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F r e e E m a i l N e w s l e t t e r a t w o r l d c l a s s c o a c h i n g . c o m

Published for the world’s most innovative soccer coaches

International Coaching Seminar Journal

Kansas City, February 22-24, 2008

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Anson DorranceThe coach of a true “Dynasty”. His North Carolina Tar Heels are the current NCAA National Champions and have won 19 of the last 26 National Championships. Dorrance also coached the U.S. Women’s team that won the World Cup in 1991. We really don’t have space to even begin listing Dorrance’s achievements, awards and accolades but any Internet search will give you a catalog of his incredible acheivements in coaching.

Mauricio MarquesBrazil has consistently produced incredibly skilled world class players. Clube Atlético Mineiro is one of Brazil’s top clubs and is well known for their excellent youth academy which has produced national team players like Gilberto Silva (Brazil National Team captain). Marques will explain and demonstrate the training sessions and curriculum of the Clube Atlético Mineiro youth system showing why they are famed for developing skillful young players. Marques coaches with Clube Atlético Mineiro and for the Brazilian National Football Confederation (CBF). He was also the manager of the Brazilian National Futsal team in 2002 - 2003.

Lauren GreggLauren Gregg, the first woman to serve as an assistant coach for any of U.S. Soccer’s national teams, was an assistant for the U.S. Women’s National Team from 1989-2000. She was an assistant coach for the USA at the 1991 FIFA Women’s World Cup in China, the 1995 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Sweden and assisted the squad that won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games. At the end of the 1995 college season, Gregg retired as head women’s soccer coach at the University of Virginia, where she earned a trip to the NCAA Final Four in 1991 and a total of seven consecutive NCAA tournament bids (1988-94). She was named the NSCAA Coach of the Year in 1990, the only woman to receive that honor. Gregg was the first, and one of only two women to lead a team to the NCAA Division I Final Four.

Curt OnalfoThe Head Coach of the Kansas City Wizards, Onalfo was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil. As a player Onalfo traveled the soccer world playing professionally in France, Mexico and the United States and for the U.S. National team in Olympic and U-20 competition. A perpetual leader on the field, Onalfo co-captained the U.S. squad in the 1989 U-20 World Championships and the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.In addition to his distinguished playing career, Onalfo’s has coached at the highest levels and has lead teams in MLS play and Olympic, Gold Cup and World Cup competition as an assistant coach for the U.S. Men’s National Team in Germany 2006.

Dave TenneyTenney is the assistant coach (goalkeeping and conditioning for the Kansas City Wizards and is known as one of the best soccer-specific fitness experts in the United States. Tenney previously served as the goalkeeper/fitness coach for both the George Mason mens and womens teams.

CLINICIANS

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WORLD CLASS COACHING International Coaching Seminar

Kansas City, February 22-24, 2008

KANSAS CITY, MO - March 06, 2008 – Over 530 coaches from 41 different states as well as Canada, attended the WORLD CLASS COACHING International Coaching Seminar in Kansas City recently, (February 22 - 24) making it the most widely attended soccer seminar in the region.

The International Coaching Seminar sponsored by Soccer One provided club, high school and college soccer coaches with an opportunity to learn from some of the most influential coaches in the world. The quality of sessions was excellent and many attendees said it was the best coaching seminar they have ever attended.

Mauricio Marques, of Clube Atletico Mineiro conducted three sessions that demonstrated training sessions used to develop the top Brazilian youth players. Anson Dorrance shared four training sessions he uses with his national championship UNC teams. Lauren Gregg shared her experience with the U.S. Women's National Team conducting sessions on Finishing and Combination Play. Curt Onalfo and Dave Tenney of the Kansas City Wizards demonstrated training session MLS style with one on Defending with a 4-4-2 and one on Conditioning With a Ball.

The clinicians conducted 12 sessions over the weekend. Everything was covered from technical, functional all the way up to 11 v 11 tactical sessions.

Published by WORLD CLASS COACHING 15004 Buena Vista Drive, Leawood, KS 66224 © WORLD CLASS COACHING 2008

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Kansas City, February 22 – 24, 2008

Friday February 22nd 4.00 pm - 5.30 pm Registration and Exhibit Booths 5.30 pm - 6.30 pm Anson Dorrance – UNC Technique Olympics

6.45 pm - 7.45 pm Anson Dorrance – UNC and the Arsenal Way Saturday February 23rd 8.30 am - 9.30 am Anson Dorrance – Coaching German Combinations and SSG’s

9.45 am - 10.45 am Anson Dorrance – Developing the 1 v 1 Artist

10.45 am – 11.30 am Break 11.30 am – 12.30 pm Curt Onalfo – MLS Training – 4-4-2 Defensive Shape Progression

12.45 pm – 1.45 pm Curt Onalfo – MLS Training – Soccer Specific Conditioning

1.45 pm – 2.30 pm Break

2.30 pm – 3.30 pm Lauren Gregg – Teaching Zonal Defending

3.45 pm – 4.45 pm Lauren Gregg – Functional Training to Coach Finishing 5.00 pm – 6.00 pm Mauricio Marques – Developing Skill & Flair the Brazilian Way

Sunday February 24th 8.30 am - 9.30 am Lauren Gregg – Combination Play

9.45 am – 10.45 am Mauricio Marques – Brazilian Small-Sided Games

11.00 am - 12.00 pm Mauricio Marques – Teaching Tactics the Brazilian Way

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WORLD CLASS COACHING International Coaching seminar

Kansas City, February 22-24, 2008

Anson Dorrance – North Carolina Women’s Soccer Technique Olympics

I. Anson Dorrance – UNC Preseason Camp

Anson is feels that it’s very important to objectively quantify as much in the game as possible. The reason is that they want to see if they’re doing the right things in practice. So they are quantifying technique. This was the beginning of the ‘Competitive Caldron’ which had a huge impact on developing the mentality of the teams at UNC and the 1996 US National Team. UNC PRESEASON CAMP The objective is to make sure the players are working on technique during the summer in addition to fitness.

