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Mini Movie Clips
Interesting site with clips of various soccer moves and feints including Lunges, Scissors, Matthews, Scotch Moves, Double Lunges, Double Scissors, Fake Matthews, Drag Swerve,
Pullback "V" or Puskas, Rivelino, Reverse Matthews, Maradonna etc.
ABC's of Shooting
1999 US WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM'S 4-3-3 SYSTEM
I. 4-3-3 IN ATTACK, "DYNAMIC INTERCHANGE":
A. KEEPERS:
1. Distribution- Need for good foot skills because of "flat backs".
Balls played back to keepers frequently.
Need to change the point of attack efficiently.
B. FLANK DEFENDERS:
1. Need to get forward and become a playmaker in the midfield.
2. Creates and recreates width.
3. Initiates and recognizes change of point.
-Skip passing.
-Finding the "holding midfielders"
4. Creates #'s up in midfield.
C. CENTRAL DEFENDERS:
1. Balancing penetrating passes with possession.
Going forward as fast as possible if "on".
2. Need to step into midfield if "sitting" midfielder gets pulled out.
Provide shape to re-load.
D. HOLDING MIDFIELDERS:
1. Changing the point of attack.
2. Finds seams in between lines of defense.
3. Playmaker (Akers), stay at home personality.
E. ATTACKING MIDFIELDERS:
1. Tremendous freedom to attack.
2. Provides ball side width at all times.
3. Provides "weak side high", unbalances defense.
4. Provides support for strikers.
5. Delivery of final passes.
6. Tries to play in between back and middle seams.
F. STRIKERS:
1. Provide width.
2. Puts "personality players" facing goal.
3. Organize in the box (framing the goal).
4. Keep re-establishing penetration (high central player)
5. Holding ball.
6. Finishing.
II. 4-3-3- IN DEFENSE:
A. BACK 4:
1. Flat, zonal.
2. 2 central players need to be able to slide in to midfield.
3. Ball side, goal side.
4. Ability to anticipate, "Next play is the most important".
5. Flank players play even or in front.
6. Play flat unless ball played in to strikers, then have "pressure-cover".
7. Against a 4-4-2, wing backs need to be able to slide in to midfield.
Leave weak side midfielder open.
B. KEEPERS:
1. Space behind defenders is theirs.
2. Organize defense when we have the ball.
C. MIDFIELDERS:
1. Force play in to middle whenever possible.
2. "Sitting" midfielder "sweeps" in front of back 4.
E. STRIKERS:
1. Play as a unit. Slide together.
2. Sometimes, wingers track back in to midfield when needed, weakside.
3. Strong side strikers do not need to track back as much.
By: Jeff Pill
Thursday, May 9
Nutrition and Intermittent Exercise Performance
It has long been accepted that nutrition is vitally important in endurance sports such as cycling, swimming and distance running. Many times, athletes do not follow as strict a diet as do marathoners, triathletes and long distance swimmers, which is far from ideal. Nutrition plays as vital a role in soccer as it does in a marathon.
To further examine how important nutrition can be, let’s take a look at some facts:
We have known . . .
1. For the better part of the 20th century that the storage form of carbohydrate(muscle glycogen) can influence exercise time.
2. Since the mid 1960’s that exercise can deplete glycogen and that the right make-up of the diet (2/3 of calories as carbs) can put lots more glycogen in the muscles.
3. Since the early 1970’s that running volume and intensity in soccer is reduced when muscle glycogen is low.
4. That teams that drank a "glucose syrup" (what we now think of as a "sports drink") on game day scored more goals, conceded fewer goals, had more ball touches, and more scoring efforts in the 2nd 1/2 of competition.
5. Since the early 80’s that the general dietary choices of soccer players were little different from the spectators in the stands. And the player’s muscle glycogen was about the same as a non-athlete. Not good.
6. Since the late 80’s that drinking a 'sports drink' before and during a game would increase running volume and intensity during competition during the second 1/2.
7. Since the late 80’s that the window for fastest glycogen replenishment is in the first hour after exercise.
8. Since the mid 90’s that when players consumed a carbohydrate-rich diet for 24 hours they ran significantly farther on an intermittent running test than they did when they ate a ‘normal’ diet.
The data is pretty overwhelming. A high carbohydrate diet puts more fuel in the tank (more muscle glycogen) and this increased fuel is effective in improving intermittent exercise performance. More glycogen means a player can run longer and faster late in the game. If your team has done this and your opponent hasn’t the end result could be goals.
