EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE FOR GRASSROOTS SOCCER COACHES
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Age group: U7 – U14 Set up: Create a 20 x 30 playing area. This might seem like a big area for just four players but the big space will create more breakaway situations and will encourage players to run into spaces during matches. Place a small goal on each end line. Split your... MORE
in Attacking, Other, Soccer drills and skills
A fun game that helps players to improve their speed of play, passing skills and ability to take goalscoring opportunities. MORE
The practice allows you to start to introduce the idea of how multiple units on the field start to work and interact with each other. It also introduces the idea of recovering once the ball passes you on the field. MORE
Info on the pass is a coaching term used to encourage players to communicate when passing the ball. MORE
Dummy describes the deception employed when a player lets the ball run past him or through his legs to a team mate. MORE
A one-two is a passing movement used by two players in order to go beyond or between defenders. MORE
Set and go is a movement used by a centre-forward to enable him to shake off a defender and make space to get a shot away. MORE
Force inside is a defensive tactic. The nearest defender to the ball goes to pressure the opponent and block forward momentum. MORE
When forcing outside, the defending team gets compact to stop the opponents passing in the centre of the pitch. MORE
Drop off is a delaying tactic used when a team is defending against a fast attack, or a counter attack. MORE
The term collapse around the ball is used to describe how a team’s defenders drop back to support a team mate pressing the ball. MORE
A floating or false 9 is a centre forward who leaves his position in the centre of attack and moves deeper to link with the midfield. MORE
Blocking the line of pass is when a player gets his body between the ball and the opponent. MORE
Goalside is a tactic used when a team is defending. The aim is to get as many players as possible between the ball and the goal being defended. MORE
High press describes an attacking tactic employed by a team that defends high up the pitch and inside the opposition’s half. MORE
Height and distance describes a good defensive clearance with the head. MORE
Track is what midfielders do when closely following an opposing midfielder’s forward run. MORE
One short, one long is a rule used by teams that use two forwards. MORE
Press is when a player runs at high speed towards an opponent in possession of the ball. MORE
Set a trap is the term used when a team is defending and targets an opposing player to put under pressure. It is similar to Steer and Storm. MORE
A crossover movement is made in wide areas of the pitch by three players combining passing and movement. MORE
Step and hold is a tactic used by defenders to move the defensive line up, specifically when opponents make a backward pass. It is similar to Jump To Press but used in the defensive half of the pitch. MORE
Screen position is the term given to a midfielder who works just in front of the defence. MORE
The 15 yard rule applies to throw-ins. The rule is very simple – all receiving players must start at least 15 yards away from the throw-in taker. MORE
