Courtesy: Finesoccer
Organisation:
Field: 40 yard
Buffer zone: 5 yard on each end
Players: 12 players start on end line (each with a ball) while other 3 players start 5 yards back (without the ball) Total 15 players.
How to do:
A coach signals for a start: 12 players must drible at full speed to the end line,the must get three touches on the ball in the far buffer zone
The remaining 3 players should try to stop the 12 players; they should either 1. win the ball, 2. playing the ball away, or 3. by knoking the ball over the end line.
Only players from the group of 12 who have succeeded to beat the opposition with three touches will go to the next round until a winner is found (1 player from the group of 12 who will remain). Any player from the group of 12 who fails to beat the opposition with 3 touches joins the the group of 3 to try to stop the remaining players from the group of 12.
Coaching points
Speed dribling
Shielding
Turning with the ball
Where is Maximo's Sin
Picture courtesy of Michuzi blog
It is now almost two years since the Tanzania national team coach was contracted to coach for Tanzania national team. But recently there have been different views on perfomance of the team and capability of our coach, the brazilian Marcio Maximo. Some say our team is not perfoming well and the blame has been thrown to the coach. Of course some including me still say the team is doing well and the coach Marcio is indeed still our dose for long disturbing disease in soccer i.e the lack of recognisable success in the world of football.
I do not know or even understand those who blame him. I do not know their base for the blames. What I understand is we have done well recently.
Those who say Maximo has not done anything should ask themselves; where or what are they comparing his performance with. When did we succeed and his coming has destroyed that? What tangible achievement we had that now we have lost?
I may be wrong but I like Maximo's approach in building our national team, People may differ with him or he may be different from what people want him to do, or he may be doing differently from the way other coaches that were there before him were doing. If there is any different I am happy, that is why we needed him because we want to see changes. The traditional way we used to do didn't take us anywhere let us try his now.
England blame Mcralen but they have records to compare him with, do we have that? December 2003 we were ranking 159, Kenya was 72 and Uganda was 103. Today we are ranked 103, Kenya 100, and Uganda 94, that is what I call progress. Does anybody remember when was tha last time we won outside the country in qualifiers for the cup of nations before the coming of Maximo? Does anybody remember when was the last time our national team was a scare to other teams including those from West Africa? When was the last time our team beat Zambia? Today we are proud that whenever we go to a match opponents think of us as competitors and not an easy way to wining.
People say Maximo's team is too defensive, where have you seen a person starts putting a roof on the house before foundation? Maximo uses 4-2-2-2,to me I think he is briliant on that, Giving an example of a Match with Kenya on 08/12/2007 where Tanzania won 2-1. People complain that our team did not play well, they say kenya were brilliant in passes. Passes only can not be a reason to say a team played well, ask yourself in what area were they passing, what was the direction of their passes?
During attacks to our goal (I mean our Tanzania team), our team had six (6) players defending the goal around the 18 yard area. The wall was too tight for Kenyans to penetrate, they had the take back the ball passing around to try to pull Tanzania from the defensive zone. Our team, our players, and our coach were clever enough to understand the Kenyan trick, they weren't deceived by this trick. Instead the players in attacking mid field with one attacking player dropped in the middle to fight for the ball. We had a player with speed at the front Danny Mrwanda whenever the middle succeded in taking the ball from kenyans they gave to Mrwanda who with his speed, power and control gave hard time the Kenyan defence. Tanzania used long passes to reach Kenyan Goal, and whenever we were in the attacking zone we had four players.
If you want to judge a team use the match analysis method; How many times that team has shot on goal, how many times have they entered into the 18 yard, How many passes were lost in the middle? And more questions of that nature, then you will be able to say which team was the best.
At the end the team with the best strategy and tactics wins, and the winner is the winner.
I do not know or even understand those who blame him. I do not know their base for the blames. What I understand is we have done well recently.
Those who say Maximo has not done anything should ask themselves; where or what are they comparing his performance with. When did we succeed and his coming has destroyed that? What tangible achievement we had that now we have lost?
I may be wrong but I like Maximo's approach in building our national team, People may differ with him or he may be different from what people want him to do, or he may be doing differently from the way other coaches that were there before him were doing. If there is any different I am happy, that is why we needed him because we want to see changes. The traditional way we used to do didn't take us anywhere let us try his now.
England blame Mcralen but they have records to compare him with, do we have that? December 2003 we were ranking 159, Kenya was 72 and Uganda was 103. Today we are ranked 103, Kenya 100, and Uganda 94, that is what I call progress. Does anybody remember when was tha last time we won outside the country in qualifiers for the cup of nations before the coming of Maximo? Does anybody remember when was the last time our national team was a scare to other teams including those from West Africa? When was the last time our team beat Zambia? Today we are proud that whenever we go to a match opponents think of us as competitors and not an easy way to wining.
