eBook 34: Teaching Players How to Position OFF the Ball and to FACE FORWARD when Receiving It with Animation

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122 Pages

These session plans show some ideas on how to position and instead “Face Forward” or FACE-UP or at least be Half Turned; or three quarters turned; rather than positioning square and facing back. This applies to any system / formation you use. Too Often players position to receive the ball with their back to play.

Simple movements can create more space for a player to then be at an advantage in their 1 v 1’s against opponents all over the field of play. It can be the difference between keeping the ball and losing it. Much is down to creating the correct Feet preparation and Body positions; angular not straight with regards to the ball. Open your hips up to give you the best peripheral vision available.

122 Pages

These session plans show some ideas on how to position and instead “Face Forward” or FACE-UP or at least be Half Turned; or three quarters turned; rather than positioning square and facing back. This applies to any system / formation you use. Too Often players position to receive the ball with their back to play.

Simple movements can create more space for a player to then be at an advantage in their 1 v 1’s against opponents all over the field of play. It can be the difference between keeping the ball and losing it. Much is down to creating the correct Feet preparation and Body positions; angular not straight with regards to the ball. Open your hips up to give you the best peripheral vision available.

To open the animations please do the following:

On PowerPoint press “Slideshow” then to your left on PowerPoint press “From Beginning” or “From current slide” and the animations will move.

This will work on an iPad, regular Computer and a Mac but not on your phone.

Some tips: Striker must try to position out of sight of the defender. If the ball is on the right, then position LEFT of the defender, that way the defender perhaps cannot see the ball AND the striker at the same time.

Therefore, sometimes the first run or position can be AWAY from the ball getting on the BLIND SIDE of the marking defender..

Also, in most instances when the striker is Turned facing towards goal, the defender is marking facing away from goal.

Therefore, the striker has ONE motion to make, the DEFENDER has two motions, first a turn, then a recovery run back.