[Stephen RoliinsParticipant]

Maybe I have a different view than many on ball movement and I guess then about switching fields.  The basic premise to possession football IMHO or ball movement is to move the opposition.  To pull defenders out of position to move them around until an open space reveals itself.  This is different then moving the ball around fast enough to take advantage of a weak side opening, though I guess the weak side opening could be the result of the defense moving to the ball side of the field.  I see this patience and the thought of manipulating the defensive structure the main advantage of possession football over a more direct style.  It was something that was consistently drilled into us at the Academy, move the ball to create space and then take the open space without the ball.

Rather than talk about switching fields with my kids, I ask them where do they want defenders to go?  How can they open space?  How can they take advantage of space created?  And they are beginning to realize that sometimes moving someone a few feet does wonders, switching fields IMO is just one example of this train of thought.  Not sure if this directly answers your question but it is what it triggered in my mind.

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[Stephen RoliinsParticipant]

Hi All

I am Steve Rollins and coach U10 and under in Central NJ.  I do not coach full time but spend most of my free time trying to help local kids.  I am a huge fan of Coerver Methods and also follow many of the techniques of the Ajax academy where I played for a few years.  I stumbled upon 3four3 on twitter, I am Softtop67, and liked the interactions with Gary and thought this site would be a great place to help expand my knowledge

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