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SOCCERCOACHING PRACTICES FROM ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE MANAGERS AND COACHES Exclusive Training practices from top professional managers EVERTON DAVID MOYES THE SWITCH CHANGING ATTACKING ANGLES WITH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH •SPEED • PRECISION • INTELLIGENCE COVENTRY CITY LEYTON ORIENT STEVENAGE LMA AMBASSADOR NOTTINGHAM FOREST AIDY RUSSELL GRAHAM DAVID STEVE BOOTHROYD SLADE WESTLEY PLEAT SUTTON Transition Possession Shooting from Extra man Keeper reactions game and retention distance overload play and decisions IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Elite Soccer is published by: ISSUE 06 JANUARY 2011: FROM THE CHAIRMAN 03 Green Star Media Ltd Meadow View, Tannery Lane Tactical ingenuity from the Guildford, Surrey, DavidDavid MoyesMoM yey s GU5 0AB, UK EVERTONEVERTON Tel: +44 (0) 1483 892 894 biggest names in English Fax: +44 (0) 1483 894 148 Email: [email protected] football… TheThe switch:switch: Publisher: changingchanggging Kevin Barrow DearDear Coach,C attacking Editor: WelcomeWelc to the latest issue of Elite Soccer, the James Evans anglesangles Contributing Editor: magazinemag - produced in association with the Matthew Amos, LMA LeagueLeag Managers Association - that providess 06 Illustrator: Richard Palmer in-dein-depth coaching knowledge and insight fromm Aidy Boothroyd Customer Services: coaches and performance specialists. COVENTRY CITY Duncan Heard Operations Director: We kick off 2011 with six superb sessionsns Transition Toby Curthoys that offer a variety of coaching and gameme Managing Director: Andrew Griffi ths training scenarios across all areas of the pitch. The fi rst offeringg Photos: Action Images comes from Everton manager David Moyes. The Premier League boss has produced a drill for us that examines the techniques and benefi ts involved in switching attacking play with Published in partnership with: 08 pace and precision. Russell Coventry City manager Aidy Boothroyd introduces a transition Slade game through zones and sectors, while Leyton Orient boss LEYTON ORIENT League Managers Association Russell Slade explains how possession and retention of the ball – Possessionn The Camkin Suite, particularly in midfi eld areas – is so valuable. 1 Pegasus House, andand retentionretention Tachbrook Park, Warwick, In addition, Graham Westley, manager of Stevenage, provides CV34 6LW, UK a training session which focuses on shooting from distance, Tel: +(0)1926 831 556 101 Email: [email protected] while LMA Ambassador David Pleat and Nottingham Forest’s GrahamG President: Steve Sutton look at extra man overload play and goalkeeping WestleyW Fabio Capello reactions respectively. 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Steve Sutton NOTTINGHAM FOREST To subscribe email Keeper [email protected] reactions or call on +44 (0) 1483 892 894 and decisions 2 JANUARY 2011 www.elitesoccercoaching.net IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EVERTON David THE SWITCH: CHANGING ATTACKING ANGLES: MAIN SESSION Moyes SET-UP The switch: AREA changing 55x35 yards attacking EQUIPMENT angles Set of poles, balls 1 Overview: NUMBER OF PLAYERS This session 14 is designed to What do I get the encourage and players to do? develop quick and We play 7v7, with incisive football. each team defending Players should be three goals spaced looking to quickly at equal points along KEY switch the point Ball the longer sides. The movement of attack, utilising Player coach serves the ball movement The yellow team begins forward and angled Dribble to one team, whose with possession of the passing, one-twos, ball aim is to score in any of plus intelligent off- the opposition’s three the-ball movement. goals. In possession, The ability to retain the attacking team possession and must aim to pass switch play quickly quickly and switch play, and effectively looking for forward is important for and angled passes. If breaking down and they cannot score, they moving opposition 2 must keep the ball. defences about, therefore creating What are the key space for goalscoring things to look opportunities. for technically/ tactically? This method worked brilliantly in our Technically we are Premier League looking for players to move the ball quickly match at Blackpool KEY Ball whilst maintaining movement in November. Player control at all times. movement Attacking down the Dribble Players construct quick left side, Blackpool We’d expect the switch passing moves had good cover and of play to vary in its forced us to play execution - either a backwards. Steven number of short quick Pienaar quickly passes or one long ball. dropped the ball In addition, there are into John Heitinga key tactical aspects who immediately to be achieved. If switched the point possible, we look for of attack to the right the attacking team 3 side, where Seamus to manufacture 2v1 Coleman progressed situations on the 1v1 with the left- opposite side of the back. Our midfi elder play (i.e. in non-ball won the fi rst ball, areas). The switch is moved in on goal, and progressive and should scored. ultimately end with goalscoring situations KEY created from crosses, Ball movement Player shots or one-twos. movement The left-sided player Dribble creates space for the switch 3 JANUARY 2011 www.elitesoccercoaching.net IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EVERTON David Moyes THE SWITCH: CHANGING ATTACKING ANGLES: PROGRESSION How do I progress the session? We progress the session with the introduction of sweepers. Each team has one 1 sweeper who plays behind the goal line, therefore off the playing area. Neither team can score in a goal that the sweeper is protecting. KEY Ball movement Player Each team now The introduction of movement sweepers forces Dribble employs a sweeper to block off any of the the players to keep three goals their heads up in order to establish where attacking play should be directed. The presence of this player on each team should encourage the opposition 2 players to switch the point of attack quickly before the sweeper is able to get across and defend. KEY Ball movement Player movement The yellow team must Dribble work the ball away from a protected goal “The switch is progressive and should 3 ultimately end with goalscoring situations KEY created from Ball movement Player Possession changes movement crosses, Dribble hands and a quick switch puts the winger in on an shots or one- unguarded goal twos.” 4 JANUARY 2011 www.elitesoccercoaching.net IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SWITCH: CHANGING ATTACKING ANGLES: GAME SITUATION How would you put this into a game situation? David Moyes The drill can be EVERTON increased to 10 or Everton manager 11-a-side to become a David Moyes has been game situation. 1 the recipient of the In terms of playing LMA Manager of the area, use a half pitch Year Award on three extended a few yards separate occasions. past the halfway line. The Glasgow-born There is one full-sized centre-back always goal at the end of the had an eye on the tactical side of the game pitch and three small KEY goals positioned just Ball having started taking movement Player The blue team, his coaching badges beyond the halfway movement Dribble attacking one goal, at the age of 22. But line, spaced equally constructs passes fi rst he enjoyed a long along the line, as in the and successful playing diagram. career, clocking up The yellow team, over 500 competitive which has a keeper in appearances for Celtic, Cambridge United, place, can score in any Bristol City, Shrewsbury of the three goals. It Town, Dunfermline must construct moves Athletic, Hamilton building from the back. Academical and The blue team attacks Preston North End. the one full-sized goal. It was at Preston where Tactically, it must retain 2 the Scot fi rst stepped shape and position into management, and should press from guiding the Deepdale the front given they are club into the League shooting at only one Two play-offs in his fi rst target. full season in charge. We encourage Following promotion, attacking play with KEY Ball and a high fi nish the movement a positive outcome Player Here, a switch is made to following year, Everton movement the left-winger in space moved to install Moyes every time. Teams Dribble as replacement for must play one-twos, Walter Smith in March crosses, unleash shots 2002. and perform switches The manager staved off between playing areas. the immediate threat Depending on the of relegation and has coach’s requirements, since earned the club the session’s focus Champions League and