A Rondo Overloading Players In The Zone 14 - Training Center Exclusive

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A Rondo Overloading Players In The Zone 14 - Training Center Exclusive

This Rondo is perfect for a starting point on rotation and movement in front of opponents defense. Teams may work out that we are good at playing penetrating passes and making great runs in behind them so the way to try to stop this is to defend deep. 

If they defend deep we need a tactical solution to counter this. This presentation gives you ideas on how to do this and play initially IN-FRONT of the opponents back four.

Bayern Munich and Barcelona are very good at this, both motivated and taught by Pep Guardiola.

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11 v 11: 1-4-2-3-1 Movement as a Team Using One Word Commands - Training Center Exclusive

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11 v 11: 1-4-2-3-1 Movement as a Team Using One Word Commands - Training Center Exclusive

A one-word signal can organize a defense, so everyone on the team knows what to do and reacts together as a unit. ​These One-word calls ensure everyone will know quickly and effectively what they should do as a unit and as a team.​ The back players (and the keeper) can organize their movement as a unit and therefore influence those in front of them from FOUR VERY simple one-word commands. ​ We must have a very vocal and confident leader at the back organizing this and making the decisions.

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7 v 7 Animation of Team Development Using One Word Commands - Training Center Exclusive

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7 v 7 Animation of Team Development Using One Word Commands - Training Center Exclusive

This is just A WAY to play 7 v 7, there are various other ways to do it.​ Just a one-word signal can organize a defense, so everyone on the team knows what to do and reacts together as a unit. ​ Also midfield players close by can react off the call too as can strikers.​ These One-word calls ensure everyone will know quickly and effectively what they should do as a unit and as a team.​ We must have a very vocal and confident leader at the back organizing this and making the decisions.​

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5 Phases of Play for 1-3-1-3-1 at 9 v 9 - Training Center Exclusive

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5 Phases of Play for 1-3-1-3-1 at 9 v 9 - Training Center Exclusive

This is a very simple way to show how the team movement works. ​ The main theme is movement OFF and often AWAY from the ball.​ Players position OFF the ball based on: The best spaces, the opponent's positions, their own teammates positions, the position of the ball.​ These are ALL EXAMPLES of what “might / could” happen. ​ Players can interchange positions as we develop the play.​ We offer great dynamics and fluidity to the players to allow them to express themselves on the field.​

With this we can show the discipline also involved when we lose the ball and we recover back or press high.​ Teams will develop their style of play within these frameworks, it will never be as picture perfect as this due to the nature of the game, it is more just a guiding framework.​ How we do it per team it can be determined by the level of play.​

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Dropping Off at the Back and Rebuilding Play

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Dropping Off at the Back and Rebuilding Play

This is a short animation to show how we can develop play from the back. We only employ these tactics of passing back or across the field when we CAN'T GO FORWARD. ​ Dropping off quickly means they often will have created time and space for themselves to receive and change the tempo of the game and our players in front of them will have time to get free and into open passing lanes to receive and attack. ​

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How to Play and Teach the 1-4-2-3-1

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How to Play and Teach the 1-4-2-3-1

Here we have a 6 part video series showcasing Wayne Harrison presenting the 1-4-2-3-1 at the NSCAA Annual Convention in front of over 1200 coaches from around the world.. The series begins with developing play out the back to ultimately fashioning attacking and finishing movements off the ball in the attacking third and the 5 phases of play as he creates it. Wayne goes through the thirds of attacking development for you from back to front.

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