A. Serving and Heading The object of this test is to challenge the girls to serve the ball accurately over 30 yards and head the ball effectively. Each girl picks a player that they have to pass the test with. The server must pass the ball to receiving player. Receiving player must head the ball past the middle cone. Ten balls are served and the header must get six of them past the cone. The roles then reverse and the other player serves balls for her partner to head.

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B. Serving and Receiving The objective of this test is to test a player’s ability to serve and receive over distance. The exercise is accomplished in pairs at three different distances; 25 yards, 35 yards, and 45 yards. Players serve and receive for one minute at each distance. The serving player serves a pass to the receiving player. Coach awards the players a point if the pass reaches the receiving player and the receiving player is able to control the ball out of the air. Receiving player must control the ball out of the air and serve the ball back at game speed in order to receive a point. If the receiving player has a poor first touch or the serve does not clear the line, the players are not awarded a point. Coach awards points at each level and totals points upon completion of the exercise.

Progression – Alternate which foot is serving 1. Start out at 25 yards 2. Move to 35 yards 3. Mover to 45 yards

C. Shooting A coach uses a radar gun to measure the speed of the player’s shot with both the right and left foot. To pass the test the girls at UNC must reach a total of 120mph when the speed of shots with both feet are combined. Example: Left 50mph / Right 70mph or Left 60mph / Right 60mph.

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D. Serving Over Distance The objective of this test is to quantify each player’s ability to strike a ball over distance. The coach places distance markers at ten yard intervals down the field. Players then strike a total of ten balls (five with their left foot, and five with their right foot) aiming to achieve maximum distance. The coach awards player an average and maximum distance score for each foot.

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E. Figure 8 Dribbling The player starts behind one cone and proceeds to dribble the ball in a figure 8 around two cones. The distance between cones is ten yards. Each player completes three one-minute cycles. Each cycle is completed with a different restriction: inside of the foot only, outside of the foot only, and both with any part of the foot. A coach counts the number of times the player completes the circut to the nearest quarter. A quarter is deducted for each fault (touch with the wrong part of the foot). Example: 7 and 3/4 circuits completed with two faults, they players score for the exercise is 7 and 1/4.

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F. Brazilian Technical Passing The player begins by running forward and passes the ball toward the target. If the player hits the center cone they receive three points. If it goes between the cones on either side of the center cone they receive two points. If the ball goes through the the widest cones without touching them the player receives one point. No points are scored if the player misses the target or hits the outside cones. The player gets one minute to score as many points as possible. The ball should be passed with the right foot at the target on the right and left foot on the other side.

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G. Body Part Juggling Description: The objective of this test is to assess a player’s ability to juggling using fourteen different body parts in repetition. Player juggles the ball for two minutes using fourteen different body parts. The fourteen body parts consist of: four parts of the foot (inside, outside, laces, heel), each quadriceps, each shoulder, chest, and head. Once the player finishes using all fourteen body parts, they may start over and keep adding so long as the ball remains in the air. A body part can not be repeated until all 14 have been used in each sequence. However, the players may reuse any body part to keep the ball in the air even though it won’t count in the total if it was used more than once in the sequence. Parts – Heel (2), Outside foot (2), Inside foot (2), laces (2), quad (2), chest(1), shoulder (2), head (1)

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H. Turning The objective of this test is to quantify a players ability to receive, turn, and dribble under pressure. The player in the middle starts with the ball and dribbles until she passes a cone and then passes to a receiver. The dribbler then moves to the outside of the cone and receives the ball across her body with the farthest foot, turns and dribbles toward the player on the far side. The dribbler must get inside of the cone before passing to the target. A coach counts how many the player does in a minute. Every time she passes the ball, it counts as one.

I. Clearing Over Distance The server passes various balls into a player who clears the ball and gets a score based on the distance and height of the clearance.

J. Penalty Kick Test i. The player is given points for how hard and where they shoot the ball.

Anson has never won on penalties – Almost always the team that dominates in regulation, loses in penalties because the team that was dominated in regulation was happy to get to PK’s where the team that dominated is disappointed to be going to PK’s.

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K. Bending Balling The player starts with the ball near the corner flag and trys to the bend ball into goal. If it’s bent into the goal it’s worth three points, if bent behind far post worth two points. The test is repeated from the other side, using the other foot. Bending the ball with the inside and outside of both feet are tested.

L. Cradling i. Setup – cradle the ball on your foot and toss to other player who cradles it and

tosses it back– Objective is for balance, receiving, 1st touch.

These 12 tests encompass the UNC Technique Olympics tests that are done twice per year; once in the preseason and once in January.

