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Coaching Individual and Team Positions

The document outlines the importance of understanding individual strengths and weaknesses in relation to team positions and tactics in coaching. It emphasizes the need for both individual and team techniques in attacking and defending, as well as the significance of positional development through game-based contexts. Additionally, it highlights the necessity of tailored training and feedback to enhance player performance and team coordination.

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Coaching Individual and Team Positions

The document outlines the importance of understanding individual strengths and weaknesses in relation to team positions and tactics in coaching. It emphasizes the need for both individual and team techniques in attacking and defending, as well as the significance of positional development through game-based contexts. Additionally, it highlights the necessity of tailored training and feedback to enhance player performance and team coordination.

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UNDERSTANDING

POSITIONS
UNDERSTANDING POSITIONS

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Understanding weaknesses and strengths of individuals

• Explaining playing positions

• Coaching competency and methodology in developing specific roles

• Coaching individuals and groups


UNDERSTANDING POSITIONS

INDIVIDUAL: AND THEN THE TEAM


• Setting collective tactics and basis of team organisation is to ensure that the individual
player has grasped that both work in sync

• The game demands that team coordination of the game depends on the principles as
per the coaches game model
UNDERSTANDING POSITIONS

INDIVIDUAL TECHNIQUE : ATTACKING BASICS

PASSING
RUNNING WITH
& DRIBBLING SHOOTING
THE BALL
RECEIVING

RECEIVING TO
HEADING BALL CONTROL TURNING
TURN

CROSSING
1V1 SHIELDING THE
&
ATTACKING BALL
FINISHING
UNDERSTANDING POSITIONS

INDIVIDUAL TECHNIQUE : DEFENDING BASICS

QUICK
BODY SHAPE
APPROACH

ANTICIPATION INTERCEPTING

PREVENT
TACKLING 1V1
TURNING
DEFENDING
UNDERSTANDING POSITIONS

TEAM IN POSSESSION OF THE BALL

• Move forward
• Lose markers
• Support / Backup
• Passes, Dribbling, Shots

OPPONENT IN POSSESSION OF THE BALL

• Fall back while facing the ball


• Covering (slow down the opponents’ progress)
• Marking
• Interceptions
• Duels
UNDERSTANDING POSITIONS

GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3 GROUP 4


GOALKEEPERS CENTRAL DEFENDERS DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS STRIKERS
WIDE DEFENDERS ATTACKING MIDFIELDERS WINGERS

POSITION DEMANDS
ON THE BALL
OFF THE BALL

QUALITIES
TECHNICAL - TACTICAL
PHYSICAL
PSYCHOLOGICAL - SOCIAL
UNDERSTANDING POSITIONS

“It’s always individual teaching


which makes your individual quality
better. And if you do it with eleven
players, of course the squad gets
better.”
UNDERSTANDING POSITIONS

POSITIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
CONTEXT
• Carry out your coaching in game based contexts
with specific reference to tactical, technical, and
physical

• Teaching the players the position and allowing


them to experience it in game situation during
training builds their familiarity and anticipation

• Tactical training also demands that the team see


the same thing and behave accordingly, which
cannot be taught individually
UNDERSTANDING POSITIONS

POSITIONAL DEVELOPMENT: EXPLAINING POSITIONS

• DEFINE POSITIONAL DEMANDS (GROUP WORK)

• DON’T BE GENERAL

• UNDERSTAND PLAYERS’ STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

• CREATE GAME SPECIFIC SCENARIOS IN TRAINING

• FEEDBACK

• FOLLOW UP
ANY QUESTIONS
UNDERSTANDING POSITIONS

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