Coaching Soccer

Soccer Techniques

Taking general, the technique involves the skills and agility, in all sports games, even in football, the results are achieved by means of movement. In soccer, there are multitudes of forms and types movement. U broad areas of development of soccer game, technique soccer, went to the first one of the first places. Technique is a long time; circle the important components in a soccer game, very dominant. What soccer is more evolved and what are the tactics and physical condition is becoming increasingly important, techniques are increasingly confirming. Appropriate to conduct soccer technique becomes one of the priority requirements of preparing a comprehensive and harmonious development of players. Soccer technique includes a multitude of different movements with and without the ball, which is in the game, because of the nature and richness of the game, to demonstrate various ways. The simplicity and rationality, freedom and ease, speed and elegance, safety and efficiency, are inevitable features of any successful technical showings in soccer. Thanks to impeccable technical qualifications, many players, even with very modest physical predisposition, achieved significant results, and vice versa - many players who are technically illiterate, in spite of intense physical abilities, achieve poor results ... Execution of some more sophisticated in the technical sense of motion in soccer depends on a myriad of specific circumstances under which the game takes place (the ball is at rest - a player is at rest, the ball is at rest - a player moves, the ball is moving - a player is idle; and the ball is moving - a player moves).

DIVISION TECHNIQUES OF SOCCER

Under the division of the elements of soccer means to break down the elements of the basic techniques of soccer, essential and integral parts, and taking into account the nature of the broad principles of soccer games.

According to the character and activities of players in the game of soccer, there are:

1. Techniques of movement without the ball

2. Techniques to control the ball

According to the prescribed rules of participation of players in the soccer game is set aside:

1. Techniques players in the field

2. Goalkeeper techniques

Techniques of movement without the ball in the broadest sense includes: walking, running, jumping, stopping and turning. Techniques of controlling and ruling the ball, in the broadest sense include: shock, receiving, running, dribble (Trainer), subtraction, performing the "car" and the technique of moving the goalkeeper. The movements of the goalkeeper with the ball consisting of: capture, overthrow, rejection, sparring, ejection arms, Thus the systematic techniques of soccer in general is subject to further systematization, with a multitude of forms, varieties and sub varieties testify to the wealth of football unsurpassed compared to other techniques of sports games.

Soccer rules

Rules

There are 17 rules in the official rules of the soccer game. The same rules are designed to apply to all levels of soccer, although certain modifications for groups such as juniors, seniors, women and people with physical disabilities are permitted. The rules are often framed in broad terms, which allow flexibility in their application depending on the nature of the game. The rules of the game are published by FIFA, but are maintained by the International Football Association Board (IBAF), not FIFA itself. In addition to the seventeen rules, numerous IBAF decisions and other directives contribute to the regulation of soccer. The most complex of the rules is offside. The offside law limits the ability of attacking players to receive the ball when closer to the opponent's goal line than: the ball itself; the second-to-last defending player (which can include the goalkeeper); and the half-way line.

Players, equipment, and officials

Each team consists of a maximum of eleven players (excluding substitutes), one of whom must be the goalkeeper. Competition rules may state a minimum number of players required to constitute a team, which is usually seven. Goalkeepers are the only players allowed to play the ball with their hands or arms, provided they do so within the penalty area in front of their own goal. Though there are a variety of positions in which the outfield (non-goalkeeper) players are strategically placed by a coach, these positions are not defined or required by the rules.
The basic equipment are required to wear includes a shirt, shorts, socks, footwear and adequate shin guards. Headgear is not a required piece of basic equipment, but players today may choose to wear it to protect themselves from head injury. Players are forbidden to wear or use anything that is dangerous to themselves or another player, such as jewellery or watches. The goalkeeper must wear clothing that is easily distinguishable from that worn by the other players and the match officials.
A number of players may be replaced by substitutes during the course of the soccer games. The maximum number of substitutions permitted in most competitive international and domestic league games is three, though the permitted number may vary in other competitions or in friendly matches. Common reasons for a substitution include injury, tiredness, ineffectiveness, a tactical switch, or timewasting at the end of a finely poised game. In standard adult matches, a player who has been substituted may not take further part in a match. IBAF recommends that "that a match should not continue if there are fewer than seven players in either team." Any decision regarding points awarded for abandoned games is left to the individual football associations.
A game is officiated by a referee, who has "full authority to enforce the rules of the game in connection with the match to which he has been appointed", and whose decisions are final. The referee is assisted by two assistant referees. In many high-level games there is also a fourth official who assists the referee and may replace another official should the need arise.