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II. Anson Dorrance – UNC and the Arsenal Way – Anson’s favorite coach is Arson Wenger. He calls him his soccer coaching mentor. At the NSCAA academy, Emma Hayes ran this season. A. Exercise #1

i. Setup – Groups of 5 or 6 - 1st player passes, receiving player receives with one touch, turns and plays it to target (pass and follow)

ii. Coaching Points – interested in perfect turning technique 1. Information – as the ball travels tell receiving player (2 touch) 2. Match like zip – weight of pass 3. Accuracy 4. Into Feet 5. Take a look over your shoulder 6. See perfect technique as you turn and penetrate 7. Run off ball – follow pass and accelerate 8. Make all aspects game like 9. No bounce on the pass 10. Knock and move – play and move 11. Technique clean and crisp 12. Accelerate immediately – not two steps later 13. Knock and accelerate

iii. Progression

1. Envision that there is a defender 5 yards behind you - only turn and face pressure, stop the ball dead, get behind it and play outside foot

2. Coaching Points a. Information is now turn and face b. Clean up dead, get behind it and follow c. Face while your passing it d. Trap ball dead, get behind it e. Get behind it quickly, play it quickly f. Kill it and play g. Turn quickly, play it quickly

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iv. Progression 1. Now imagine there is a man-on, when you turn, drag it laterally, then

penetrate 2. Coaching Points

a. Information is now “man-on.” b. Turn and go backwards or laterally c. Go left or right of the player on your back

v. Progression

1. Receiving player sets it, spins, next player chips pass to chest, player passes to other line

2. Coaching Pass a. If it bounces, play in two rather than one

vi. Progression

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1. 1st player drives it into receiving player, indicates man-on (if it misses

target, spin); target yells flick 2. Coaching Points

a. If you flick it one way, run the other b. If it’s at you feet please flick c. If you see it going into your right foot – target needs to move

before the player flicks it d. Move after you flick

B. OBJECTIVE: Figure out different ways to go forwards

Exercise #2 – If you watch the elite teams like arsenal play, they play it forwards – players that go square or backwards are role players – objective is to drive players to go forwards

i. Setup – 3-3-2 – only way to go forwards is to dribble or off of combination play – target can only play it first time – if not it’s a turnover

ii. Coaching Points 1. Move immediately for support after played forwards 2. Every player has had opportunities to go forwards, but all players have

chosen to go backwards 3. GK if you have trouble getting out of the back, just bang a couple

forwards 4. Passing backwards does not solve the problem 5. Combination – if someone plays it forwards 6. Don’t cut the ball back – every ½ chance that you have take it – don’t

look to possess – (carve the defender) beat the defender and shoot

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iii. Progression

1. Add 2 neutrals 2. Coaching Points

a. Search for the seams for combination play iv. Progression

1. Take two players off each team 2. Coaching Points

a. Neutrals – stagger one should stay higher than the other – look to combine with each other.

b. AS the defender plays you down c. Don’t pass up an opportunity to shoot – carve her and go. d. Run at the defender to commit than play

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v. Progression 1. Every pass has to go forwards – except combination pass which can be

set 2. Coaching Point

a. Dribble backwards to play forwards b. Target player has to find seam so that the ball can be played

forwards vi. Progression

1. Add one more player for each team. vii. Progression – one team has only 6 seconds to shoot. The other team’s rule is

that every pass must be forwards, you are allowed one back pass per possession, but it has to have been played forwards 1st time.

1. Coaching Point a. Only go backwards if there is no pressure on the receiving player

– set them perfectly for a forwards pass. b. Back pass has to be played on the foot that the player is (righted

footed player should receive on her right foot) viii. Progression – change objectives for each team

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III. Anson Dorrance – Coaching German Combinations and SSG’s – U16G Blue Valley Soccer Club – Also Warmup games that UNC does before they begin a training session

These is some of the exercises that UNC does in their warm-ups before they start a session A. Exercise #1

i. Setup – Asked the players what type of system they play in –7 players playing 5 vs. 2 – if defender’s win the ball then change with player that critique every single decision they make

ii. Coaching Points 1. Movement 2. Look for the split 3. Anticipate the split 4. Where ever you play it, move in that direction 5. The passing motion and your first step are the same thing – don’t pass,

take a step back and then move 6. If you are played a pass with perfect pace, and perfect accuracy, play in

one touch – if the pass is not perfect play in 2 touches, if under severe pressure always play in one

7. Find the easiest pass, don’t rely on the skip pass unless you split 8. Move towards and move away 9. Frozen popsicle analogy – don’t pass and stand still 10. Play the pass with a pace receiving player can handle 11. Teammates must move towards receiving player on both sides 12. Move as the ball travels 13. If you are going to play it in two – play across your standing leg so you

are opening up to the field 14. If you play across standing leg have the vision to see the next option 15. If the player is moving towards you take some pace of the pass so that

you don’t pass it at her kneecaps 16. Don’t skip pass unless you are sure

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iii. Progression – Juggling Keep Away

1. 1st player now must lift the ball into the air for another player to juggle and play it around the group. The players can move outside of the area to keep the ball in the air. Once the ball hits the ground you can pass and move – but try to get the ball back in the grid as quickly as possible.

