofthe warm-up was 24 minutes.Witte) Preseason Taning Session Sess CoacusS 10v 10 Game to Goals Five yellow players (attacking players) from one grid joined four yellows (defenders) from the other grid to form a team of nine outfield players. The five reds from #1 grid also joined the four eds from the other to form another team ofnine outfield players. The (GK’S were added to the group to form two teams of 10. Edwin Van Der Sar joined the yellow team and Ben Amos joined the red team. ‘Tomasz Kuszczak continued to train with the GK coach. Total time for 10v 10 game was 15 minutes. Red team: Amos (GK), Rafael, J.Evans, Smallings, DeLaet, Giggs, Nanni, Scholes, Gibson and Berbatov Yellow team: Van Der Sar (6K), Brown, O'Shea, Fabio, Fletcher, Obertan, C Evans, Macheda, Diouf and Welbeck Teaining lasted a total of 50 minutes. Itended with United signing afew autographs forthe fans that stayed thorough the storms to watch training and then they retited tothe locker room to stretch and cool down. The following day te red team plus Diouf were the group that started the math vsthe KCWizards. Diouf went off early with a musce strain and was eplaced by Obertan. The Wizards scored early then ha Jimmy Conrad (center bac) sent off with a straight red cad. Manchester ‘United score from the ensuing PK butte Wizards replied within two minutes to take a 2-1 lead and held onto finish up winners handing Manchester Utd ther ist iss ever in the US. (ne fna note regarding the training sesion and the game: Allthe Manchester United players wore Polar heart rate monitors and separate GS tracking systems to record workload (heart rate and overall exertion) andthe speed and distance covered during training andthe match. The Polarteam? system they useis the same system used by the Wizards and thre other teams in MLS. 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Follow Us to Get the Latest Offers and Discounts from WORLD CLASS COACHING Ab You Comer pcare- From the 2010185 National Championships IN THIS ISSUE + Technical Development - Shooting + Systems of Play -8 v8 Formations + FK Banik Most - Crossing and Finishing + Formation Based Soccer Training - Creating a Training Session + English Professional Academy - Building from the Back to Attack + Mike Vincent - Attacking Practice to Improve Flank Play + International Coaches Tour - AFC Fiorentina + Fine Soccer - Transitioning Back to Outdoor + Nebraska WORLD CLASS COACHING International Seminar Journal + Soccer Conditioning - Heart Rate Training + Psychological Momentum - Be World Class + Vitesse Arnhem - Possession Under the Pressure of Limited Time and Space @ ‘© WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions available at www.worldclasscoaching.comTechnical Development Shooting Session Sass - ec Session Top -Teemial, shooting Thissession is contributed by Aaron Brunner Director of Youth evelopment for Prince Wiliam Courage. Brunner conducted a series of esions forthe Virginia Youth Soccer Associaton. Each esson covered a different technica topic This the fourth of four articles from Brunner presentations This session focuses on shooting and fishing. Youcan click hereto see some great hooting and inishing vides. Partners with One Ball « Instep Volleys: Straight, Side, Thigh, Thigh to Instep, Chest to Instep + Alternate Feet (10 Reps each) Coaching Points + Rapid, Striker On Toes, Underhand serve MUST be good + Sideways On, Leg Parallel with bal, Hit top haf of Ball, Forward + Rotation, Clean strike, Ball to Chest Shooting off the Dribble + Fullpeed running at cone: Beat Outside, Beat Inside, Shoot with right orleftfoot + Choose prope foot surface, placement: Curing, riven Toe Pokes, ee (whatever presents itself + Change Speeds when beating cones (def) Coaching Points + Pickyour head up ~ give GK look + Shoot t side of GK - Use the GKS momentum against him. + Plant fot pointed towards target, follow through, land on Kicking foot + Alter shot, become the goalkeeper & Al Attacking Player Path of Player a Lo senting Bayes ue Path of Ball a> Srerereares WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions available at www.worldclasscoaching.com Conca11 To Goal + Take player on 1v1: Head to Head, Side by Side, Recovering Defender + Vary te service: ground, ar, 50/50, ete + The payers rotate fom attacker to goalkeeper to defender Coaching Points + Create space to shoot by beating defender, take shot if defender gives you time and space, take an opportunity to shoot, = Everything done at SPEED. 