1. Development of Principles of Play
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Development of Principles of Play

2. Tutor should highlight the LTPDP pathway poster and where the U10/12 coaching fits into this pathway.

3. Main roles on the pitch…

4. Principles of Attack Depth: Penetration: Support on the ball
Players as targets
Short and Long ball passing options
Moving the ball through or into the oppositions defence at speed

5. Continued… Width: Mobility:
Playing balls into wide positions to draw and isolate defenders away from each other and from the central positions giving more space inside for forwards to use
The movement of players in from or behind the ball therefore moving defensive players out of position and causing disruption in their defence.
Players making runs to leave space for others.

6. Continued… Improvisation: Communication:
Players changing roles/positions or doing the unusual
Supporting players giving verbal and non-verbal signals to the players in possession.

7. Games to Develop Attack
Pace of Attack
Penetration

8. Games to Develop Attack

9. The Aim of Defending
The aim of defending is to prevent your opponent from scoring. There is more to this than good tackling:
Dispossess an opponent who has possession
Force an opponent in possession to shoot poorly, resulting in a wide, or the ball dropping short to your goalkeeper
Force an opponent in possession to pass rashly, allowing defenders to intercept the pass

10. Where do Scores come from?

11. Types of Defence
When taking about defence there are two types we need to consider:
Individual: 1v1
Group Defence: 6v6, 15v15

12. Continued… For both types we must focus on the three D’s: Delaying:
Involves shadowing the attacker, attempting to get him to move into positions that will make scoring or passing to a team mate more difficult
Denying:
Denying an opponent possession involves interception of attempted passes, or using the shoulder tackle to win possession
Dispossessing:
The key is to tackle the ball when it is being played by your opponent

13. Skills of Defence
Near Hand Tackle
Block Down

14. Continued
Checking / Shadowing

15. Games for Defence
Individual Defence
Group Defence