2. Coaching Points a. Try to possess the ball even when it’s in the air – Don’t head it

towards the defender, head it towards someone in your team b. Once its on the ground challenge is to remain composed and re-

gain shape 3. If the players are having difficulty, allow them to have the 1st one free.

iv. 5 one touches from the attacking team is a victory, anything else is a defender win

1. 5 vs. 2 is the ultimate difficulty level when you are playing one touch

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B. Exercise #2

1. Setup – players on the outside Find the play making center midfielder and the center back; play possession, if the green win it 5 times they rotate out; The whole idea is that you look for the play maker in the middle – challenge for the playmaker is to change the point of attack – the players on the outside have a 2 touch restriction

ii. Coaching Points 1. Decision to play 1st or 2nd time 2. Players are a dime a dozen who play the ball square or back – Elite

players go forwards 3. Find the tactical seams – middle player

iii. Progression 1. Add a defender

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C. Exercise #3 – Combination play Game

Team that plays the best combination play are the Germans – Asked one of the German players who worked at his camp what they are doing – the player said that they do one thing – one exercise consistently that gives up the - combination – knock move and combination play – fundamental training block for combination play is this exercise – they do this once a week at UNC – 4 vs. 4 +4. At UNC they play one touch, here he will give these girls leeway – this is an extremely difficult exercise

i. Coaching Points

1. Because you are playing combination play games you don’t have the luxury to trap the ball

2. Player on the outside be aware to see who started the combination player as she needs to find here – 3rd player combination

3. If you don’t have a combination and you can’t face up, lay it back and spin off and support target on the other side

4. In this environment, the best thing you should do is chip it by getting your toe under the ball – based on the carpet

5. Players on the outside need to be actively moving 6. There’s always a better position with movement 7. You made a bad decision by playing into her and “freezing.” 8. You can’t combine at a distance = you have to wait until the defender

comes near you 9. Don’t panic 10. Players in the middle 11. I would rather you dribble at an opponent than laterally 12. As you see the defender approaching towards you, play it before she

closes you down.

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IV. Anson Dorrance – Developing the 1 vs. 1 Artist – this is going to be a lot of the dribbling games that they do at UNC

V. A. 1 v 1 to Cone

UNC always try to carry four goalkeepers so they can have two sets of goals defended by a keeper. Anson feels that 1 vs. 1 is the most fundamental part of the game – Teams at all levels should play 1 v 1 at least once a week. Develops mentality and competitive fire.

i. Setup – Find the 2 strikers goal approximately 20 yards apart; one goal on the endline and one at the top of the D– game is 3 minutes long – rock paper scissors for possession – 1 vs. 1 to score – gk keeps track of the number of goals she lets in. Other players team up in pairs; go stand next to a cone; players play 1 vs. 1 trying to score against the cone – begin by passing to attacker and then play one vs. one – at the end of 3 minutes the players who won, find another player that won and play them – losing players find losing players

1. The two players who aren’t on a cone are the ball retrievers 2. Anson recommends this at every level of the game 3. You don’t need to coach very much here as there is not very much that

you will be able to teach the girls – the game is the best teacher in this exercise – Guided Discovery didn’t work for our players the way it did for the Germans – Why? Our players did not watch games as they don’t have a sophisticated understanding of how the game was to be played – 1 vs. 1 is one of the few environments where guided discovery still works – only thing coaching here is effort and mentality

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B. 1 v 1 to Goal

At UNC, they are recording these exercises – encouraging the players to beat the girl on the dribble – if that happens they will give a certain amount of points – If she shoots early before the defender is there, they will penalize points – at UNC they will play with 4 goals at the same time – alternating weeks they will play 1 vs. 1 to a cone and then 1 v 1 to goal – the second exercise has more LT physical damaging factors (takes longer to recover from) – because this requires sprinting over distance - the recovery period is longer – the previous is more cardiovascular (harder on lungs); this one is harder on legs

i. Setup – goals are 50 yards apart; one gk in each goal – defenders stand on the defender’s right post – Attackers stand same post 20 yards from goal – serving player serves as far as she can in the air – play 1 vs. 1 to goal

ii. Coaching Points 1. User friendly flighted ball 2. Play your best move, beat her and finish 3. Clean it up, have a good first touch 4. Defenders come out high and to defend and then delay 5. When she makes a mistake, stuff her 6. If the girl can serve over distance, back up for her 7. GK – talk to the defender, don’t let her get in that deep – tell her to tackle 8. Don’t shoot early – take it in the box and then finish

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Exercise #3 – this exercise they do every week at UNC iii. Bogies in the Ski

This is a duel with your back to goal – the receiving player touches the post, when ready check to ball on an angle – when she leaves serving player plays it into path of her run; defender from other post comes to defend – 2 vs. 1 to goal – if the defender is screaming against your legs – cut it against the grain, if space turn;

iv. Coaching Points 1. Defender talk to her about how you want her to defend

v. Progression 1. Once you play the midfielder in, the next defender can go (2 vs. 2) 2. Every pass you play, next attacker and defender enter the game

a. Coaching Points i. Only pass when you have to – if you keep passing they’ll

keep moving ii. If you over pass on the attacking 1/3 they will have all

there defenders there iii. Use your 1 vs. 1 ability to carve and finish

vi. Progression – reason why we do this is to challenge the attack by getting a sense of pressure and try to face – defenders to get there as quickly as possible – AT UNC the most dangerous player was the bogies champion – 90% of the seasons – player with back to goal and ability to finish under pressure with a live GK are the most dangerous player

1. Competition – if the attack keeps winning, keep moving distance back, if not keep distance same (if you get 2 out of 6 goals, the attackers win and you move the distance back)

2. Alternate – 1 vs. 1 and then 1 vs. 2 (2 vs. 2) 3. Coaching Point

a. Finishing angle is better if you go insider rather than outside away from goal

