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Hi Mars,
A couple of things. First the boys look comfortable playing through the back and back to the defense which is a very good start. You can see them thinking and attempting to execute. You can definitely see the work. Congrats on that. Of course they also need a lot of work as I’m sure all of ours do. Here are a couple of things that I noticed could make a quick impact.
At the 14:00 mark in the first half things start to turn in your favor because your keeper sends the ball long and you start to possess in the middle third. One of the things I learned in this process is that it’s ok for the keeper to send the ball long especially when the other team isn’t giving you space. As long as your team knows that it is to relieve pressure and they immediately start to possess in the middle of the pitch or in the other teams half. It gives the kids confidence and space to work. The kids can learn to both play out of the back and win the 50/50 ball to keep possession higher up.
Another thing I noticed is that the forwards need to get higher to spread the field and work harder to provide a better high option for the wingers.
Last thing is that you might want to consider a 3-3-1. I’ve had good success with that formation spreading the field and providing supporting options.
Anyway that is what I noticed and it has worked for me.
All the best,
Alfredo
Theron, I can see that these little guys are already starting to have an idea. Of course the execution and technical is going to take years but the idea looks to be taking shape. Keep at it, they’ll be a good group.
Thanks for the feedback! The 3four3 system has helped a lot. I’ll be sure to post some more.
U12 girls:
Technical Base Circuits (oriented to conditioning/strength preseason then speed/agility in-season) – 20 minutes
Rondos – 20 minutes (4v1, 3 v1 or double rondo)
Tactical training (build out of the back, attacking patterns etc…) – 30 minutes
Alternate possession game and scrimmage – 20 minutes
Frank, it seems like you’re doing the right stuff from a training perspective. Maybe it is an identity issue like Pete says or a personnel issue. I have drilled into my defense an identity that they are not 5 individual players but one. We do that with the entire team as well but I do tend to preach this to the defense a lot and they’ve become a really tight group. We also do a lot of defensive choreography to make sure they’re all on the same page. IMO you cannot have even 1 weak link in the defense so maybe adjust the personnel. You’ve got to tweak until you find the right group that works well together.
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Alfredo.
Frank, how do you organize your back line when the other team is attacking? How much time do you spend on defensive set tactical work?
Phil,
Great feedback! Can you elaborate on how you accomplish this? I have the hardest time with this.
“First, teach kids how to find space/gaps. This is what we did in the fall.”
Thanks!
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One of the things I started to do with my players in the 4 v 1 rondo is that when there are two players near the same cone I have instructed the receiver to take a step or two back away from the cone to receive the ball. Not up the “line” back toward the other cone but away from the line and the cone to open space yet maintain the angle. This has helped to teach them to create a bit of space in a tight spot and has solved the issue for us.
Good post Michael thanks. I’m definitely going to use some of your positional instructions. My team plays 8 v 8 and we have transitioned from a 3-3-1 to a 4-3 to get ready for the transition next year to the 4-3-3.
Really the shape is a 2-3-2 but calling it a 4-3 has helped the right and left full backs commit to their roll on defense. On top of that the team can easily see the progression from 4-3 to 4-3-3. The three up top are a center mid/holding mid and 2 attacking mids. Not having a center forward has been a challenge but it has forced us to train the triangle midfield to work together. You’re right that the CM has to work ALOT. We have just started shifting a Center D up to Holding Mid and the other CD back when we are out of possession. This hopefully will help the CM not have to drop so deep to defend. Anyway just thoughts on how your formation might play out at 8v8.
Sure thing man. I’ve picked up a ton from your posts and happy to contribute. I need to video mine and post it here. In the mean time here is a video of the team from the coach I referenced that gave me the advice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQFlrRW2ZlI
Here’s an interesting article about their style of play and development path – http://www.soccerbanter.org/andres-deza.html
Lookin good John! Very good possession in the back. Not sure if your attack is a recurring challenge but I have this issue with my U11 girls. What has started to work for us is working a lot on basic 2v1 then 3v2 to goal (with a two touch max). We work these both in isolation then tactically on the pitch out of our formation. I had an indepth conversation a couple of months back (before the release of this course) with a very successful possession based coach on the girls side and he said that he has always worked very repetitively on 2v1 and 3v2. The suggestion was to work on 2v1 to goal until they are having at least 80% success with that then introduce 3v2 to goal.
I think this is a valid supplement to the attacking patterns in this course. In my experience in general girls need extra work to reinforce attacking mentality – creating, moving and anticipating. My girls have started to notice and exploit numbers up situations (especially 2 v 1 along the flanks and in the middle of the field). Any way just my two cents. Again, thanks for sharing!
Nice app, I just downloaded it. I’m going to have the kids on the bench track this stuff. Probably lose a bit of accuracy at first but gain some understanding/involvment for those kids on the bench.
Hi All, I coach a U11 girls competitive team (silver/goldish level) and I am learning that criticism should be limited and tempered with praise, particulary when girls are entering the pre-teen/teen years. I have had these girls for two years and when they were younger they didn’t take things so personally but now they do so I have to change my communication tactic.
I have noticed I am a lot more successful with them when I follow some of the words of wisdom in this article: http://www.socceramerica.com/article/49967/girls-vs-boys-should-coaches-communicate-differe.html
Before signing up for this course I have been in communication with Andres Deza, spanish coach of the super successful (possession based) U14 Deanza Force (ECNL Champs, Surf Cup Champs, etc.. etc… champs). There are a lot of videos on this team (excellent is an understatement) to get an idea of how awesome a girls team can play possession – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQFlrRW2ZlI
He has had this team since U10 and he told me he focused a lot on 1 v 1, 2 v 1 and 3 v 2 at the younger ages. He recommends working on attacking first to build that mentality then possession. Like the Kleibans he says repetition is key.
Rich have you seen this post on the 3 four 3 site: http://blog.3four3.com/2013/02/07/pickup-soccer-versus-competitive-club-soccer/
In my opinion giving the kids a structure for how the game should be played through set tactical work (pattern play) is critical to their development of creativity and improvisation. Kids need a foundation from which to proceed, a structure from which to create and improvise. Throwing them on the field with just a formation and letting them be creative isn’t enough structure, especially in a team sport like soccer. Unless all the kids on a team are soccer savants of course and already know what creativity is within the team context.
I think there are two levels of creativity in soccer: the simplistic individual level of creativity and the more complex team level of creativity. I don’t see how creativity within the context of a team can be accomplished without set tactical work.
My U11 team plays 8 v 8 in Texas. We normally play a 3-3-1 but since we will be transitioning to 11 v 11 (4-3-3) in August we are going to switch to a 4-3 formation at 8v8 now to start training the back 4 and triangle midfield.
I’ll have two center defenders, left and right fullbacks that will be higher up the pitch and really busy obviously up and down the wings, a center mid/holding mid and two attacking mids. It’ll be like a 2-3-2 but not really because the full backs will be true full backs with attacking responsibilities.
Before I get started with this can anyone give me some advice on instructions for the triangle midfield? Movement? Spacing? Rotation?
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