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| Hi my names Peter and I coach an U10s team who next season will be moving up from 7 a side mini soccer to 11 a side matches. I can't seem to find any drills that help teach them about positioning and keeping their shape on bigger pitch. I can't find any drills to help them hold a defensive line and play teams offside. They haven't had to worry about offside whilst playing mini soccer. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated
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Hi, my names Chris I have just taken up the manager's role of an under 13's Club, one of the things we did last season was to emphasise to the lads about holding the line with regard to offside, it is easier explained if you have a Wipe board and you draw it out then they get the picture easier, I hope this is of help.
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| Hi, My way of coaching always involves splitting the pitch into three thirds instead of two halves. With the defence adapting and dropping into thier position to coincide where the ball is on the pitch at any particular time. I coached the defenders to defend as a line in zones e.g in attack they hold halfway, then drop to the last third then the 18 yard line then if needed then penalty spot and six yard line, aslong as they communicate and hold that line their organisation and chance of people being able to drop in behind them and stay onside is minimised. As the last post stated some sort of tactics board is invaluable. A good way to instil any sort of formation / organisation play depending on how many squad players you have is too set up a team of ten in your chosen formation then against them the remainder of the squad and goalkeeper is to play a coached match. I had 17 players so the sides would be relatively even and although you give the "other" side a rough shape focus on the team of ten. As they dont have a goalkeeper the defenders have more pressure to close any attacks down and as the other team has less players your goalkeeper in theory should also get a good work out.
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I think teaching the offside is a bit early for under 10's unless it is a competitive team of some type. If you live by the offside, you can die by the offside.
Developmentally, I would hold off until under 12 or under 14 to start teaching offside tactics. Your athletes will be busy enough just to understand their roles and responsibilities within the system you decide to use based on their abilities.
Spend time with roles, responsibilities, and functions of the different positions and the physical and skill requirements and teach those skills, I think you will see the idea of an offside trap work.
If you are worried about the forwards being offside, then teach them vision on the field and to count to two, too. Teach them to count the players, if there are two players between the goal line and the ball, thumbs up. It there is not then thumbs down and get back.
The vision and paying attention (thinking the game) will increase their personal knowledge of the bigger numbers on the team.
Type in holding the defensive line in soccer, or how to stay on side in soccer. I am sure you will find something out there that will help you.
Larry D.
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