Pitch

As the rules were formulated in England, and were initially administered solely by the four British football associations within IFAB, the standard dimensions of a football pitch were originally expressed in imperial units. The rules now express dimensions with approximate metric equivalents (followed by traditional units in brackets), though popular use tends to continue to use traditional units in English-speaking countries with a relatively recent history of metrication, such as Britain.
The length of the pitch for international adult matches is in the range of 100–110 m (110–120 yd) and the width is in the range of 64–75 m (70–80 yd). Fields for non-international matches may be 91–120 m (100–130 yd) length and 45–91 m (50–101 yd) in width, provided that the pitch does not become square. Although in 2008, the IFAB initially approved a fixed size of 105 m long and 68 m wide as a standard pitch dimension for A international matches,[40] this decision was later put on hold and was never actually implemented.
The longer boundary lines are touchlines, while the shorter boundaries (on which the goals are placed) are goal lines. A rectangular goal is positioned at the middle of each goal line. The inner edges of the vertical goal posts must be 7.32 m (8 yd) apart, and the lower edge of the horizontal crossbar supported by the goal posts must be 2.44 m (8 ft) above the ground. Nets are usually placed behind the goal, but are not required by the rules.
In front of each goal is an area known as the penalty area. This area is marked by the goal line, two lines starting on the goal line 16.5 m (18 yd) from the goalposts and extending 16.5 m (18 yd) into the pitch perpendicular to the goal line, and a line joining them. This area has a number of functions, the most prominent being to mark where the goalkeeper may handle the ball and where a penalty foul by a member of the defending team becomes punishable by a penalty kick. Other markings define the position of the ball or players at kick-offs, goal kicks, penalty kicks and corner kicks.

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What is most important in a game of attack?

Tactics of modern soccer is largely based on some general principles and the principles of attack, which is the development and practice soccer game change for almost all soccer time. These principles and general principles of attack are the following:

1. The aim is to attack begins with one of the side courts, and ends up on the other - the opposite side of the court.

2. The attack plan organized and implemented in conformity with the mutual changes of location and movement of players with the ball and without the ball.

3. Each attack should be conducted as quickly, as necessary in order to surprise the opponent.

4. The attack should be as organized and logical as easily accomplished.

5. Movements with the ball and without the ball, which ensures the execution of the attacks have to be quick, swift, vigorous and uncompromising.

6. I conducted the fastest attack must be characterized by a change in rhythm.

7. The attack should be conducted with the maximum, and end with the least number of players.

What is most important defense in the game?

The defense, without a doubt, the foundation on which rests the results in soccer. No matter how the attack was effective, potential disadvantages of defense will not be able successfully recovered. In general, the tactics of soccer game all the more life is based on the tactics of soocer defense. Hence the tactics of soccer defense and singled out some principles and rules that you just can not pass. General principles and principles of defense, are the following:

1. Coordination, mutual cooperation and mutual trust, the basic assumption of any effective defense.

2. The backbone of a successful soccer defense consists of goalkeeper and central backs, so to them by their functions, the role belongs to lead defense.

3. Shares of defense should be simple, fast, bold and energetic.

4. Defenders should be characterized by the broad repertoire of skills for different effects in given situations.

5. Players on defense, both during games and in the intermittent games, you should impressive discipline, responsibility, and especially - mental markedly reduced.

6. Defense against the action very good players requires continuous tight, strict and tight coverage.

7. Modern soccer, in complex tasks defense goals, requires participation in the defense of all players from one team.

Soccer Tactics

Under the tactic in soccer means to pre-prepared, conceived and organized game plan that the most appropriate way to use any individual, group and collective values and all their individual, group and collective weaknesses of the opposing team. The simplest is formulated, a tactic in soccer, then, is how the effects of a team with purpose and basic orientation to the opposing team wins or to a rally with the opposing team secure a favorable result. How will the tactical idea that will one team, a group of players or individual, during the game apply, depending on numerous factors. But first, it primarily depends on the value and disadvantages, and their opponents. There are many reasons that affect the change and the application of certain tactical plan in the game of soccer. In addition to his forces and the opposing team and the values and disadvantages of its own and the opposing team, the application of certain tactical plan affects the quality of the terrain on which to play, field dimensions, atmospheric conditions, a trial, the importance of the match, the contestant ranking table, rules of the competition, the place in which to play, the audience before whom the game ... Talent in soccer can be defined as the ability to easily expressed and easily solve all the tactical tasks that those who are not talented, just make insoluble. So, talent is easily what others might find it difficult. In soccer tactics, mental skills and intelligence is of decisive importance. The success of the tactics of soccer, as a significant creative potential especially affects imagination and intelligence. The appearance of new, quality impressions in the tactics of soccer game, or the positive change in the tactics of soccer games, decisively influenced: the development, technical development, development of physical fitness, the development of rules and development training.

