Avoiding Lopsided Scores - Game Management Strategies

HowtoStoptheScoring
Whattodoassoonasyourealize
thatyourteamisobviouslybe:er
thantheopposi;onandthescoreis
likelytogetoutofhand.
NashobaValleyYouthSoccerLeagueisthecreatorofthispresenta;on.
TheyhavekindlyletBAYSadaptitanduseitfortheircoachestoo.
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Whydoit?
Saveembarrasmentforyouropponent.
Saveembarrasmentforyourteam.
Avoidreceivinganinvita;ontovisitwith
theSportsmanshipReviewCommi:ee.
It’stherightthingtodo.
HowtoStoptheScoring
SomeGuidelines
Don’twaittoolong.
Don’tmakeitobvious.
Lettheopposingcoachknowwhatyou
aredoing.
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STOPSHOOTING
Thisisthesimplestop,on.
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Shootwithweakerfootonly.
Workoutasignalwiththeteamtogetthe
informa,ontothem.
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3,4,5passesbeforeshoo;ng.
Onetouchfromyouropponentresetsthe
score.
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EveryplayeronthefieldMUSTtouch
theballbeforeanyonecanshoot.
Useincombina,onwithotherrestric,ons
toreallyslowdowntheshoo,ng.
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Shootfromoutsidethepenaltyarea.
Thedistancemakestheshoteasierforthe
keepertohandle.
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Passtheballtothekeeper.
IfyoushootitATthekeeper,it’snotlikelytogo
inthegoal.
Thekeeperdoesn’tevenneedtoknowthat’s
whatyou’redoing.
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Shootwideofthenet.
Good,hardshotsthatareaimedwideof
thenetcans,llofferplayersopportuni,es
toshootinthegame.
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Shootoverthetopofthenet.
Thelooksevenmorerealis,cthanpassing
theballtothekeeper.
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Placeweakerplayersinforward
posi;ons.
Remembertokeeptherestric,onsinplace.
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Changeforma;onstohaveonlyone
forward.
Thismakesiteasierfortheopponent’s
defensetostopyouroffense.
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Shootheadersonly.
Headersmustbefromoutside
thegoalarea.
NotallowedforteamsunderGrade7/8.
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Limitplayer’srangeintotheoffensive
thirdofthefield.
Haveplayerspasstheballtowardthe
keeperoncetheycrossthehalfwayline.
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Removeoneplayerfromthefield.
Dothisdiscretely.Haveonefewerplayergoon
thefieldatasubs,tu,onopportunity.
Donothaveaplayerwalkoffthefieldduring
theplay.
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Removeasecondplayerfrom
thefield.
Usedmorefor6thand7/8thGradelevels.
Note:FIFA/BAYSrulesdonotallowforateam
toaddplayers.
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Haveleadingteam’sgoalkeeper
throwtheballbackintoplayvs
pun;ngit.
Thiskeepstheballinthewinningteam’s
defensivethirdforalonger,me.
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Playweakerlines/playersmorethan
the“superstars”.
Whenyoudosendthestrongerlinesonto
thefield,dosowithtoughrestric,onson
them.
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Playkeepaway.
Useinconjunc,onwithotherrestric,ons.
Don’tletitrunfortoolong.
Trynottomakeitobvious.
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Throwyourgameplanoutthe
window.
Havetheplayerscomeupwithcrea,ve
ideastopreventembarrassingtheir
opponents.
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Otherthingstoremember
Coach,YOUARETHEADULT.
Ifaplayerignorestherestric,onsyouhave
setinplace,sittheplayeronthebench.
ItWORKS!
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MakeadjustmentsEARLY.
3-0isthe,metostartimplemen,ng
measurestostopscoring.
6-0isNOTthe,metostart.
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Workoutaplan.
Failingtoplanisnotanexcuse.
Considerthisasimportantasteaching
playerstodribbletheball.
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Communicateyourplan.
Letyourplayersprac,cetheplan.
Lettheparentsinontheplansotheydon’t
urgeplayerstodothistheyknowthey
shouldnot.
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ThisisaboutR-E-S-P-E-C-T.
Sportsmanshipstartswith
theplayersandthecoaches.
Itextendstotheopponentsandspectators.
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Ifyouareinvolvedinablowoutgame
Makeapre-emp;vestrike.
Contactyourtownrepassoonaspossible.
YouWILLneedtoexplainwhathappened.
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Otherthingstoremember
TheFIFA2018WorldCupinRussia
startsonJune14,2018.
TeamsfromBAYSareNOTeligible
fortheWorldCupTournament.
Don’tcoachasiftheyare.
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