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Team Communication Vocabulary
March 4, 2009 in Training by admin
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Players communicating during a soccer game
Coaching Points with training communication.
- Train with the vocabulary at every training
- Use more energy and confidence than the player with the ball
- Having more than one people call for the ball gives the player with the ball more options
Vocabulary list
- Ball - is an okay way to call for the ball, but is not very directional.
- Left - pass the ball to the left line or to the left of that player
- Right - pass the ball to the right line or to the right of that player
- Center - pass the ball to the center
- Line - pass the ball to the nearest line
- Flag - Play the ball down the line to a flag’s, as a breakaway
- Takeover or banana - player is dribbling the ball player one direct, taken over and dribbled in the other direction
- In the box or on the attack
- 1 - Front post
- 2 - Top of the 6 box
- 3 - Top of the 18 in circle
- 4 - Back door
Best Practices for Coaching Soccer in the United States
February 28, 2009 in Training by admin
The scope of coaching education in the United States is as large as the country itself. As our society is woven with the threads of many cultures, so is our soccer the product of the styles and experiences of the many diverse communities across the country. While this presents us with a set of challenges that are unique to the United States, this diversity also helps to continually breathe life into our soccer community. It is against this backdrop that U.S. Soccer approaches its responsibility for helping to prepare coaches to bring the game of soccer to our young players.
There is not just “one way” to teach soccer to players, nor is there just one style of coaching. There is a broad spectrum of styles and methods for how each of us experiences the game. Some of this comes from our backgrounds, while some of this also is the product of our own personalities. At the youth and junior levels, however, there is a set of fundamental principles that must be considered by anyone involved with soccer. In general, young soccer players require a certain amount of uninterrupted play. This allows them to experience soccer first hand. They should be allowed the opportunity to experiment, and with that, succeed and fail.
The coach’s long term goal is to prepare the player to successfully recognize and solve the challenges of the game on his or her own. It is vital that the coach approaches soccer with this in mind. This document is designed to give youth and junior level coaches a basic set of ideas that can help open up the game of soccer to children in ways that celebrate the spontaneous qualities of soccer.
It is not designed to give the coach the “secrets” of the game. There are no secrets. This is part of soccer’s beauty. This document represents a series of recommendations that have been compiled and reviewed by U.S. Soccer’s Coaching Education staff and the Men’s and Women’s National Team staffs. It presents a compilation of what U.S. Soccer considers to be an appropriate, comprehensive and responsible approach to developing sound soccer players.