People say Maximo's team is too defensive, where have you seen a person starts putting a roof on the house before foundation? Maximo uses 4-2-2-2,to me I think he is briliant on that, Giving an example of a Match with Kenya on 08/12/2007 where Tanzania won 2-1. People complain that our team did not play well, they say kenya were brilliant in passes. Passes only can not be a reason to say a team played well, ask yourself in what area were they passing, what was the direction of their passes?
During attacks to our goal (I mean our Tanzania team), our team had six (6) players defending the goal around the 18 yard area. The wall was too tight for Kenyans to penetrate, they had the take back the ball passing around to try to pull Tanzania from the defensive zone. Our team, our players, and our coach were clever enough to understand the Kenyan trick, they weren't deceived by this trick. Instead the players in attacking mid field with one attacking player dropped in the middle to fight for the ball. We had a player with speed at the front Danny Mrwanda whenever the middle succeded in taking the ball from kenyans they gave to Mrwanda who with his speed, power and control gave hard time the Kenyan defence. Tanzania used long passes to reach Kenyan Goal, and whenever we were in the attacking zone we had four players.
If you want to judge a team use the match analysis method; How many times that team has shot on goal, how many times have they entered into the 18 yard, How many passes were lost in the middle? And more questions of that nature, then you will be able to say which team was the best.
At the end the team with the best strategy and tactics wins, and the winner is the winner.
Things to consider when arranging a youth soccer match
One day I attended a soccer match organised by one of the popular youth academies here in Tanzania. I did not like the way the match was organised, the only thing that they did right was on officials. They used officials recognised by soccer body TFF; with that I was ok.
I didn't like arrangements for the venue; there was confusion for that. The organising committee claimed that they booked the ground for the occassion,but it was found later that the ground was rented to another team for training.
It was later discovered that this other team had a formal contranct with owners of the ground, to use that ground for their training for a period of three months and they paid in advance for that. The matches had to be postponed until the other team finished their programme for the day. Although the matches resumed but already this was a dissapointment to the players and the fans.
One may say "They are just kids"; yes they are kids, yes they may not complain, but you have to understand that they can be dissapointed and hurt. Soccer is their passion, some have dreams put in soccer, some want to enjoy and have fun, and you are there to shut out all these from them.
A danger for all this is that we may discourage these kids from playing soccer, you are the person they look up to, they expect you to respect and put value on their talent, they expect you to encourage them. Before you advertise for any match, you have to make sure all the neccessary things are in place.
If your team or organisation does not have a ground then arrange for one well in advance,if possible make arrangement to book ground for the entire season. This will help you to avoid surprises and dissapointments. Whenever you make arrangements to hire a ground, make sure to contact the right people responsible for administration of that ground. When you are making payments make sure you get an official receipt, do not take for granted anything.
Make sure the match is being officiated by recognised officials, arrange for security on the ground. it wont be a good scene if violent evnts will occur duirng the match, it wont be a good picture for our kids to have in mind for the rest of their lives.
You must make sure the first aid services are in place,drinking water should not be scarce in these matches. It won't be a sin if you can seek advice and assistance from other people who more experience than you in arranging matches.
In summary , what I want you all to understand is "Children need to play and enjoy playing soccer". We should not be a roadblock for them to have fun in playing soccer, let the game be their fun and not us adults be their dissapointment.
Cheers have fun in soccer.
o
Handling Bounces In Front of the Keeper
Material from Lawrence of Fine soccer.Ideally, when a ball is going to bounce just in front of the keeper, the keeper would try to get to it before the bounce, however, that is not always possible.
The key to handling a ball on a hop is to get to it as quickly as possible. The quicker a keeper can get to the ball, the less they are effected by a bad bounce, If the ball takes a bad bounce, the further back from the ball the keeper is, the further it will get away.
Not only does the keeper want to get to the ball quickly to deal with a ball that is bouncing to the side, but the keeper also needs to get over the ball in case it takes a quick high bounce. The best way to do this is with a forward dive so that when the ball bounces, the body is behind and over the ball and the hands/arms are under the ball. This will help keep the ball in front of the keeper and make it much easier to hold onto the ball and keep it out of the back of the net.
It's extremely important to train for bouncing balls and to be prepared for the various bounces. This can be done as simply as having a server throw balls at the keeper so that they bounce right in front of the keeper. Start with the keeper on their knees so that they can simply dive/collapse forward. Once the keeper is comfortable in this position, next have it done from a catchers position and then finally in a standing position.
The sound of Silence Game
Material from Paul Cooper
“Communication works for those who work at it” John Powell
Communication is so vital on the football pitch. Communication can come in many forms and not just words.
· Speech, giving commands and asking
· Pointing
· A shrug of the shoulder
· With your eyes
Verbal communication on the pitch can cover a number of things.
