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Our experiences so far with a new U12 girls team (below premier – club level).
One change we implemented is to replace the cones with pinnies. The game doesn’t stop because a ball bounced off a cone anymore!
This is our core rondo progression:
4v0 static in a diamond
4v0 static at the corners (pinnies)
4v0 dynamic
4v1 shadow defender (we just call it shadow)
4v1 live
3v0 dynamic
3v1 shadow
3v1 live
We interleave the training. For instance, the first two-three sessions we might do 4v0 static (both), then one 4v0 static and 4v0 dynamic for a couple of sessions. Then 4v0 dynamic and 4v1 shadow for a couple of sessions, then back to a session of both 4v0 static, followed by two sessions of 4v1 shadow and 4v1 live. So, with 8 progressions, we might do sessions like this: 1-2, 1-2, 1-2, 2-3, 1-3, 3-4, 3-4, 1-2, 2-3, 1-3, 4-5, 3-4, 4-5, etc.
Recent research seems to indicate that interleaving concepts and skills is the most effective method of teaching (I’m a HS English teacher, too). It appears to be more effective than delivering the same activity until mastery before moving on. I hope I explained interleaving well enough.
We also utilize the S drill, but we usually end it with a shot on goal. So the last player to receive settles then shoots on the GK. We interleave this, too. 2-3 sessions on, 1-2 sessions off.
We interleave the losing your man activities, but with colored pinnies as visual cues. Start at the orange, check away to blue, check back to green, circle around red, angle to yellow… yes, they need that much guidance 🙂 We aim to take a pinnie away every couple of sessions.
We’ve just introduced double rondos, which they love. They’ve been surprisingly good at these – at least, better than we expected.
I’ll post a short video in the video section that takes a look at the progression.
Isn’t it infuriating?
We were at a coaching clinic this past weekend. We watched a clinician run an activity that was horrendous in every possible way. Same as the director in your example, this clinician was harping on specific things, such as sprinting to meet the pass and always playing one touch, no matter what. No mention of body shape or receiving across the body or anything positional.
At one point, a player opened up her body shape to the field/players (it was a non-directional activity), received the ball across her body, stopped it dead, and quickly passed it to another girl. It was beautiful. The clinician whistled the activity dead. I was expecting him to compliment the girl and how she handled the pass/play.
Nope. He chastised her for “running around the ball”. He accused her of avoiding using her weak foot (even though she passed the ball with her non-dominant foot) and he asked her to receive the ball with her back to the field/players. I would wager every coach on this forum would have praised the player’s choice, but this clinician did the exact opposite. I was horrified.
This clinician is high up in our state – plenty of certificates and experience. Runs coaching courses and helps with ODP. It’s going to take a long time to change the incumbent mentality.
At one point, I leaned over to my co-coach and told him that I would never use the activity at any age group for any reason. I still get annoyed thinking about it. The worst part was that there were probably 30 coaches in attendance, furiously taking notes and nodding their heads in agreement with the clinician.
Hello all,
My name is Jason Tenner and I currently coach in upstate NY. This is my 10th year coaching, but I’ve only been serious for about the last four years. Now, I’m obsessed.
I’ve been lurking on 3four3 since the infamous possession video, and just reading the blog/comments has changed my views and philosophy tremendously. I tend to absorb and experiment than to actively participate, but I’ll try to change that with this new blog. I read/watch everything I can get my hands on.
I am the girls varsity coach for a local HS and I am a coach and founding member of a local club that has been in existence for one year (but I’ve been coaching club longer than that). I generally coach about four nights a week, but I’m a teacher by day. The two professions work well together.
Our HS team has enjoyed a lot of recent success, and 3four3 has been a big part of that success. Most of the teams in this area play jungle ball, and we’re slowly trying to change that. Our club team has a mix of coaches, most of whom like to play direct and are Coerver enthusiasts, but we don’t have a curriculum yet. I’m hopeful we will tackle that soon and start adopting a possession philosophy, as I plan on helping to write the curriculum myself.
I’m looking forward to growing with everyone on this site – thanks for the opportunity!
