THE FUTURE OF CLUB
SOCCER
FYSA AGM
AUGUST 2016
Jacob Daniel
Georgia Soccer Director of Coaching
YOUTH CLUBS – THE FUTURE
• SMALLER YOUTH CLUBS HIRE DOC/OWN STAFF
– TRYING TO COMPETE WITH ESTABLISHED CLUBS
• MORE MERGERS - VARIOUS MODELS
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SMALL CLUBS MERGE TO FORM ONE BIG CLUB
ALLIANCES (CLUBS MAINTAIN OWN IDENTITY)
FEEDER CLUBS (MAINLY PLAYER MOVEMENTS)
COMPLETE MERGER TO FORM NEW SUPER CLUB
• DECISION MAKING BY PROFESSIONAL STAFF
– MINIMAL OR NO INTERFERENCE FROM VOLUNTEER BOARD
– TECHNICAL HEART OF CLUBS
• MULTITUDES OF COMPETITION/LEAGUES TO CHOOSE FROM
• YOUTH CLUBS EXPAND TO ADD ADULT AMATEUR/SEMI-PRO TEAMS
• YOUTH CLUBS PARTNER WITH PROFESSIONAL CLUBS
THE FUTURE OF CLUB SOCCER
BUT WHAT ABOUT
THE TECHNICAL TRENDS IN
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT?
THE FUTURE OF CLUB SOCCER
• MAJOR OVERHAUL OF COACHING EDUCATION IN USA
– US SOCCER TAKES COACH TRAINING TOWARDS EUROPEAN
MODEL
– EUROPEAN CLUBS’ INFLUENCE WILL GROW
• OUR COURSES WERE TOO ELEMENTARY
– COURSES PROVIDED GOOD FOUNDATION BUT
• ISOLATION
• STAGNATION
SPECIFIC
– NEED TO CHALLENGE OUR PLAYERS MORE
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LACK SPECIFIC TRAINING
ONE DIMENSIONAL
LACK SOPHISTICATION
GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS
GENERAL PREPARATION
THE FUTURE OF CLUB SOCCER
• OUR PLAYERS ARE TECHNICALLY BETTER, BUT:
• CURRENT PLAYER DEVELOPMENT MODELS
– TOO SIMPLISTIC (MON PASS, WED DRIBBLE, FRI FUN GAMES)
– NOT EFFECTIVE ENOUGH (GAPS IN SKILLS)
– TOO GRID ORIENTED AND GENERIC
• LITTLE TRANSFER OF LEARNING TO GAME
– COACHES DON’T FOLLOW CURRICULUM
PROGRESS IN PLAYING STYLES
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KICK AND CHASE
DROP, KICK AND CHASE
PASS FORWARD AND MOVE
DROP, SWITCH AND GO FORWARD
BALL CIRCULATION
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PROBING PASSES, IN AND BACK
USING THE WHOLE WIDTH
MULTIPLE SWITCHES IN SAME POSSESSION
RHYTHM OF POSSESSION, VARIED TEMPO
THE PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CYCLE
THE MISSING FOCAL POINT
EXECUTE
PRACTICE
OBSERVE
GAME
CLUB
PHILOSOPHY
CURRICULUM
PLAYING
STYLE
PREPARE
PRACTICE
ANALYSE
GAME
THE FUTURE OF CLUB SOCCER
• PLAYER DEVELOPMT MODEL OF THE FUTURE
– LONG TERM ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN
– FOLLOW EUROPEAN MODEL
– CLOSELY BASED ON SPECIFIC CLUB PHILOSOPHY
– TRAINING SHIFT FROM GENERIC TO FORMATION
SPECIFIC
– TRAINING SHIFT FROM GENERIC TO POSITION
SPECIFIC
– ALL STAFF FOLLOW CURRICULUM
COLLABORATIVELY AND UNIFORMLY
THE FUTURE OF CLUB SOCCER
• PLAYER DEVELOPMT MODEL OF THE FUTURE
– MORE POSITION-SPECIFIC TRAINING
– MORE SOPHISTICATION IN OFF-THE-BALL
MOVEMENT
YOUTH CLUBS – THE FUTURE
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT MODEL ?
