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 Guidelines U16

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 Under 16
Fervid Phase: (The Dedication) Development of Individual Skills
Individual, Group & Team Tactics
This is a critical time in the player’s development. Many stop playing due to other interests, lack of success, shortage of playing opportunities, poor leadership, or other reasons. Players tend to lack mental toughness and self-confidence. They tend to be self-critical and struggle with their desire to be competitive or need to be more competitive. There is a need for attention and security. A great focus on team spirit, leadership and discipline within the team.
 
A. Coach: Charismatic; Experienced; Knowledgeable; Articulate; Disciplinarian; Managerial know how;
Thoughtful persuader. Recommended License: ‘B’ License or higher.
 
B. Technique:
Skills should be mastered leading to artistry and improvisation: All under match conditions.
  • -Individual skill covered during the warm-up, and/or in competitive situations.
  • -Increase technical speed. It is important that technique is still highly emphasized at this age.
  • -Strike balls cleanly over distance with accuracy under pressure.  
C. Tactics:
Increase tactical speed (decision making)
Individual: Decisions based on thirds of the field.
  • Attacking: Application of varied technical abilities in order to increase tactical options. Aggressive attacking mentality in final third. Emphasis placed on predicting what the game will need next.
  • Knowing what each player’s specific roles and responsibilities are lends to greater understanding of the big picture.
  • Defending: Clear understanding of how the quality of pressure effects team defending success.
  • Being able to take options away from the attacker.
Small Group: 4v4, 7v7, 9v9
Attacking: Balance of needing possession and penetration
  • Combination play: wall pass, take over, overlap, double pass, third man running
  • Penetration
  • Creativity in solving problems
  • Mobility – movement without the ball
  • Crossing – picking out a runner rather than putting it in the box
  • Box Organization – penetration, width and support for every ball played in the box
  • Attacking as a group of 3 (forwards, midfielders and defenders)
  • Set plays (80% success rate: where we get: 1) Goal 2) Shot on Goal, or 3) Corner Kick
  • Defending:
  • Compactness
  • Cover, Delay, Dictate and Recover
  • Communication (Who, what, when, where)
  • Defending as a group of 3 (forwards, midfielders and defenders)
  • Enjoy winning possession of the ball and dictating the play
  • Set plays
Team: Clearly defined team tactics… how the team decides to play as a group.
Attacking: Comfort with direct and indirect styles
  • Sustained possession as a means to break down the opponent’s defense
  • Understanding how to counter attack
  • Decisions based on thirds of the field.
  • Defending:
  • Comfort with “high pressure” and “delayed high pressure” styles
  • Understanding of zonal and man-to-man marking play
  • Goalkeeper as the last defender
  • Keeping good team compactness
  • Stopping the counter attack
  • Decisions based on thirds of the field and different systems of play
  • Recommended Systems: expose players to various systems using a 3-4-3 and a 4-3-3.
*A great deal of coaching/teaching within 7 v 7 and 9 v 9 games*
 
D. Physical:
  • Fitness work with and without the ball.
  • Flexibility - Static stretching after training / matches.
  • Dynamic Flexibility – partner stretching
  • Importance of discipline for warm-up and cool-down
  • Agility - with and without the ball
  • Footwork - keeping the feet active when moving / playing
  • Endurance - Aerobic and anaerobic
  • Strength - Upper and lower body. Core strength and stability
  • Balance
  • Nutrition - Proper diet - pre-game, post-game, tournaments, etc..
  • Prevention and care of injuries.
  • Importance of rest/recovery – schedule issues relative to the physical demands.
E. Psychological:
  • Increased concentration
  • Leadership / player responsibilities
  • Discipline
  • Respect for the game
  • Goal setting
  • Vary program- Satisfy player’s urge for competition
  • Establish pre practice and pre game routine (as individuals and team).
  • Encourage players/teams to watch professional and national team soccer on TV.
F. The Game: 11 v 11

 

 Olympic Development Program exercise information

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All US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program coaches should teach these exercises to ODP players and use these exercises in warm-up and cool-down periods in your training sessions and matches.  Let’s get all ODP players into the habit of using these exercises as a part of their training day and match day routine.  Here’s the link to the FIFA web site with more detailed information:http://f-marc.com/11plus/index.html.   

“The 11 ” is a complete warm-up package for football players. The programme was developed by an international group of experts. In a scientific study it was shown that female youth football teams using “The 11 ” as a standard warm-up had significant lower risk for injuries than teams that warmed-up as usual.

 Check out the video on the link listed above: The 11 has three parts:

Part I: running exercises at a slow speed combined with active stretching and controlled partner contacts;
Part II: six set of exercises, focusing on core and legs strength, balance, and plyometrics/ agility, each with three levels of increasing difficulty;
Part III: running exercises at moderate/high speed combined with planting/cutting movements.

A key point in the program is to use the proper technique during all of the exercises. Pay full attention to correct posture and good body control, including straight leg alignment, knee-over-toe position and soft landings. “The 11 ” should be completed, as a standard warm-up, at least two to three times a week and should take approximately 20 minutes to complete.