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re: Advice for my son's soccer development. [wall-o-text]
Posted on 9/16/15 at 10:52 am to Gaston
Posted on 9/16/15 at 10:52 am to Gaston
No problem, I love the coaching and tactical side of soccer.
One of the most important things he can learn is how to use space. All of the smartest coaches in the world utilize space to their advantage. That means, if I'm on defense, I try to decrease the amount of space there is in the middle of the field. If I'm on offense, I'm trying to create as much open space as possible.
The striker is very important in accomplishing this for a team.
For instance, he has to be aware of how he's being defended. Let's say the team is pressing -- high pressure, man always on his back, trying to cut off the opportunities to turn -- he can create some space for his striker partner or wingers or midfielders making runs by doing one simple thing, checking back to the ball.
He makes his run back to the ball and brings a defender with him, that creates space in the opposing team's defensive alignment, if they pass it to him, he can lay it back off to the passer or to a fullback or center mid who can then try to exploit the space he just created.
He checks back for 65 minutes and the guy follows him all around the field, he'll be annoyed and he won't be getting many chances on goal, but he has to stay the course because I can almost guarantee you that the defender won't follow him one time and that's when he can turn with 10 yards of open space in front of him. He can be a decoy for 70 minutes but if he scores 1 goal, he's done his job. Such is the life of a striker.
If you can record the Bayern game this afternoon, I'd do so and tell him to watch Lewandowski and especially Thomas Muller. Muller is a freaking genius when it comes to his runs and how he creates space for everybody else.
One of the most important things he can learn is how to use space. All of the smartest coaches in the world utilize space to their advantage. That means, if I'm on defense, I try to decrease the amount of space there is in the middle of the field. If I'm on offense, I'm trying to create as much open space as possible.
The striker is very important in accomplishing this for a team.
For instance, he has to be aware of how he's being defended. Let's say the team is pressing -- high pressure, man always on his back, trying to cut off the opportunities to turn -- he can create some space for his striker partner or wingers or midfielders making runs by doing one simple thing, checking back to the ball.
He makes his run back to the ball and brings a defender with him, that creates space in the opposing team's defensive alignment, if they pass it to him, he can lay it back off to the passer or to a fullback or center mid who can then try to exploit the space he just created.
He checks back for 65 minutes and the guy follows him all around the field, he'll be annoyed and he won't be getting many chances on goal, but he has to stay the course because I can almost guarantee you that the defender won't follow him one time and that's when he can turn with 10 yards of open space in front of him. He can be a decoy for 70 minutes but if he scores 1 goal, he's done his job. Such is the life of a striker.
If you can record the Bayern game this afternoon, I'd do so and tell him to watch Lewandowski and especially Thomas Muller. Muller is a freaking genius when it comes to his runs and how he creates space for everybody else.
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Posted on 9/16/15 at 11:29 am to hendersonshands
I have a bit of a different opinion than some of the above. I would probably say to leave him in U-10. It is better for him mentally at that age to be the dominant player and built on that confidence as he gets older. I don't think playing a kid up is a good idea unless he will still be one of the top kids in the next age group. If he falls to the middle somewhere leave him in U-10. There is a huge physical difference between 9 and 11.
I don't actually think what he is doing is a bad habit at his age. Not many kids have the ability to drive to the goal and score, at any age. The last thing you want to do is coach that desire out of him as soon as possible because once gone it is nearly impossible to get a kid to regain. Kids learn tactics as a necessity as they grow with the game. They don't learn to be aggressive as they get older and it is that value that I would most want to preserve in a developing player.
I don't actually think what he is doing is a bad habit at his age. Not many kids have the ability to drive to the goal and score, at any age. The last thing you want to do is coach that desire out of him as soon as possible because once gone it is nearly impossible to get a kid to regain. Kids learn tactics as a necessity as they grow with the game. They don't learn to be aggressive as they get older and it is that value that I would most want to preserve in a developing player.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 11:43 am to hendersonshands
Well if we're getting advice...
My son plays U12. He’s very fast, good ball control, vision, & passing; plays CAM or RW. Takes great shots in practice, but will not shoot the ball in game. He will be in a 1v1 with defender, and slow play to wait for someone to pass to.
My son plays U12. He’s very fast, good ball control, vision, & passing; plays CAM or RW. Takes great shots in practice, but will not shoot the ball in game. He will be in a 1v1 with defender, and slow play to wait for someone to pass to.
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