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CLUBS WILL DEVELOP THEIR OWN PHILOSOPHY, PLAYING STYLE AND IDENTITY
– IMPOSED BY PARENT CLUB (PRO CLUBS)
– LONG TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT COVERS ALL AGE GROUPS
– CLUB WIDE CURRICULUM (UNIFORMITY & PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT)
– COACHES COLLABORATE AS OPPOSED TO TRADITIONAL ‘TEAM COACHES’
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FUTURE IS IN THE 6-12 AGE GROUPS
– MORE FOCUS & QUALITY COACHES WITH THE YOUNGEST AGES
– ACADEMIES EXPAND DOWN TO U8, U7 AND U6
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LESS GAMES/TOURNAMENTS AT THE ELITE LEVEL. MORE TRAINING
– FUNCTIONAL TRAINING DOMINANT
– GAME RESULTS LESS IMPORTANT
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COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY WIDELY USED
– ANNUAL PLANNING
– PRACTICE PLANNING
– CLUB WIDE COMMUNICATION
– PLAYER EVALUATIONS
– COACHES EVALUATIONS & COACHES EDUCATION
– MATCH ANALYSIS
YOUTH CLUBS – THE FUTURE
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT MODEL ?
• CURRICULUM U-6 TO U-19 (LTDP)
– CORRECT INCOMPLETE DEVELOPMENT OF PLAYERS
– CONTINUUM DIVIDED INTO PHASES
• SKILLS PHASE (8-12)
• GROWTH PHASE (13-15)
• ELITE PHASE (16-19)
• TOTAL FOOTBALLER
– SKILLS (BALL CONTROL, MOVEMENT, POSITIONAL PLAY)
– HABITS (BEHAVIOUR, PREPARATION, LIFE STYLE, MINDSET)
– MULTI-DISIPLINES PROFESSIONALS ON STAFF
• INDIVIDUALIZED TRAINING
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POSITION SPECIFIC
PLAYER/BODY TYPE SPECIFIC
AGE SPECIFIC
MONITORING DEVICES
FUTURE OF CLUB SOCCER
HOW DO WE IMPLEMENT A LONG TERM
ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT PLAN?
WHAT ARE THE STEPS?
“WE HAD A CLEAR IDEA OF WHERE WE
WANTED TO GO AND EVERYBODY PULLED
TOGETHER” Sebastian Kehl, midfielder,
Borussia Dortmund
STEP 1:
DECIDE ON THE CLUB’S
MISSION STATEMENT
AND VISION
STEP 2: DECIDE ON A CLUB WIDE
PLAYING STYLE
• TAUGHT BY EVERY COACH IN EVERY AGE GROUP
• EXAMPLES:
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U10’s PLAY 2-3-1
U12’S PLAY 3-2-3
U13’S AND UP PLAY 4-3-3
POSSESSION PLAYING STYLE
PLAYING OUT OF THE BACK
ATTACKING SOCCER
OVERLAPPING FULLBACKS
ZONAL DEFENDING IN THE BACK
STEP 3: DECIDE ON CORE PRINCIPLES
• EXAMPLES:
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ALWAYS A PLAYER SUPPORTING BEHIND (SCP)
CREATE NUMERICAL ADVANTAGE NEAR BALL (SCP)
CREATE 2V1 WITH DRIBBLE (AJAX)
THROW-INS USED TO SWITCH PT OF ATTACK
PASS TO PLAYER’S ‘SAFE SIDE’
IF YOU LOSE THE BALL, IMMEDIATE CHASE
STEP 4: DIVIDE GAME INTO
PHASES OF PLAY
WE HAVE
THE BALL
BUILD UP
PENETRATE INTO
ATTACKING THIRD
CREATE CHANCES
AND FINISH
TRANSITION
TRANSITION
TO ATTACK
TRANSITION
TO DEFENSE
THEY HAVE
THE BALL
PREVENT
BUILD UP
PREVENT
PENETRATION
PREVENT
SCORING
STEP 5: DEFINE DEVELOPMENTAL
PHASES AND PRIORITIZE
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MOTOR SKILLS PHASE: 6-8 YEAR OLDS (1V0, 1V1)
TECHNICAL PHASE: 9-12 (1V1, 2V2, 3V3)
GROWTH PHASE: 13-15 (4V4 TO 11V11)
ELITE PHASE: 16-19 (7V7 TO 11V11)
• A TECH DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF EACH PHASE
• CALCULATE TRAINING VOLUME AND PRIORITIZE
– MICRO, MACRO, SEASONAL, ANNUAL
STEP 6: CODIFY THE TECHNICAL AND
TACTICAL SKILLS & KEY POINTS
• EXAMPLE: RECEIVING
DIRECTION OF ATTACK
STRAIGHT
BEHIND
ANGLED
LATERAL
STEP 7: DEFINE TYPE OF TRAINING
ACTIVITIES AND PRIORITIZE
BASIC TECHNIQUE
1. WITHOUT GOALS
2. WITH GOALS
FUNCTIONAL TECHNIQUE
1. WITHOUT GOALS
2. WITH GOALS
BASIC TACTICS
FUNCTIONAL TACTICS
1. WITHOUT GOALS
2. WITH SMALL GOALS
3. WITH LARGE GOALS
1. SMALL GROUPS/PHASES OF PLAY
2. SCRIMMAGE WITH FORMATION
EXAMPLE: BASIC TECHNIQUE
WITHOUT GOALS
• PASS AND FOLLOW YOUR PASS
• SERVERS, LINE DRILLS, ROXBORO WINDOWS, ETC.