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C. Exercise #4

i. Setup – two rows of cones, 25 yards apart – between the yards of cones they should be 15 yards wide – at UNC, they do it about once every two weeks – play it, receiver tries to turn and get to endline under control – use whatever is unique about that player to decide how to turn (3 minute games)

ii. Coaching Points 1. Objective is to teach to check, feel comfortable with pressure, and play in

narrow spaces

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VI. Curt Onalfo – MLS Training – 4-4-2 Defensive Shape Progression A. Exercise #1 – 4-4-2 (diamond in midfield); this is how the Wizards played last year

i. Setup ii. If the right back has the ball – left midfielder must pressure the ball

1. Angle of approach is to force it wide 2. Outside midfielder pinches in 3. Central defender 4. Opposite balancing right back 5. Keep attacking players in 6. 1st striker – don’t let the ball go back to central defender 7. Attacking midfielder has a lot of freedom 8. Importance of balancing midfielder – ½ position

iii. If they break pressure and the ball ends up with the left back 1. Weak side forward needs to pressure the ball 2. Two central defenders dictate the shape of the team 3. If there is no pressure, defenders drop, if there is pressure 4. Central defenders keep the integrity of the line, but it always is based on

pressure

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iv. If the left midfielder has the ball

1. Idea is if you win it can you play it forward to the players in advanced positions

v. If one of the strikers has the ball

1. Center back pressures the ball, center backs cover – defend inside and out and force the ball wide

2. The higher level you go, the more important it is to keep the integrity of the line

3. Job of the defender is to constantly look over your shoulder, communicate

vi. Coaching Points 1. Make sure that you spell things out; break it down to simple

fundamentals

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B. Exercise #2

i. Setup – play 5 vs. 4 – job of the defenders is to keep the ball out of the goal – when you win it, find the target

ii. Coaching Points 1. Most important thing is to defend the goal 2. As the ball travels backwards mover you line up 3. Constant communication – use specifics right/left shoulder 4. GK – as the line pushes up, gk needs to push up

iii. Progression

1. Add defensive central midfielder and attacking central midfielder (6 vs. 5) a. Coaching Point

i. As soon as ball is played forwards, move the line out ii. If you

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iii. Job of the attacking players is to move the ball now to try and stretch the defenders

iv. Progression 1. Right back is caught out of shape up the field – holding midfielder drops

into defense (rotation) v. Progression - add two more outside midfielders

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VII. Dave Tenney – Soccer Specific Conditioning – try to be as efficient as possible – not to just work hard – goals is can you create your fittest team by doing the least amount of work. More is not always better – look at recovery and efficiency A. Exercise #1

i. Setup – jog, shuffle, spring, jog ii. Coaching Points

1. Decelerate – slow, stop, prevent muscle pulls

B. Exercise #2

i. Setup – back peddle, sprint, turn inside sprint, stop, job ii. Coaching Points

1. At the highest level turning is the difference between making it and not making it

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C. Exercise #3

i. Setup – shuffle, spring, turn sprint, stop, jog 1. Open gate

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D. Exercise #4

i. Setup – pass, set, play target – back to beginning ii. Coaching Points

1. Part of speed is getting a rhythm of passing 2. Hard pass vs. lay off 3. Be precise 4. Long pass is with inside of the foot 5. Soccer fitness is the ability to be fast, be fast often and the ability to

recover between moments when you were fast

E. Exercise #1

i. Setup – dribble fast, pass through gates, 8 players per group (change to the opposite side)

ii. Coaching Points

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1. Accelerate with your first touch 2. Play firm passes 3. From the other side receive with your left foot first 4. Challenge yourself to be fast

F. Exercise #2

i. Setup – dribble, pass through gate, back peddle backwards

G. Exercise #3

i. Setup – dribble, pass through gate, get around player and spring back ii. Coaching Points – depending on what you want to achieve you will build more

rest or more work in (time)

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H. Exercise #4

i. Setup – attacker touch two cones receive pass and score – defender goes over cones and defends

ii. Coaching Points 1. Defender get as high up the box as possible 2. Don’t stop the ball on your first touch 3. Speed training ratio is 1:10

iii. Progression – 3 attacks from right and left side

I. Exercise #1 Speed Endurance

i. Setup – 3 vs. 3 exercise – becomes more of speed endurance; two goals – coach calls a color (20 second increments) – players run to box, coach calls color that time gets the ball served from GK – play 3 vs. 3 to goal (work 20 seconds, rest 45 seconds)

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ii. Coaching Points 1. You know you have 20 seconds so attack quickly and find solutions

quickly J. Exercise #2

45-60 seconds work, 45-60 seconds rest

i. Setup – service from goalkeeper, 2 vs. 2 try to score ii. Coaching Points

1. 1st striker shows, 2nd in behind a. Play as fast as you can means play with speed find a solution as

fast as you can and finish iii. Progression

1. 2 vs. 2 come from the middle – 2 players from each goal and team come from the posts

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VIII. Lauren Gregg – Teaching Zonal Defending – 14 year career with the women’s national team – 2 women’s world cup final wins – KCFC club coached by Huw Williams A. Exercise #1

i. Setup – Warm-up – closing/deceleration 1. Pass, close down – attacker tries to get to the line under control – let the

same player defend a number of times and then change ii. Question

1. How many of you funnel outside? Inside? Here she wants the defenders to funnel inside to provide cover. Reinforce the fact that man to man marker understands how to contribute to zonal defending and vice versa – it takes a good individual defender to be a zonal defender

iii. Coaching Points 1. Attackers 2. Body Shape – some players close side on, some close square – purpose

when you close the ball 3. Funneling - more side on if you are in further from your defending goal –

more straight on in your defensive third 4. Job of the funneling player is to make play predictable 5. Degree of angle that is acceptable 6. Close space, decelerate – but be prepared to change directions 7. Part of the job of the 1st defender is to buy time

