28 Jul 2010

License in Coaching Football UEFA B

There are three areas of practical coaching that a candidate must understand and practice. These being:

1. Functional Practice
2. Phase of Play (POP)
3. Small Sided Games

Before coaching any of the above practices, a football coach will need to understand the following:

PRINCIPLES OF COACHING AND LEARNING

Which will include developing their knowledge and understanding of:

• Organisation
• Coaching and Learning Styles
• Practical Examples

EXAMPLES OF THE PRACTICAL CURRICLUM OF FUNCTIONAL PLAY

Principles in Defending:

• Defending as individuals, units and as a team
• Deny, Deflect, Delay and Defend
• Pressure, Cover and Balance
• Compactness
• Tracking Runners
• Recovery runs

Principles of attacking play:

• Movement to create and exploit space as individuals and as a team
• Creative play
• Creating Overloads
• Switching the point of the attack
• Attacking from Crosses
• Crossing
• Attacking Areas
• Finishing
• Shooting
• Long Range Shooting
• Close Range Shooting
• Wide Flank Play

EXAMPLES OF THE PRACTICAL CURRICULUM FOR PHASES OF PLAY

• Creating and Exploiting Space
• Running with the Ball
• Creating Space in the Middle Third
• Movement and Interchange
• Movement and Receiving
• Combination Play to Finish
• Wide Players Responsibilities
• Defending, Responsibilities in Different Areas of the Attacking Third, Midfield Third and Defending Third
• Improve Quick Play – (One Touch Play, attacking third)
• Passing, dribbling and Turning to finish (attacking third) Field
• Forward runs
• Passing to feet or space

EXAMPLES OF THE PRACTICAL CURRICULUM FOR SMALL SIDED GAMES

Principles of Attacking Play

• Movement to Create and Exploit Space
• Improve Forward Passes to the Feet or Space
• Switching Play
• Support Play
• Quick Movement, Positive Play
• Create overloads in midfield and in wide areas

Principles in Defending

• When to Press the Ball or Drop Off
• Defend from the front
• Defend in own half
• Defend as a Team

Counter Attacking

• Counter Attacking from Deep Positions
• Counter Attack when gaining possession

Central Attacking Play

Development of Play from the Defending Third