Street Soccer: The Coaches’ Guide. Coaching People, Creating Players by Darren Laver

Author:Darren Laver [Laver, Darren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781782554189
Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd.
Published: 2016-09-29T00:00:00+00:00

Assisting Players to Become Creative Attackers

The first thing to realize is that the other team will try to stop, slow down or even distract anyone that appears to be on the attack. During player development, this possibility should be explored so that the athlete is not startled by any sneaky defensive moves by the other side. In fact those who really love soccer enjoy the challenge of being able to penetrate difficult defenses. It is a validation of all the work that they have put in so far. Players should be given the freedom to experiment and improvise; the soccer ball itself is an extension of their self-expression. They start by knowing the attack zones as well as the overall set runs and movements so that their creativity will not conflict with the other members of the team.

Once those rules have been fully understood, the player will be encouraged to look for the most optimal ways of achieving the cardinal goals of soccer: to score without conceding goals. It has become something of a downer on the sport that many coaches like to integrate synchronization into the training sessions. This is not the right way to go about building a team. What you need is a set of intelligent and courageous players who are totally unpredictable to their opponents but work in a complementary fashion with their teammates. It is better to guide the players without insisting that they have to behave in exactly the same way. Street soccer does not ignore the fundamentals of soccer; it merely encourages the use of creativity when implementing them. Remember that if you rely on set pieces all the time, the other side will soon catch on to your patterns and predict where you are going before you even arrive. That is a dangerous place to be in a competitive match.

We keep talking about improvisation but it is not that easy to pull off. The players must learn to boldly create confusion in the other team by doing unexpected things. The attacking play must be relentless. All this will arise if the diligent coach has been gradually introducing the method in the training sessions. With time, all the players will become comfortable with making split-second decisions and executing them with flair. The other members of the team will also learn to fall in line so as to ensure that the team scores. Street soccer recommends a progressive system which starts with a rigorous foundation on which fluency is eventually built. Based on the selected strategic formation, the players are still able to creatively make rapid individual decisions and yet gel together as a team when it comes to objectives.

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