Division soccer tactics:

Soccer game consists of alternating showings of attacks on the opponent's goal and defend their goal. According to this fact, soccer tactics are divided into:

1. Defense tactics

2. Attack tactics

How, during the game, certain tactical tasks solve one player, the more players together and the whole team together, there are:

1. Individual tactics

2. Group tactics

3. Team tactics

According to the basic division tactics of defense and offensive tactics are different:

- Individual tactics in defense,

- Individual tactics in the attack,

- Group tactics in defense,

- Group tactics in attack

- Team tactics in defense and

- Team tactics in the attack.

The Finishing Phase

Before the attacker gets into shooting range, his main job is to hang onto the ball. As long as he has possession of the ball, the other team cannot score, so it is to his benefit to do what needs to be done to keep possession of the ball- but only until he gets into scoring distance of the opposing goal. Once in a good shooting position, there is little risk in taking a shot - and a lot of potential benefit to be gained.
While this is obvious to adults, it is not always obvious to children. Many children are very literal-minded. If the coach tells them to make sure to always try to hold onto possession by passing the ball around to open teammates, it is not uncommon to see them pass the ball around in front of the goal - and never attempt to put it in the net. Furthermore, if the coach spends lots of time on drills which have them carefully placing their balls on the ground, then backing up to take a net-breaking shot on goal, they will often pass up open chances to simply roll the ball into the goal in favor of trying to score "the way that coach taught us". As a result, it is very important to explain to young players when it is okay to take risks, and when it is better to play safe. It is also important to give them permission to score (which also means giving permission to miss, because the easiest way for a new player to avoid getting yelled at if he misses is to never take a shot).
The first thing to teach the attackers is that very little actual space is needed to get the ball around a defender or goalkeeper so that it can roll into the net. The ball just needs to clear the legs of the defender by an inch or less on either side. It is important to illustrate this idea to young players, so that they understand that it is possible to score goals in very tight quarters - and that they should try to do this.
The second thing to teach young players is that, to score goals, the best place to send the ball is to the place where it will be hardest for the defenders to get to it. Usually, this means that the safest place to send the ball is to the corners of the goal. However, if the middle of the goal is wide open, it is fine to send the ball there.
The third thing to teach young players is that you want them to score a lot of goals - and the very best way to do this is to pass the ball into the net as soon as they see an opening to do this, because passes are more accurate than shots and are easier to get off quickly. As a result, players should be encouraged to score goals using simple passes with the inside or outside to put a MOVING ball into the net. The coach should strive to create game-like situations in practice. As a practical matter, no defender or goalkeeper is going to allow your attackers to put a ball down in front of the goal, back up, and then run at it to blast it into the net. Scoring drills which involve long lines and stationary balls do a poor job of duplicating game conditions, and do not tend to create players who are comfortable in scoring goals with a moving ball by putting it around the feet of vigilant defenders.
The fourth thing to teach young players is when and where to take a shot. In other words, to introduce them to the concept of when they have entered "scoring range" - and should start to think about taking a shot.

Attacking Phase

Once your player has taken his crucial first touch and has gotten the ball under control in a less-pressured area where he can have time to look up, his next step is to see how many defenders are between the player and the goal, and to develop a plan to get around them. Why? Because the player wants to get the ball away from his own goal (to keep his opponent from scoring) and to get the ball fairly close to the opposing goal (to improve his chances of scoring).
When the player receives the ball, and is not yet in shooting distance of goal, what he wants to do is to get within scoring range of the goal in a way which is best calculated to allow him to "beat" the opposing defenders. By the same token, one of the most dangerous defenders to an attacker is a defender coming up from behind him at speed, so the attacker does not want to get around the defender too early if there is any chance that the defender will be able to catch up with the attacker before he gets to goal.
If the attacker is blessed with unusually high speed, and can outrun any opponent, he has the luxury of being able to race towards the opposing goal at top speed. It is very difficult for a defender to slow down an attacker who is moving at top speed without committing a foul, and it is relatively easy for the attacker to move around any stationary defender with a simple touch to one side. As a result, this can be an excellent technique for a very fast attacker to use on some occasions. However, a wise coach will not overuse such attacks, because this makes the attacks (and the likely attacker) too predictable for the defense; the team wastes valuable learning time by using single attacking option instead of learning various styles of attacking; and the fast player wastes too much time on emphasizing a style of play which likely won't benefit him in the long run, while failing to learn how to participate in group attacking or how to handle opponents who are as fast as he is (as speed defences tend to diminish significantly after adolescence). Instead, the wise coach will try to train his players in how to attack individually, and as a group, when the opponents are as fast as they are.