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iv. Progression

1. Play ball ahead of the attacker – attacker must try to turn and score back at the line

a. Coaching Points i. Decisions to make when you close the attacker down

1. Distance – If you get to close, she might turn 2. Funnel into cover 3. Don’t let her turn 4. If she turns, I’m force her where you want her to

go, or into cover 5. Stay low, hand on back, feet are ready to turn

and go 6. Keep center of gravity low 7. If they turn, get stuck in 8. When players back is to goal, you don’t

necessarily have to win the ball – buy time for cover

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v. Progression

1. Objective: Pressure, cover balance – working in a zone 2. Setup – 3 vs. 3 – attacking players pass square – defenders work on

transitioning between 1st, 2nd, and third defender vi. Coaching Points

1. Role of the 1st defender – pressure the ball to deny penetration 2. Role of the 2nd defender – provide cover

a. Be in a position to travel and transition into 1st defender 3. As you transition into the 2nd defender – don’t recover in a straight line –

recover on a diagonal line to deny penetrative pass 4. Recovery run should be in line with the near post 5. Communication 6. Choose which way you are going to funnel the player – covering players

need to communicated which way to funnel the players

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vii. Progression

1. 3 vs 3 – targets on the end - Score a point by passing into the target (either team)

a. Communication b. Good movement from pressure to cover c. Hedge your bets – if attacker has back to goal, covering player

doesn’t need to give as much depth d. Don’t let

viii. Progression – if you play into the target, need support to score

1. Coaching Points a. Balancing players role is to protect a third pass in

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ix. Progression – 6 vs. 6 – GK in each end;

1. Coaching Points a. 18 yards and in, your goal keeper provides cover b. As you get closer to your defending goal, pressure and cover

distances become closer c. Fix attacking shape – d. GK must communicate to get players out e. Communication from the covering player – funnel her in f. Look for double when attacking player takes a negative touch –

when you g. Further from goal, time when you can afford to be more side on

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IX. Lauren Gregg – Functional Training to Coach Finishing – challenge is to get better every time you do a technical session – focus today will be that the subtleties and nuances and the identifications of those are what makes the difference. Body shape – angle of approach A. Exercise #1

i. Setup – Warm-up – Balls traveling into stride, balls traveling away from stride, movements with back to goal, balls coming out of the air; Procedure: Groups of four (2 players in the middle – one is a defender, one is an attacker) check away, receive pass, set, hit the target

ii. Coaching Points 1. Check back at an angle 2. Receiving player – don’t check square, check at an angle where you can

see goal, teammate, and defender at the same time 3. Player receiving form the setter get on a 45 degree angle to strike into

the target 4. Look over your shoulder 5. Not square – got to be at a 45 degree angle 6. If you need to take a touch to clean it up then do that.

iii. Progression 1. Checking player now has the option to turn, dummy, or set

a. Coaching Points i. Check to the ball with some urgency ii. Look over shoulder for defender iii. Targets adjust iv. Defender’s defend like you mean it v. You only need a half step to shoot vi. Receive with foot furthest from the defender

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B. Exercise #2

i. Setup – Volleys – server tosses ball to volleying player – striker strikes with both feet – left and right

ii. Coaching Points 1. A volley is a lower leg punch 2. Drop your shoulder 3. Set, punch 4. To practice – stand on one leg, drop shoulder and pop

C. Exercise #3

i. Setup – players on both posts and at the top of the 18 yard box – ball played diagonally from the post

ii. Coaching Points 1. Use the inside of your foot to finish if ball is played behind you 2. Use outside of foot if ball is played ahead of you

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3. Don’t reach – move your feet - follow through 4. Change your stride – gets shorter as you approach the ball 5. Stroke on the outside of the ball to spin

iii. Progression

1. Add defender – now striker has to check away and then come get the ball

2. Coaching Point a. Shoot to the far post

D. Exercise #4

i. Setup – two lines 30 yards from goal; 1 vs. 1 on edge of 18 yard box – strikers try to score

ii. Coaching Points 1. Check side on and on an angle

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2. Communication – man-on, turn, face 3. Turn way from the defender based on what shoulder she’s on 4. Check like you want the ball – get the ball 5. Pick your spot

iii. Progression

1. Now when you receive, set and spin – 2. Coaching Points

a. Clean up anything the coach might parry b. Check at a 45 degree angle c. Set the ball back at a 45 degree angle, not square

iv. Progression

1. Pass, set, spin, play to spinning player, cross, finish

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2. Coaching Player a. Force the defender to pick one or the other by spinning away b. If unrealistic, shoot