So make the right choices - eat high glycemic foods in the first hour after training or competition. Foods like this include Cheerios with skim milk and raisins, peanut butter and jelly/jam on bagels or sourdough bread, graham crackers and cottage cheese, Chex mix, Nutri-Grain bars and lo-fat vanilla wafers. Later meals should include moderate glycemic index foods like bananas, orange juices, corn, pita bread, oatmeal cookies, and pasta. The goal is 8-10 grams of carbs per kilogram of body weight in 24 hours. An acute supplement of a high carbohydrate drink can be effective in adding some alternate fuel to help save glycogen for late in the game.
DonÂ’t complain that you feel listless if your idea of eating after a game is a bag of chips and a soda. It is important that soccer players pay attention to their diet. The players and teams that eat right are putting a better machine on the field and are better prepared to be a force late in the game when so many scoring opportunities and goals occur.
In a game such as soccer, when the deciding factor in a game can be an inch here, or a cleat there, something as vital as nutrition should not be overlooked,nor should it be ignored. On the field, players are looking for any advantage they can find. By eating a proper diet, players can gain advantages off the field that will translate to better on-field performance.
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Recovery: the key to performance in soccer
Balancing vitamin intake to repair muscle damage
Recovery part 3: Replacing spent fuel between games
The importance of fueling: nutrition choices affect performa
MIDFIELD PLAYER FUNCTIONS BY ROLE
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In watching top level international play, it becomes obvious that there are as many different midfield formations and systems as there are teams. Mostly this is based on the playing characteristics of the players on those teams.
More and more, the game is being decided and played in the midfield third of the field. In fact, it is not uncommon to see forwards being withdrawn earlier in to the midfield in order to attempt to provide numerical superiority in this vital area.
The time and space that players have to operate in this area is limited, frequently because of well-organized, compact, zonal defending schemes. This places a demand on the athleticism, speed of play decisions, and technical prowess of the attackers, as well as the defensive determination, organization, and, combativeness of the defending team.
It is helpful to determine some characteristics and functions of the players who find themselves playing in this area of the field. This will help us to identify what is required of these players, assist in the evaluation of the effectiveness of the players, and, design training sessions to assist these players in their development.
THE MIDFEILDER’S PROFILE:
Good midfielders should:
· Be able to meet the fitness demands of the game in this fast paced environment. This will enable them to adapt to the moments of transition and keep up with the direction of the game.
· Be able to meet the demands of the game technically. They need to be able to play on the wings, being able to play long passes and crosses, dribble in the open field, as well as being able to play in tight spaces.
· Be able to meet the tactical demands of the game. They need to be tactically astute, being able to structure the defense, reading the opponent’s intent, as, well as being able to attack by knowing passing angles and being able to recognize pressure.
Outside Midfielders:
These players need to be:
· Fast, so that they can run the full length of the flank both with and without the ball, working their way around the opposition’s defense.
· Good technically, especially confident in all types of passing and crossing situations.
· Assertive and dynamic in 1v1 play. Having an attacking mentality.
· Willing to attack the goal both in beating opponents on the dribble and by attempting to get on the end of crosses.
· Strong in defensive 1v1 situations and able to recognize their role in the team’s defending scheme.
Central Defensive Midfielders:
These players need to:
· Have good strength and endurance.
· Have solid technical abilities, especially passing abilities so that they do not loose the ball unnecessarily in potentially dangerous situations.
· Be strong in the air.
· Be assertive in 1v1 situations.
· Be able to organize the midfield block of defenders.
Central Attacking Midfielders:
These players need to:
· Have good strength and endurance.
· Have creative attacking ideas and be a leader in coordinating the attack.
· Be strong technically in order to be able to control the ball in tight spaces… or
· Be able to effect possession be being combative.
· Have excellent technique that enables them to meet the demands of the game (long range shooting skills, dribbling skills, able to receive the ball under pressure, etc.)
SUMMARY:
The “midfield block” of the team basically remains the heart and soul of the team. It can be argued that whoever dominates the midfield usually ends up winning the game.
A consistent organized approach to training this unit can therefore only lead to improved competence on the field. Knowing what the
characteristics of these players, and, the demands placed on these players helps in our planning.
Praise & Positive Outlook
PRAISE
Praise our players when they do the things we collectively want to see.
We don't haev to praise the person who scored the goal (they know that was good). Its a better idea to praise the person who made the pass to set up the goal, after all, it can be much harder to make a great play to get an assist than to kick the ball in the net. A snart coach/parent praises the person who made a good defensive play to move the ball back the other way, or showed great hustle and kept the play alive at the touchline.
In addition, when praising the players, the coach makes sure the entire field hears it. It doesn't take long for the players and spectators to realize what the Coaches want to see. It is a good idea to use halftime to point out something good that each player did. Even if it was just touching the ball once, strive to find something positive.
Have the players praise themselves and each other and set goals for the game. After the game, it's a good idea to have every player tell the whole group something that they did in the second half that was really good. No matter what the score at the end of the game, this will help the players leave feeling good about something
How far do you run during a soccer game?
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