2v2(+GK's) + Totwo large goals with GK acting as an additional attacker + Looking for lots of shots — Encourage players to SHOOT when having any opportunity Coaching Points + Create scoring chances quickly witha good shot + Get 6Kin as an additional attacker ~ Ball must be played to him before going forward (create 3 v2 advantage) 4v4+6K + Keep Score Coaching Points Change Gk’s from time to time so everyone has a chance to take plenty of shots Posen © WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions availabe at www.worldclasscoaching.comSystems of Play 8 Soccer and Developing Your SaaS. Session Topics - Systems of Play Thisartide discusses the possible formations that you can use with ateam playing 8 v8. The formations are dscused in trms of trengths, weaknesses and ‘how they improveor inhibit development. The article has been written and submitted by Steve Crane of Striker Soccer Acadeny. Crane holds a USSF National ‘and WSCAA Premier Diploma, Youcan click hero see a mumber of 0s or DVDs tha sass various systems of play. There are various systems of play that are generally associated with youth soccer at the 8 v8 level. Ths is upto and including Under 128 so the players shouldbe familiar with the game of soccer and understand their roles on their team. We should be encouraging our players at this ‘age to be experimental, to play positively and without fear of making mistakes, Payers willbe naturally competitive and will want to win at all cots butts important to focus them on the importance of thelr own progression within the game. As coaches we to have an overwhelming desire to havea winning team but ther sa bigger picture that should be taken into consideration, For example, onan under 12 gits team I coached there was one player ‘who was excellent going forvard as an attacking midfielder. She could score goals, worked very hard on offense and was to put it bluntly, greedy, a ball hog. Now, she loved to play this way, she was effective for the team and was constantly agame wine However, defensively she gave us nothing, zero. As far as team morale ‘was concerned she was a hindrance. The other players complained that ‘she would not or did not pass the ball, and this in turn led to resentment among the gil, So,asa coach, what could | do? If want to keep winning games and win ‘trophies | should donothing, but was that benefiting A) My tam, B) My players and C) The individual concerned. The answer is categoricaly no. | tried speaking with the player in private but this had little to no effect. ‘So what did I do. | chose to play her asa defensive screen, playing 10 yar infront of the defensive line, Her responsibilities were to intercept balls played towards the opposition forwards and pas it quickly to her teammate. Also to receive te ball fom the defense and pass the ball quickly to out wide players if posible, to progress our attack. Did she enjay my decision, ‘the answer wasno, not at first. But, sl explained to her and her parents, this was a way where she could develop herself into a better player. By forcing her to do things she did not want to da, but was more than Capable of we drastically improved her sls and al round ably within the space of hala season, I believe as coaches we are stl very rigid with the system | wil outine below, the sooner we get overit and let our players practice moving into cifferent areas, communicating to others that they need to be covered, ‘ater players recognizing when caver needs tobe applied, then will our players be free. At the upper echelons ofthe game there isa fuiity that is beautiful to watch, almost telepathic synchronization between the players that allows fantastic socer to be created, | use Chelsea and Ashley Cole as an example. As a left back his main responsiblity is defending but he spends 80% of his time attacking. What happens ifthe move breaks down and the opposition counter attack? Someone fom the Chelsea midfield has alteady recognized the danger and sloted in to cover the dangerous space where Cole has lft That i id and we should be encouraging this at an ealy age As coaches with teams of this age, playing 8 v 8 soccer, we must «concentrate on systems of play that will improve players as individual, not teams. We have a responsibilty to the players and to parents to improve them to their maximum potential. Encouraging things that ate a little outside ofthe box’ and innovative are things that players, get excited by. iFit makes sense and explained property the players and parents will support you. It matters what system of play you choose, You can be limited by the players that you have at your disposal but if you asa coach play safe nothing is going to improve. As the saying goes, Things don't change, they stay as they are’ Unless you make the change. 8 Bis achallenging game to coach, Ifind 1111 easier, however we can doo much positive development with players with this system . More than we can inthe full sided game. Thee is just so much more we can coach. Choose your system, adapt your system, stick with your system, just remember that developing and empowering your players i ultimately more important than a winning team. Seeing the rewards of a player fulfiling thelr potentials far greater than wining any trophy. Ere ‘© WORLD CLASS COACHING - Thousands of Training Sessions available at www.worldclasscoaching.com, SORES