E. Exercise #5

4 vs. 4 – flank players on the outside; two goal keepers

i. Coaching Points – don’t be afraid to take a ½ chance

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X. Mauricio Marques – Developing Skill and Flair the Brazilian Way A. Exercise #1 – Individual sill and deceptive movements

i. Setup – Warm-up: in a circle – move one way – when the coach claps move the other way

ii. Coaching Points 1. Deceptive movements – what are you trying to do? Change your center

of gravity 2. Use your arms – lift your arms for deception

iii. Progression: - change – one/two and keep shuffling 1. Coaching Point

a. Use deception in your face (eyes) iv. Progression – change – one/two/three v. Progression – If coach says in – come in – coach says out – you check out with a

change of pace 1. Coaching Points

a. Easy in, quick out b. Use your arm, eyes

vi. Progression - When you go out look over shoulder, shout number that the coach holds up

vii. Progression – in – one/two/three – out; shout number 1. Coaching Points

a. Striker Analogy to game – defender tracks, lose defender or escape from the defender

b. In modern football, half a yard/meter changes a game

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B. Exercise #2

i. Setup – Ball between two players – pass, trap, and move; when coach yells pace – control the rhythm – when he yells kill, you must sprint

ii. Coaching Points 1. Control the pace/rhythm of the game 2. Try to go forwards when he says kill

iii. Progression – coach doesn’t say pace or kill – now players must decide; he puts players together that play close to each other on the field; you are not allowed to have a straight pass – you must receive, fake, and then play

1. Coaching Point a. Timing of run – check at same time of the fake b. Use eyes for deception – no look pass c. Principles – checks and deceptiveness

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C. Exercise #3

i. Setup – striker must shield the ball for 6 seconds if defender ; if successful you have 3 sit-ups

ii. Coaching Points 1. Don’t stand still, move body 2. Use body to protect ball 3. Use body weight to turn

D. Exercise #4

i. Setup – ball between two players (lines 25 yards a part)– dribble from one cone to the other

1. Inside Cut a. Look one way, cut the other – Send the wrong message by using

your body – sharp cuts

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2. Step –over (3 step overs) a. Be as fast as possible

3. Use sole of your foot – pretend bring it in 4. Snake – inside outside

ii. Progression 1. 1 vs. 1 – active defenders – if defenders win it and cross the line he gets

one point – if attacker crosses line – he gets one point a. Coaching Points

i. Defender – try to induce attacker to make a mistake through movement

E. Exercise #5

i. Ball between 2 (4 stations around 18 yard box) – partner should be against someone you play against (right midfielder vs. left midfielder); defenders in bibs; goal keepers in goal; defender’s play passive; Procedure – attacker passes, defender passes back, attacker beat defender who is passive and place the ball in the back of the net – place coach behind goal with two color bibs – green/red – you need to place on that side of the coach

ii. Coaching Points 1. To place the ball

iii. Progression – beat the defender and the keeper; if the defender kicks it out, it’s no point; if the defender crosses the half way line under possession it’s a point = 1st team to score 3 points, wins. Loser’s carry winners on back

1. Coaching Points a. GK - After player beats defender, get big and look for an

opportunity to make the save

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XI. Lauren Gregg – Combination Play in the Final 1/3 – this is a session that she does with the full national team but can be applied all the way to the U10 level. The game is the same, it’s the amount of detail that can be absorbed which depends on the age group. A. Exercise #1

i. Setup – groups of three, defender in the middle can move on the line; other two attacking players try to pass it to each other

ii. Coaching Points 1. Even though your teammate is not there, play the ball into space – dial it

in there 2. What is the goal of combination play? To beat the defender (penetrate) 3. Commit the defender 4. Be deceptive 5. Off the ball get her vision 6. Find opportunities to play 1st time 7. If you pass across your body it makes it easier for the defender – use

outside foot

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iii. Progression #1 – Defender can now move freely in the grid

1. Coaching Points a. 45 degree angle – the narrower you make the angle the more

difficult it will be to beat the defender – (angles of support) b. Communication

iv. Progression #2 – combine in ½ of the grid to ender the other ½

1. Coaching Points a. Keys to a give and go (wall pass)

i. Commit the defender – makes the defender make a choice

b. Dribble, wall pass, or takeover to combine and beat the defender c. Use the outside of the foot

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d. If the defender chooses to deny the pass, play it other shoulder of the defender to penetrate

e. Dial it into space for the other player to run onto f. Give and go – keys – commit the defender, knock it and move

v. Progression #3

1. Overlap

Start at the end line of grid and overlap to beat defender to other side of the grid. Overlap – typically want to bring the defender inside to create space on the outside

i. Choose – pass to overlapping player or penetrate on the dribble based on pressure

ii. Timing of the run/pass – don’t get ahead of 1st attacker iii. Use outside of foot as pass to the overlapping player

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2. Takeover

a. Coaching Points i. Initiate by dribbling at teammate ii. Leave it, don’t pass it iii. Use outside of the foot to penetrate (over lapping player) iv. Make your fist touch penetrative, not lateral – if you

make it lateral, defender will recover

B. Exercise #2 (adjust the size of the grid based on the players that are in the session)

i. Setup – 2 vs. 2 +2 target players – the way you combine is by playing the target (use all the combinations that were worked on previously in the session)

ii. Coaching Points 1. Knock and move

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C. Exercise #3

i. Setup – same grid – 3 vs. 2 – when attacking players lose the ball, transition to defenders and one player steps off until win the ball back. Objective is to use combination play and find target player

ii. Coaching Points 1. As pressure gets tighter, the support has to get closer – “You are in dead

space.” - You may have to come flush to the 1st attacker

D. Exercise #4

i. Setup – 6 vs. 6 +1 (two goal keepers) ii. Coaching Points

1. Shoot and score if its on 2. Shape – stretch 3. GK – look to change the point of the attack

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XII. Mauricio Marques – Brazilian Small – Sided Games – objective is to combine the fun of the game, organization, and coaching points A. Exercise #1

i. Setup –Warm-up

1. Jog 2. Side to Side 3. Heels 4. Knee – clap under high knee 5. Heel, Heel, side foot, side foot 6. Skip, Kick leg straight up 7. Close the gate 8. Open gate 9. Bear crawl 10. Accelerate, then drop a couple of steps (start to visualize that you are

escaping from the defender 11. Accelerate from the defender

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12. Groups of two – dribble without ball, try to get past defender and sprint to other side (defender must chase)

