Soccer Analysis

Description -uses the keepers. - No scoring - Teams must try to pass the ball beating the opposition to the other goal - you can allow you keepers to handle balls with their hands - Once they get it from one keeper, they receive it back again and try to attack going the other way. KKey Coaching Points In Attack: • Attacking principles of play. • Always look to play the ball forward, and to the keeper, especially right when you get it from the keeper (Counter attack often) • Since the game changes directions frequently, players get practice playing in the back and front of the team. In Defense: • Must have pressure on the ball. • Quickly get behind the ball when possession is lost, prohibit counter attacks. Keeper distributions. Variations • Limit field players to 2 touches. • Do not allow keepers to handle the ball with their hands.

Karibu dear soccer fan, as promised yesterday,today I will highlight the second option in coaching your team how to defend on opponents half. Starting position: Goal Keeper ball out to full back. Striker bend run, prevent turn, nick ball or force inside to supporting striker. If effective the ball usually goes back to keeper, so kill off his passing space if practical. Look at covering players reacting to position of ball and squeezing play, then position of your keeper. or Start Position: Goal Keeper to midfielder. Your mid fielder apply pressure and prevent turn, nick ball or force direction while one striker supports / tackles from behind or bends run to where mid fielder is forcing him, other striker positions to cut out back pass to full back or goal keeper. Again look at remaining players and keeper positions. you may also start from any position: Ball from any player out to wide forward and much of the same. Key coaching Factors:- Pressure (bend run, while ball is moving, slow ...

Guys once again I am here to give you a new thing on soccer coaching using small sided games. This game is good when you want to teach your team to depend on the opponents half. This topic has various options on this blog we will discuss 3 options; one in a day On today's game use 5 players and use 2-1-2 formation Emphasis: should be on trying to keep the ball in the opponents half Start by getting the ball into a full back position for the team you are not coaching. One side first, then progress to either side. Work your two strikers as a pair, 1st closing ball down quickly to prevent ball down the line, 2nd in a covering/ supporting position. If your 1st striker has done his job the options for the player in possession are restricted to a square pass or a ball rolled into mid field - now you can start to think about your midfielders postion. Then move onto your defenders and their positions - work them as a pair. Here your keeper should act as your 'sweeper keeper' The m...

The use of Small Sided Games (SSG) has become a popular way of training soccer especially for youth soccer. I always support this use as it develops players speed in both the game and thinking. The use of SSG improves players passing, movement and space creation. SSG has been evolved from the street soccer that children play all over the world. Every male child in Tanzania in one point in time of his life has played soccer in streets, or even in classrooms when teachers are not in. Street games where road endings on each side being used as goals, you play while your conscious is being constantly reminded of the danger of accident from fast moving cars in the road. You play while taking precaution from the danger of injury if you fall on the hard ground of the road. All these dangers added some cream to the taste of the game, thus increasing creativity and quick thinking in the game. Trying to remember those days in my childhood with a ball made from plastic bags, old clothes and cotton...