We lean on two groups of players the “defensive” and the “offensive”. The defenders rotate across the back and as the anchor in midfield and offensive the attacking midfield and forwards… but we know our best team when we need to go for goals.
We lost our keeper to an academy so trying to find someone who isn’t adverse to going in nets when we need to win games.
Depending on the few new players, and based on U8s last year, most kids playing in this team are midfield orientated, so that is already a bit of a challenge.
Think I will start by just getting them to start short passess (triangles if we go well) as last year, you are right, pretty much all players, advanced skill or not, are still trying to run with the ball all the time. Think I might go defensive and offensive to start with - what numbers did you do for that?
Study the Jose Mourinho low block and for god sake wear a suit.
We were 7v7 last year so went 2-1-2-1 with the two defenders playing fairly deep, a holder and then the two creatives and one goal hanger
Is 9v9 this year so 3-1-3-2 is going to be the go and try and use the extra width
I would start with a one day on one day off format. The day off should involve technical training and observing past matches against your opposition. Male sure you train at the same time as matches will be played and ensure theres a disciplinary system to fine players for later arrivals etc.
thanks for that info - I will report back in a few weeks to how we are going!
Don’t forget the survey afterwards
Anyone else dealing with the new PlayFootball 2.0 headaches?
I’m just a coach so I haven’t had much to worry about.
Our club registrar needs a holiday though.
Am also club registrar, thankfully we’re only a small club with a few teams.
We have at least 600 juniors the last I heard so I imagine it’s mental.
Trial game at 2pm tomorrow should be fun