13. Wheel barrel races (upper body strength – activate/recruit stabilizers in shoulders)

ii. Warm-Up with a ball

1. Trap, pass, and move – all over the field a. Only with your right foot b. Trap, pass, check, and move c. Trap, pass, check, fake, move d. Change of direction e. Change of pace

2. Trap, spin 360 degrees, pass, and move

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3. Multiple goals, must – now trap, pass move (plus all other elements) a. Positioning b. Communication c. Move for a gap d. Receive on the move – pass the ball in space – if you receive

static, defender is ready to win the ball e. You can put people together that play close to each other on the

field f. Only after 13 years old specialize positions

4. Multiple goals – now you must score in 10 goals – sit down on completion

a. Coaching Points i. Watch the traffic ii. Don’t hit the cones

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B. Exercise #2

i. Setup – groups of 4 – defender stands inside the triangle – attackers score by playing between triangle sides

1. Coaching Points a. Defensive attitude

ii. Progression 1. One touch 2. Coaching Points

a. Pass and move – if you are static, player in the middle changes out with static player

3. Progression – goalkeeper in the middle – make the save a. Coaching Points

i. Shut the angle

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C. Exercise #3

i. Setup – 10 meter goal on both ends – 40 yard long grid; two players between; players can dribble to half line - score

ii. Coaching Points 1. Works on finishing and receiving

iii. Progression – every time you have a perfect reception, you can go 2 vs. 2 1. Coaching Points

a. Perfect reception b. Think about Individual tactics – characteristics of the players –

play to left foot of a left footed player iv. Progression – check, pass, set, strike v. Progression – overlap

1. Coaching point – get width – diagonal vi. Progression – fake over lap – pull ball forwards, turn, and shoot vii. Progression – start on a parallel line – run to the middle =- check on a diagonal

line away, must shoot first time 1. Coaching Points

viii. Progression 1. Start parallel – go straight down the line, check across on a diagonal line

ix. Progression – now the players choose which tactical element to make x. Vary the service however you want – i.e. throw-in

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D. Exercise #4

i. Setup – Futsal – two teams of four and each team with a goal keeper ii. Coaching Points

1. Can’t pass back the goalkeeper more than once unless the ball passes half line – principle that forces players to go forwards

2. Pass – Run on a diagonal line in, and on a diagonal line out 3. Pass – dummy, spin 4. Rule – must mark man on man to force movement – from a kick in 5. Goal keeper can play as a 5th player – 4 players play in a box, high up

the field – now the goal keeper can come out and be a fith player and option because the ball is across half way line

6. Now the defenders must mark zonal, instead of man to man 7. Sub on the fly – the game doesn’t stop

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Mauricio Marques (Clube Atletico Miniero) - Teaching Tactics the Brazilian Way – attacking from the middle and on the flank

E. Exercise #1

i. Setup – Warm-up: Chain Tag Once a player is caught he joins the ‘It’ group by joining hands

F. Exercise #2

i. Setup – 3 lines 40 yards from goal – pass, figure 8 to edge of the box – shoot and score – after every shot, goalkeeper must receive and save cross

ii. Coaching Points

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iii. Progression #1

1. Two passes – look for striker in one of the gaps, striker receives and scores

iv. Coaching Points 1. In motion, receive the ball (striker)

v. Progression #2

Now the striker lays the ball off, support player strikes the ball

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vi. Progression #3

Add a defender who must now try to shut the gaps

vii. Progression #4 - Add another defender

1. Coaching Points a. Two midfielder advance, one holds

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viii. Progression #5

Add a defender (3), add a counter attacking player (now you can do what you want)

1. Coaching Points a. Defending – pressure on the ball, cover, and balance to shut the

gaps b. Patience – don’t force it into gaps

G. Exercise #3

i. Setup – Attacking through the flank – no defenders, 2 strikers – goal keeper throws the ball to the central midfielder who plays the ball to the flank – his decision of which side is based on the body shape of the defender (coach)– the ball on the flank has to be received in motion – as soon as ball is played to flank strikers look to make runs into the box and finish from a cross

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ii. Progression #1

1. Keeper throws the ball to the flank – now two coaches split – based on the body shape of the coach makes the determination of if the flank player gets to the end line or cuts inside

iii. Coaching Points 1. If flank player comes to the center, strikers split to create space

iv. Progression #2 1. Now after the strikers shoot, come back to receive ball from central

midfielder, lay off and shoot

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v. Progression #3

1. Add two defenders (5 vs. 2) a. Coaching Points

i. 2nd ball ii. Strikers have to drop back and pressure the ball if the

defenders win the ball 2. Add another defender (5 vs. 3)

a. Coaching Points i. Flank players cut inside

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H. Exercise #4

i. Setup – Game of 1/3s ii. Coaching Points iii. Progression

1. If the midfielders get the ball into the strikers, then one can go and support

iv. Progression – if the defenders pass the ball between the three of them three times, the two flanks can advance all of the way – objective is to make the things happen in this exercise that were happening in the previous exercise

v. Progression – you can go wherever you want – just a halfway bib – if there is a shot and not every defending player is in that half, then there is a penalty shot: objective is to force the attackers to drop back and defend

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