EXAMPLE: BASIC TECHNIQUE
WITH GOALS
• TWO PLAYER COMBINATION IN-BACK-THROUGH
EXAMPLE: BASIC TECHNIQUE
WITH GOALS
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A PASS TO B AND TAKES HIS PLACE
B PASS TO C AND BECOMES PASSIVE DEFENDER
C DRIBBLES PAST B AND SHOOTS
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B BECOMES NEW C AS PLAYERS ROTATE
C GOES TO BACK OF LINE A
B
C
EXAMPLE: FUNCTIONAL TECHNIQUE
WITHOUT GOALS (back four possessing)
EXAMPLE: FUNCTIONAL TECHNIQUE
WITH GOALS
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A AND B ARE WIDE PLAYERS. C ARE FORWARDS
A PASS TO B AND TAKES HIS PLACE
B DOES WALL PASS WITH C
B CROSSES FOR C TO SCORE
B
C
A
EXAMPLE: BASIC TACTICS
WITHOUT GOALS
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GENERIC ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS:
4V4 POSSESSION IN A GRID
3V3 PLUS 2 POSSESSION IN A GRID
5V5 TO TARGETS
END LINE GAMES
END ZONES GAMES
EXAMPLE: BASIC TACTICS
WITH SMALL GOALS
• 4V4 TO 4 GOALS
EXAMPLE: FUNCTIONAL TACTICS
SMALL GROUPS PHASES OF PLAY
• KEEPER & BACK FOUR & DEF MID AGAINST 3 IN DEF THIRD
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KEEPER STARTS BY PASSING TO CENTRAL DEFENDERS. OBJECTIVE IS TO POSSESS
WHILE SWITCHING FROM ONE WIDE BACK TO THE OPPOSITE ONE.
GENERIC
EXAMPLE: FUNCTIONAL TACTICS
SMALL GROUPS PHASES OF PLAY
• 4-3-3 ATTACK AGAINST DEFENSE PENETRATION INTO ATTACKING THIRD
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CENTRAL DEF STARTS WITH A PASS TO THE OTHER CENTRAL DEF.
CENTRAL DEF MUST STAY BEHIND LINE AND JUST SUPPORT FROM BEHIND
EXAMPLE: FUNCTIONAL TACTICS
SCRIMMAGE WITH FORMATION
• OLD METHOD: 4V4 IN A GENERIC WAY
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NEW METHOD: 2 WIDE BACK PLUS CENTER FORWARD VS 1 CENTRAL DEFENDER
PLUS 2 WINGERS. TEACH POSITION SPECIFIC BEHAVIOUR
FUTURE OF CLUB SOCCER
USE THESE BASIC SEVEN STEPS AND PUT IT ALL
TOGETHER!!!
“ONE CANNOT BE DOING THE SAME THING OVER AND
OVER AGAIN AND EXPECT A DIFFERENT OUTCOME”
WE MUST EVOLVE OR ELSE
WE FALL BEHIND
Further reading
• www.georgiasoccer.org
• COACHES section
• COACHING RESOURCES sub section
–5 coaching manuals plus articles and videos
CASE STUDAY:
AJAX AMSTERDAM
MODEL ACADEMY: AJAX
• SPEND 6 MILLION EUROS PER YEAR ON
ACADEMY
• OBJECTIVE: 1-2 PLAYERS INTO FIRST TEAM PER
YEAR
• ENCOURAGE PLAYERS TO TAKE RISKS SO THEY
CAN SEE PLAYERS’ LIMITATIONS
• INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PARAMOUNT
• PLAYERS LEARN 3 POSITIONS IN 1ST PHASE, 2
POSITIONS IN 2ND AND THEN 1 POSITION FROM
U16 ONWARDS.
