Coach, love the videos. My first year coaching U12 rec. soccer. Any tips or advice on how to stop the players from bunching up? Having a hard time keeping them spread out, we do good in practice but in games its a different story.
What if they set and spin with the 9 and have runners? Good players can make the pass to the 9 easily, then either midfield or fullback rotates round and can play left right or through ball centrally
I would maybe try to lock off one side and force the even longer pass diagonally hoping they try the switch but gives the team time to shuffle as ball travels
Hey Rory ! I have a question. What do you do against a dominant opponent? How do you play? What are some ways to keep morale up and keep myself , the coach, positive through the whole match? As you may know sometimes club games can be a mismatch , what advice can you offer?
This is a great idea for a video. In short you defend and try to counter but it really depends on the specific strengths and weakness of your team and what the opponent does well etc.
What's the best way to review these patterns with 11U's so that they're not standing around the whole time and losing focus? Do you have any drill suggestions that could help gel this for that age group?
@@CoachRorySoccer I would say split in attacking and defending. If you want to put even more work in it, you could split it in the four phases. We have the ball. Oponnent has the ball. Attacking after winning the ball. Defending after losing the ball.
It really how you look at it. I guess you could defend in a 332 but in possession what does the midfield look like? Like how are you building up in a 332? A 323 and 431 for me provide more natural angles and support. In the end it’s all how you train and coach it really.
