150 mm 166 mm 166 mm 150 mm Jay Martin (Ed.) The Best of Soccer Journal Journal of Soccer The Best TRAINING EXAMPLE LEARN WHAT TO COACH THE EDITOR The Best of Soccer Journal Warm-up exercises This book offers the experience of the best coaches who have ever Jay Martin, Ph.D. Coaches should be careful during the warm-up phase of practices written for NSCAAs renowned Soccer Journal. Shape your training that players begin with passes that are somewhat shorter than the according to the practical instructions given in this collection. If Techniques + Tactics Martin’s third National length of passes that will occur during the concluding warm-up you want to strengthen the technique and tactics of your team on Coach of the Year award activities. Be certain that your players are warmed up properly and the field, the given training plans will easily provide you with the caps a fairy-tale ending to are stretched sufficiently to prevent injury. knowledge to improve the skills of you players. · the 2011 season. Not only Techniques + Tactics Techniques did his Bishops win their sec- Exercise 1 Based in Kansas City, KS., the NSCAA is the largest soccer coaches’ ond NCAA national title, but Short, short, long passing in groups of five. Begin with players in a organization in the world. Since its founding in 1941, it has grown the victory in the champion- 30 x 30-yard space and expand as needed (Diagram # 1). Player to include more than 30,000 members who coach both genders at ship game gave Martin his receiving the long pass should take a controlling touch and dribble all levels of the sport. In addition to a national rankings program 608th career win. That broke the ball a few times. Then passes begin again – short, short, long. for colleges and high schools, NSCAA offers an extensive recogni- the record for career wins by an NSCAA men’s coach, previ- The long pass should be made to the player farthest from the passer tion program that presents nearly 10,000 individual awards every ously held by Joe Bean of Wheaton College. Martin is now as other players run to support the player receiving the long pass. year. It fulfills its mission of coaching education through a nation- 608-115-49 in 35 seasons, all as coach at Ohio Wesleyan. Keep the ball moving, using the central players as obstacles to play wide program of clinics and week-long courses, teaching more around or over. than 6,000 soccer coaches each year. • Add a wall-pass upon reception of the long pass (Diagram # 1A). • Add a double pass upon reception of the long pass. • Add takeover upon reception of the long pass. 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Auckland, Beirut, Budapest, Cairo, Cape Town, Dubai, Hägendorf, Indianapolis, Maidenhead, Singapore, Sydney, Tehran, Wien Member of the World Sport Publishers’ Association (WSPA) www.w-s-p-a.org ISBN 978-1-84126-791-3 E-Mail: [email protected] www.m-m-sports.com 116 101 16 Table of ConTenTs © Thinkstock/iStockphoto/Fluid Illusion Chapter I: Techniques ............................................................................7 Critical Teaching Points in Technical Training ................................................................................................... 8 Good Technique Is Not Enough ...........................................................................................................................15 Teaching Technique Tactically .............................................................................................................................19 Developing Speed of Play .....................................................................................................................................23 Keeping the Ball in Play ........................................................................................................................................31 Learning to Be Creative .........................................................................................................................................34 Coaching Long Passing .........................................................................................................................................39 Developing the Long Game ..................................................................................................................................44 Shooting Exercises ..................................................................................................................................................47 Exercise for Sharp Shooting..................................................................................................................................50 Keep the Shot Low ..................................................................................................................................................54 Shaping Runs Off the Ball ....................................................................................................................................57 Receiving? .................................................................................................................................................................62 Team Techniques ....................................................................................................................................................68 Developing Passing Skills – 5v2 .........................................................................................................................71 Dribbling ...................................................................................................................................................................78 The Art of Crossing .................................................................................................................................................85 Cultivating Talent in Young American Soccer .................................................................................................89 Techniques & Tactics 5 116 5 101 16 Chapter 2: Tactics ................................................................................ 92 The 1v1 Situation: The Foundation ....................................................................................................................93 Training the 2v1 Situation ..................................................................................................................................99 2v2 ......................................................................................................................................................................... 107 Combination Play for Attackers ....................................................................................................................... 112 Recognizing the Moment ................................................................................................................................... 124 Sharpening Field Vision ...................................................................................................................................... 137 The Neutral Player Concept ............................................................................................................................... 139 Small Group Practice ........................................................................................................................................... 145 Off the Shoulder Movement for Strikers ......................................................................................................... 154 The Goal: Causing Havoc .................................................................................................................................. 160 Maintaining Possession ...................................................................................................................................... 165 Tactics for the Attack .......................................................................................................................................... 172 Attacking Zonal Defenses .................................................................................................................................. 176 Attacking the Sweeper ....................................................................................................................................... 179 Beating a Packed Defense ................................................................................................................................