• HEAD COACH FOR EACH PHASE ASSISTED BY
COACHNG STAFF
MODEL ACADEMY: AJAX
• U9 TO U12 TRAIN 3 TIMES PER WEEK BUT TWO
HOUR TRAINING (BETTER THAN 4X1.5)
• U13 AND OLDER TRAIN 4 TIMES PER WEEK
• U9 PLAY 7V7 (2-3-1) AND 8V8 (3-1-3)
• U10 PLAY 9V9 (2-3-2)
• U11 & U12 PLAY 11V11 (3-4-3)
• U13 & OLDER PLAY 11V11 (4-3-3 WITH ONE
HOLDING AND TWO ATTACKING MID)
• U9 TO U12 EVERYONE PLAYS EQUAL TIME
MODEL ACADEMY: AJAX
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GENERAL OBSERVATIONS OF TRAINING AND GAMES:
– SESSIONS WERE CRISP AND SHARP U8 TO U19
– QUALITY OF PASSES AND FIRST TOUCH VERY HIGH
– WARM UP COMBINED CALISTHETICS MOVEMENT EDUCATION WITH
BALL WORK.
– INDIVIDUALS ENCOURAGED TO ATTACK 1 ON 1
– EVEN DEFENDERS TURN AND TAKE PLAYERS ON RATHER THAN PASS
BACK TO KEEPER
– TEAM SHAPE GOOD BUT PLAYERS DECISIONS ON THE BALL
INDIVIDUALLY ORIENTED
– DEFENDERS PLAYED OFF-SIDE TRAP WELL
– PLAYERS AWARE OF SURROUNDING WITH HEAD UP & TAKING LOOKS
BEFORE GETTING THE BALL
MODEL ACADEMY: AJAX
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GENERAL OBSERVATIONS OF TRAINING AND GAMES:
– RUNS TRIGGER RUNS (ATT MID AND FORWARD, WIDE BACK AND
WINGER)
– KEEPERS RARELY PUNTED. MIDS SHOWED FOR BALL IF DEFENDERS
WERE MARKED.
– GOOD SUPPORT ANGLES. PLAYERS MADE GOOD DECISIONS WHEN
TO PASS WHEN TO DRIBBLE
– PLAYERS PLAYED WITH NO FEAR. BOTH BECAUSE THEY WERE
SUPERIOR AND BECAUSE COACHES GAVE THEM FREEDOM.
MISTAKES WERE NOT REPRIMANDED.
– GAMES AT YOUNGER AGES LIKE GSA VS YMCA TEAM – MISMATCH.
– AJAX PLAYERS HAD MORE FLAIR THAN OPPONENTS IN ALL AGE
GROUPS
– PARENTS VERY RELAXED. DID NOT REACT TO CLOSE CALLS OR
MISSED CHANCES
– AJAX TEAMS SUPERIOR EXCEPT THE U18 GAME.
MODEL ACADEMY: AJAX
• U9 GAME VS YOUTH CLUB
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8V8 IN 3-1-3. NO OFFSIDES. NO GOAL AREA. KEEPER CAN PICK UP BACK PASSES.
SHORT CORNERS. PLAYERS USED TRICKS TO BEAT OPPONENTS. NO SCREAMING
AT PLAYERS BY COACHES. PLAYERS DRIBBLED OUT OF THE BACK. SHOOTING WAS
GOOD. OTHER TEAM OLDER BUT NOT SKILLED
• U10 AND U11 GAME VS YOUTH CLUB
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11V11 IN 3-4-3. LOTS OF INDIVIDUAL DRIBBLING AND CREATIVITY. CLOSE
CORNERS. GOAL KICK FROM ANYWHEE IN PENALTY AREA. THREE ATTACKERS
SPREAD ACROSS FIELD FOR WIDTH.
• U13 AND U18 GAME VS PRO CLUB
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11V11 IN 4-3-3. MIDFIELD INTERCHANGE POSITIONS A LOT. DEFENDERS MORE
PATIENT AND KEPT BALL LONGER. NOT AFRAID TO PASS TO MARKED PLAYERS
BUT PASSES TO ‘SAFE SIDE’ OF PLAYER. PLAYERS DON’T GET IN EACH OTHER’S
PASSING LANE. WIDE BACK VERY HIGH AND OVERLAP A LOT.