Part 3 of 4 - Soccer Positioning and Spacing Rules that are Easy to Teach and will Stop Your Players from Bunching and Keep Space and Shape (the first one is for all ages, the others are U8 and older). Below are some Soccer Positioning and Spacing Rules that are easy to teach and can help your players stay in position and keep spacing and shape, which will stop them from Bunching Up and greatly help both your defense and attack. There is a lot more like this on SoccerHelp Premium. Some of these Rules may not be best for all teams - do what is best for your team. The descriptions below assume a 8v8 and a 2-1-3-1 formation (2 FBs, Stopper, 3 MFs and one Forward)…. 1. **** Important***** From SoccerHelp Premium - I would teach ALL my players, even U6 - If a teammate with the ball dribbles toward you, you MUST move away into open space so you are open for a pass and to pull a defender. This is VERY important - if a potential receiver just stands there, he isnt providing a passing option AND he isnt pulling his defender away from the space his teammate is dribbling into. If you are a Premium subscriber, see soccerhelp/premium/Coaching_Rules.shtml and soccerhelp/premium/Best_Tips_Tactics.shtml#20 number 20 for 2 types of Movement Off the Ball that are easy to teach teams U8 and older, and that are very important. If you coach U6, we recommend NOT teaching passing because it is too confusing to most U6 players, but teaching players to move away as the ballhandler approaches is still a good idea because it will prevent bunching. 2. I would teach my RFB and LFB NOT to go past the Center of your goal except in an emergency (show them where the Center of the Goal is). This will stop both FBs from being on the same side of the Goal Front. 3. I would teach my FBs DONT go inside the Goal Box except in an emergency (this way they will stay out of the Goalies way). 4. I would teach my RFB and LFB, DONT go more than one step past the Near Post toward the corner unless it is to kick a loose ball away (the Near post is the Goal Post closest to the ball) - it is the job of the Near MF and the Stopper to defend balls to the side of the Goal and in the Corner, NOT the FBs - I want my FBs to stay in front of my goal. 5. I would teach my Right and Left Midfielders (RMF and LMF) to NOT go past the Center of the Field (the Center is an imaginary line between the 2 goals). If the ball is on the other side of the field, the Far MF (the MF farthest from the ball) should come to the Center of the Field and stop - that will help ensure we have field coverage and avoid bunching. It is critical that we defend the Center of the Field because that is a direct path to our goal. We will lose unless we control the Center of the Field. 6. From the second post 2 days ago - Rules for Fullbacks and Midfielders about defending our goal and defending balls in the corners of our Defensive Third (near our Goal) - I would teach my FBs that their JOB is to Defend our Goal Front - it is NOT their job to go to the corners - I dont want my FBs confused about their job - keep it simple. I dont want them to get pulled out of position to the corners. If the ball comes to the corners of our Defensive Third (the third of the field our goal is in), it is the job of the Nearest Midfielder (the RMF or LMF) to defend those balls (you choose which one based on your players). If the ball is in a Corner of our Defensive Third, my Far MF (the MF farthest from the ball) should shift to the Penalty Box Arc to cover that important area to protect against a crossing pass, my CMF should be shifted toward the ball but outside the Penalty Box and a pass from the Near MF (the MF closest to the ball), and my Stopper should be backing up my Near MF and a short pass away, between the ball and our goal. My Stopper can come into the Penalty Box but NOT my MFs - I need my MFs outside the Penalty Box so they can win cleared balls. Can you see how this approach stops Bunching and ensures that you have good coverage and spacing? 7. Teach your players that Every player MUST do his or her job and trust teammates to do their jobs. The players who do their jobs will be rewarded. (Praise and reward players who do their jobs in front of the entire team so everybody understands what you want them to do and what will be praised and rewarded). 8. See soccerhelp/youth-soccer-positions.shtml for some more rules and ideas. 9. If you are a Premium subscriber, there are a lot more tips like these at soccerhelp/premium/20_Rules_For_Choosing_A_Formation.shtml , soccerhelp/premium/Assigning_Positions_Rules.shtml and soccerhelp/premium/Positioning_Tips.shtml Tomorrow - Part 4, The Importance of Praise and Positive Reinforcement to Get Players to Do What You Want, and How to Develop a Motivational Plan
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 14:53:23 +0000
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