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Soccer Forum / Re: Tips for Defenders, Mids, Forwards
« Last post by adam.akim on Aug 25, 2018, 10:20: PM »COACHING POINTS:
1. This is a great game to teach zonal defending, especially for midfielders. Work on the defenders attempting to keep their ‘shape’. They should not ‘chase’ the pass, but instead, should stay in their zones and defend as a unit.
2. Make sure that the person who is defending the ball calls out that they have it. A simple ‘BALL’, will often send a clear message to the player’s teammates that they have taken this responsibility.
3. Make sure that the defenders are never ‘flat’ across the field. This makes it too easy for the attacking team to split them with a pass. The player taking the ball should step towards the ball, while the other defenders ‘tuck-in’ behind that player, as shown in the diagram.
4. If the defending team as a unit can step up and get close to the attackers, that is good. However, if they can not get good pressure on the ball, they need to ‘drop back’ and not let a pass get through them. http://www.profitsinsoccer.tips/
5. Work hard on the moments of transition. If the defending team intercepts a ball, they must get spread out so that they can keep the ball and attempt to get out of the grid. Similarly, of the attacking team’s pass is intercepted, they immediately come in to defend… putting good pressure on the ball.
1. This is a great game to teach zonal defending, especially for midfielders. Work on the defenders attempting to keep their ‘shape’. They should not ‘chase’ the pass, but instead, should stay in their zones and defend as a unit.
2. Make sure that the person who is defending the ball calls out that they have it. A simple ‘BALL’, will often send a clear message to the player’s teammates that they have taken this responsibility.
3. Make sure that the defenders are never ‘flat’ across the field. This makes it too easy for the attacking team to split them with a pass. The player taking the ball should step towards the ball, while the other defenders ‘tuck-in’ behind that player, as shown in the diagram.
4. If the defending team as a unit can step up and get close to the attackers, that is good. However, if they can not get good pressure on the ball, they need to ‘drop back’ and not let a pass get through them. http://www.profitsinsoccer.tips/
5. Work hard on the moments of transition. If the defending team intercepts a ball, they must get spread out so that they can keep the ball and attempt to get out of the grid. Similarly, of the attacking team’s pass is intercepted, they immediately come in to defend… putting good pressure on the ball.