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Simon,
Replied on those specific things to Terry up top on this page. Hope that helps.
What’s up Cramer??? I agree, the whistle has worked wonders for me over the last year, plus my voice is in much better shape at the end of the day. I save the LOUD version for the demands of intensity in each exercise.
Hope all is well in Portland dude! Looking fw to catching up and hearing how the coaches and teams are doing.
Terry, spot on!!! My voice had been dying coaching multiple teams over the years and I really needed to do something about it. It really reached a boiling point when I was DOC at Barcelona USA. I’d run from field to field, game to game and my voice was fading fast. Someone suggested the whistle approach and I’ve stuck to it ever since (only a year ago).
Nothing out of the norm with regards to player behavior. When I start a clinic or get started with any new team I’m working with I lay out the 2 ground rules that are non-negotiable. They are both key components to improving as a player and are things that each player has complete control over.
1. FOCUS
2. Work RateWhen the session starts, 100% focus at all times. I have zero time or tolerance if the player thinks they came to training for social hour. If I need to remind a player more then once and they aren’t on task, get off the field.
Work rate is key! You can give a bad pass, miss 10,000 goals, and be spared from my doghouse. You don’t want to work hard? That player is toast!!! haha.
If you echo on these things enough, the message becomes loud and clear. Delivery of the message is obviously critical. Hope this help.
Absolutely Paul. Seems like something simple and logical right? The pressing in unison that is…..it will work wonders for your team if done properly and repeated/rehearsed constantly in training. Give the players that sense of “Identity.” Winning the ball that high up the field is almost creating a goal scoring situation out of nothing…..they need to take pride in that, the same as scoring a goal, or assisting, a good save by a gk, ect. Bleed this into them and you will truly see a difference on the weekend.
Spot on Ryan!!! We force inside to our #8 & #10 (offensive mids who are simultaneously shrinking the field in unison). There are scenarios on opponents goal kicks where our outside backs leave their man and step aggressively to the opponents outside backs. More to follow on this in future sessions/videos
Hey Frank,
By no means do we get in a kickball contest under any circumstance. What Gary meant to say is we work specifically on defensive headers when the other team is launching long balls down the field. By this, we teach the proper technique to head the ball upwards, allowing time for defensive transition of the 5 attacking players getting “home,” or back to their positions.
There is always a specified outlet player for these situations depending on the the opponent, their formation, and weaknesses.
Hope that clarifies a little.
Hey Dong Li,
Absolutely!!! You nailed it! The support angles are critical and hammering this point on the players in the basic rondo is equally important. Even if they are almost holding hands in terms of spacing, it works on the players foot sensitivity/quality of receiving and moving the ball to next player that much faster. Almost like a short, short, long passing exercises even though we are talking 1-2 yards to a 6-7 yard pass. How many times do you see tight and congested spaces when Barcelona is playing and they rocket the ball around in 1 or 2 touches and then switch the field? Muscle memory is built with the endless rondos and details.
Great observation Mark!
The kids should be instructed to receive right and play left and vice versa. As you mentioned, time is critical at all levels and at the highest levels a fraction of a second is the difference between retaining possession, penetrating, or turning the ball over.
The most important thing to get in their muscle memory with all exercises is receiving across your body, or opposite foot. Then the layering in of more complex exercises to show them the difference when done correctly truly exposes the importance of the details to the players.
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Brian Kleiban.
Very good observation Benjamin.
We have yet to master this function of using the #1 (gk) as our link between the center backs on goal kick build out (a la Victor Valdes) since we don’t have a full time gk coach that works with them specifically on this aspect of the game. That is something we are currently working on at chivas usa.
At Barcelona for example, every goalkeeper session I’ve seen at various age groups (u9 to the 1st team) works a majority of the time with the gk passing and receiving more so then actual shot stopping activities known to us stateside.
Obviously, we have to do a better job of training our gk (our deficiency at 3four3) since Gary and I claim ZERO expertise on this topic haha. Also, identifying gk’s that have good technique with their feet and implementing them in all rondos to improve their short game helps. The GK coach would be the one working on their long range passing game.
Rich,
Alfredo is spot on!
To answer your specific question, patter play is used at every top academy I’ve attended in Spain from the benjamin (u9) age on up. You need to provide a foundation to what your team is trying to accomplish on the field on both sides of the ball…..in possession and on defense. They work a ton on this aspect, especially on the offensive side of the ball with shadow pattern play (no pressure) at the younger age groups.
There is so much detail that can be worked on in pattern play….obviously, position specific details for each player on the field.
Hope this helps.
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