First Touch Phase

If at all possible, the attacker wants to receive the ball so that he will be facing in the direction where he wants to go.
However, he also wants to know what is going on behind him - so that he can anticipate the kinds of pressure which he will be getting from the back once he turns. And, of course, he wants to keep an eye on the ball itself, so that he can receive the ball well. How can he accomplish all of these objectives?
By adopting an initial stance which is open to the entire field, then turning as he receives the ball so that his eyes can sweep over as much of the field as possible to assess any obstacles to the attack. Commonly, the player will start with his back very close to one touchline and his body turned to be parallel to the touchline (which gives him a clear view of the entire field). Sometimes, of course, a player will be in the middle of the field. In this case, it usually is
more advantageous to be facing somewhat towards the opposing goal, then to turn in at least a 180 degree arc as the ball is being received, so that the player can view as much of the field as possible prior to receiving the ball.
After checking out the obstacles in his path, the player must decide where the best space will be to receive and control the ball. It is imperative that the player know where the best space is BEFORE the ball arrives, so that he can use the best receiving option to put the ball into this space. In deciding what space is the "best space", the attacker
must consider two things:
• What are my chances of scoring if I keep possession here?
• What are my opponent's chances of scoring if I lose possession here?

If not too risky, an attacker always wants to hang onto the ball or to help a teammate to do so, and will follow the ancient maxim "If we have the ball, the other side can't score." However, if the slightest goof on his part will turn the ball over to an opponent right in front of his own goal, then it is too risky to keep possession - and his job turns into one of finding the least dangerous parts of the field in which to turn over possession. Thus, when close to his own
goal, the attacker will quickly move the ball to safe spaces to the sides of field (or will send the ball far upfield to a teammate) if this can be done safely, but will boot the ball upfield or over the endlines or touchline before considering turning over possession right in front of his own goal.
When near the opposing goal, however, there is no immediate risk if he loses possession of the ball, so he can afford to take risks. In this situation, the best space into which to put the ball is the space where he can take a shot which has a reasonable chance of going in. Usually, the space to the side of and slightly behind the defenders is normally the "best" space in which to direct the ball - even though the defender or goalkeeper may have a 50% chance of getting there first.
Why? Because, even if you score a goal only 50% of the time that you take a shot, these are great odds - and it is foolish to pass up the chance when there is no real downside to taking the shot. Young players may not instinctively understand this - especially if they are naturally cautious - so the coach must train them to understand when it is a good idea to take a shot; when it is a good idea to try to retain possession; and when it is a good idea to cut your losses and dump the ball out of bounds. Once the player has pre-selected the "best" space into which to play the ball, he will turn his attention to the actual reception of the ball. This requires that he pre-select the body surface which will allow him to best control the ball
and redirect it to the intended space. The player then will get his body into position to permit proper reception of the ball with this body surface, so that the ball can be put into the intended space with precision.
As the player gains more experience, and as his opponents become quicker at making decisions themselves, he will discover that it is essential that he anticipate several moves in advance and pre-decide what he is going to do next.
Just like in a match of chess or checkers, where it requires several moves to finally lay the trap to capture a piece, soccer requires smart players who use their brains as much or more than their bodies if they wish to be successful at higher levels.
Initially, however, the young player has more than enough to worry about in deciding what is the "best" space.
Ordinarily, the coach will preselect the body surface to use (normally starting with passes on the ground) - and will try to make the job of the attacker as easy as possible by giving the new attacker plenty of room or by placing restrictions on the defender which will allow the attacker to develop confidence in stages. It may take a number of practice sessions before beginners can control the ball very well on the ground. Plenty of time should be spent to allow the players to become comfortable with the ball, and to develop a good first touch so that they can accurately move the ball into the chosen space to get away from pressure.

Soccer Fitness

Good soccer fitness levels are the backbone of every soccer player. Simply, without good fitness levels your performance on the field will not be any good. Good fitness will also protect you from many injures which is another reason for why you should put a lot of effort in it.
Fitness training is also crucial if you want to develop as soccer player. Only players that are in good physical shape can expect to perform better. There are two ways that fitness is measured in soccer; aerobic and anaerobic.
As a soccer player you will need a combination of aerobic and anaerobic soccer fitness. However, some positions will require higher levels of anaerobic while others will need more aerobic fitness.
If you are a midfielder you are supposed to cover a lot of field during a regular soccer match. You need therefore a good aerobic engine. Forwards and strikers will need to sprint fast and will need therefore more anaerobic fitness.
Your muscle power and fortitude will not only depend on your soccer fitness training. Proper soccer nutrition is also very important if you want to perform maximum. My experience is that good fitness shape directly means better performance.
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