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Congrats on being the first Ryan!
Good work with all three, and great catch with the left winger #7 “losing his man” @ 2:45 mark. (The movements of the offensive mid #4 also critical).
Here’s the video being referenced (started at 2:40):
Hi Tom, so generally speaking we want, no we NEED our players to actively communicate.
It is foundational, and a key to helping execute possession-based play.How do we do that?
We train them. We ingrain it in them. It’s a theme in every activity.
And it’s a cause for the trainer to stop play, if the players aren’t yapping up a storm.Perhaps the 2 main details
- Player demands he be given the rock (a general demand). (What specifically he/she yells in order for the ball to be played to them is up to them, or if you have preferences).
- We train them to share their vision with the player who’s about to receive the ball. So “LONG” before a player receives, he’s already received the advice of his teammate(s). For instance, in the s-pattern activity … the one making the pass should instruct (ie yell) the receiver who to play next. For example, right as I make a pass to you … I’d be yelling “play John, play John” or “switch it, switch it”.
Hope that helps.
Hi Hector, and a warm welcome.
Thank you for opening up and sharing.Seems like I often think about who might be the ‘silent readers’ of the blog.
Always wondering who you guys are … and BAM here you are!It’s a privilege having you here.
And yes, video is massively useful!I love it Sebastien,
“Out of the comfort zone” is key!Thank you for sharing, and I’m going to be expecting to see you regularly in here over the coming months and years.
Oh yeah … and those damn buzzwords! 🙂
Great question Ryan.
There is definitely a progression involved here. Here’s what I recommend:
- Circle keepaway (aka the classic rondo), 4 v 0 rondo, 4 v 1 rondo.
- Playing out of the back.
- Offensive pressure (start building that work ethic / identity)
That’s the beginning. That’s the foundation of everything else to come. Try to get that solidified first.
Of course it’s always your judgement when you can progress to the next key lessons. (If you can manage getting some match video taken over time, we might be able to help with this).
After the above 3, comes teaching them to “lose your man”.
Then you layer in attacking patterns. It’s really your judgement and depends on many things. But for sure the technique of receiving across you body is #1, then building out of the back.
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Gary.
Hi Ryan,
I personally have never jumped into the 7v7 or 8v8 game. The earliest I got hooked on the young ones was at 11v11 at U11 … but here’s an email response Brian gave a while ago when he was doing the U9s and U10s:We play 3-3-1 to prepare the transition for the 4-3-3 or 3-4-3.
The main stress in the 3-3-1 is to get the ball wide to the the mf’s playing wide…they are your typical wingers in the 4-3-3. We work on creating 2 v 1 situations with our outside backs projecting forward to create these 2 v 1 scenarios. When this happens the weak side defender stays home and shifts to create balance. All in all, it’s a matter of teaching the positioning an expectation for each possession in possession and when defending.
Looking forward to diving deeper with you, and everyone, in here Tom.
Can’t really do that on Twitter or even the blog sometimes.I’m going to have to introduce you all to our longtime friend and assistant John. He also deserves a lot of credit for where we’re at now, and it’s long overdue!
Reason I bring him up too is that he’s been our conditioning/nutrition … “take care of your body” man.
Hoping to learn from you in this area.John,
Over time, you’re going to have to upload video of your teams here.Welcome aboard Benjamin!
Great to have someone with knowledge of keepers. That’s a whole world I should probably learn more of.Thank you for sharing Ryan! Excited to have you here.
Looking forward to learning, and working together with you.
