Attacking Soccer
Joseph Luxbacher
Language: English
Pages: 208
ISBN: 0736001239
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Put your opponents on their heels and the ball in goal! Use the strategies, plays, skills, and drills of Attacking Soccer to develop a high-powered offensive team that will take your club, high school, or college league by storm. The expert contributing coaches cover the following:
- Playing out of the thirds
- Possession soccer
- Changing points of attack
- Quick counterattacks and transitions
- Flank attacks
- Offensive patterns of play
- Restart plays
- Individual skill development
Editor Joe Luxbacher, head coach at the University of Pittsburgh, has assembled many of the game's top offensive-minded coaches including Dave Sarachan of D.C. United, Jay Hoffman of the U.S. Women's National Team, former Tampa Bay Mutiny coach John Kowalski, and college coaches Dean Foti of Syracuse, Sam Koch of Massachusetts, and Dave Masur of St. John's. Each coach explains and illustrates a specific aspect of developing an attacking offense, helping you develop and implement the tactics, skills, and drills that are needed to maximize scoring opportunities.
central midfielder. The outside midfielder checks to the thrower along the touch line. The center back stays behind the ball to support the thrower. Both central midfielders check to the ball, and the farthest central midfielder should receive the throw from the outside back. One forward breaks to the corner flag, and one bends away. The throw should go over the closest checking central midfielder to the second central midfielder, who should play early to one of the forwards running to the goal
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players each. Use colored scrimmage vests to differentiate teams. Award one team possession of the ball to begin. continued Page 153 Procedure 1. Teams can score in all six goals and must defend all six goals. 2. Players score by passing the ball through either side of a goal to a teammate positioned on the other side. 3. Goals may not be scored consecutively through the same goal. 4. Change of possession occurs when the defending team steals the ball or when
restricted to three or fewer touches to receive and pass the ball. 3. Team D players, because they are outnumbered, have no touch restriction. 4. Award team A one point for eight or more consecutive passes. 5. Award team D one point each time one of its players steals the ball and dribbles out of the field area. 6. Team A players must prevent team D players from dribbling out of the area. 7. Play for 20 minutes. 8. The team scoring the most points wins. Key
fitness, and decision making in the attacking third of the field. Organization Play on one end of a regulation field with a full-size goal centered on the end line. Form teams of two. Two teams position themselves in the penalty area. A neutral goalkeeper sets up in goal and attempts to save all shots. A server sets up outside the penalty area with a supply of balls. Procedure 1. The server kicks a ball into the penalty area. 2. Players vie for possession; the team