· Asking for the ball – ‘Pete’s ball’ etc
· Warning a fellow player - ‘Man on’
· Giving extra information – ‘Turn’ ‘Time’
Children our very often very quiet on the pitch, this could be down to nerves or confidence and is in stark contrast to the constant chatter before and after the game in the dressing room
In contrast in a lot of adult football everyone is shouting for the ball, even when they are in a poor position to receive the ball.
· Age Group U9s to adults
· Pitch sizes 40 x 20 – or at the discretion of the coach. Number of teams – 2
· Team sizes – 4-6
· Bibs optional
· Goals – 5 a side or mini soccer goals
Play this game as a normal game but for sections of the game have no talking at all.
The sound of silence makes the players aware of how important verbal communication is. Without verbal communication players must find other ways of communicating such as pointing or a movement of the eyes.
It is a good idea to agree on very simple commands such as ‘Take’, ‘Keepers’ etc.
Also as mentioned earlier too much communication can be as bad as too little. Am I in a good position to receive the ball, no Pete is in a far better position.
When a player has the ball and five team mates are calling for it you have a problem.
It goes without saying that other than the coach (and even this should be kept to a minimum) no parents or spectators should be coaching or offering advice from the side. This is very confusing for young players.
“Communication works for those who work at it” John Powell
Communication is so vital on the football pitch. Communication can come in many forms and not just words.
· Speech, giving commands and asking
· Pointing
· A shrug of the shoulder
· With your eyes
Verbal communication on the pitch can cover a number of things.
· Asking for the ball – ‘Pete’s ball’ etc
· Warning a fellow player - ‘Man on’
· Giving extra information – ‘Turn’ ‘Time’
Children our very often very quiet on the pitch, this could be down to nerves or confidence and is in stark contrast to the constant chatter before and after the game in the dressing room
In contrast in a lot of adult football everyone is shouting for the ball, even when they are in a poor position to receive the ball.
· Age Group U9s to adults
· Pitch sizes 40 x 20 – or at the discretion of the coach. Number of teams – 2
· Team sizes – 4-6
· Bibs optional
· Goals – 5 a side or mini soccer goals
Play this game as a normal game but for sections of the game have no talking at all.
The sound of silence makes the players aware of how important verbal communication is. Without verbal communication players must find other ways of communicating such as pointing or a movement of the eyes.
It is a good idea to agree on very simple commands such as ‘Take’, ‘Keepers’ etc.
Also as mentioned earlier too much communication can be as bad as too little. Am I in a good position to receive the ball, no Pete is in a far better position.
When a player has the ball and five team mates are calling for it you have a problem.
It goes without saying that other than the coach (and even this should be kept to a minimum) no parents or spectators should be coaching or offering advice from the side. This is very confusing for young players.
Coaching young players
You may be asking yourself "when is the right age to start training young ones?"What motivates children to play soccer? What puts off soccer kids? What is the right environment for children playing soccer? What should I teach?
Answers to all these questions can be found in a properly put club or association strategy for soccer development.
A child starts losing flexibility at the age of 4 years,then it is important to start training them before they lose their flexibility. It just like a swahili saying that if you want to fold a Fish then do it when it is fresh, for children this is the age that you teach them the moves. When they grow and reach an age of 10 years already they will be used to the tricks so then makes easier for them to develop.
You will have a good number of players in your team if you will know what motivates them to play soccer; it be the company from friends, makes them to be seen as "cool" among other children etc. Children like to have fun,make your games more fun I propose you use a lot of small sided games. Minimize coaching or any unneccessary interference to the games.
Why children quits?
Ussually, children quits when they start feeling that the game is no longer fun or if they are being pressurized to achieve. Pressure may come from you a coach or parents. Try to encourage them than criticise, teach them on the benefits of a team work than personal success.
Try to understand the environment at their homes; encourage their parents to be involved in the game in any way. Parents may be helpful in child's game through encouragement, providing kids with gear or transport to the ground. Encourage parents to come and watch their children play.
Creativity is the key to a youth coach's success
Attacking 1v1
This material by courtesy of Worldclass coaching
A coach want to create 1 V1 attacking opportunities for his team.
The game begins with players passing and defending passively, a player who has the ball dribbles past the defender successfully. Each numbered player has a ball and they can pass to any lettered player. They call their name, pass the ball and close them down quickly and the lettered player has to beat them and score a goal by stopping the ball anywhere along the line where the numbered players begin. If the numbered player wins back the ball they score by stopping the ball on the lettered player’s line. This is a big area to be able to score on which improves the chances of success. Have at least three 1 v 1 ‘s going at any one time, players dictate when and where they do this depending on how many others are live in their 1 v 1’s. Players need to be aware of the positions of the other 1 v 1 confrontations so they do not clash with them. Ensure all players have the opportunity to be the attacking player in the 1 v 1. 3. Competitive: Each player counts the number of goals they score, use this on an individual and team basis so there is a winning team and ultimately a winning player.
Now go across the field with a shorter scoring line to attack so it is a more difficult task to score and the area is more congested to play in.
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