Our Meet Your Coaches Series, submit your questions and answers clip to be posted online.

Meet the Coach – Alan from Fremont YSC on Vimeo.

We Have The Ball:

• Understands space, creation and occupation.

Why/How?

1. To create space for themselves by stretching the field, then checking in to the space that was created.
2. To play in the space between the opponent’s center backs and defensive mids.
3. To drop off, which then forces a center back to step with, creating space in behind for a teammate to make a run in.

• Mobile / Movement between opponents.

Why/How?

1. To continue to create angles and space to receive the ball.
2. To be able to play in the spaces in front of the center backs and defensive mids.
3. Ability to keep possession of the ball.

• Good receiving skills.

Why/How?

1. To hold up play, in order for the midfield/supporting unit to get forward.
2. To be able to receive the ball on their first touch and quickly move into open space.
3. Keep your body between the defender and the ball.
4. Cushion the ball with your first touch of you are trying to hold up the ball in order for teammates to get forward.
5. 1st touch is pushed out of your feet into open space, if dangerous space is available and you are able to turn a defender when their is space to get in behind.

• Effective decision maker.

Why/How?

1. To keep he ball.
2. Think of what you are going to do with the ball before it gets to you.
3. Constantly scan the field.
4. Know your options. and decide what would be the best decision upon the ball’s arrival.

• Desire to get inside the penalty area.

Why/How?

1. To create scoring chances.
2. To get a shot off inside the box.
3. Dribble.
4. Combination of a pass with a teammate.
5. To create unpredictability in attack.

• Good finisher.

Why/How?

1. Score goals.
2. On target.
3. Composed infant of goal.
4. Knows what type of shooting technique to perform.
5. Driven shot, finessed shot, pass to a side.
6. One touch finish.
7. Volley. Half volley.
8. Header.

They Have The Ball

• Cut off angle of opponent’s attack.

Why?

1. To cut out the wide pass.
2. Force players to the middle of the field into supporting players.
3. Make play predictable.

• Collective action to high press.

Why?

1. To press as a team so that we do not open up dangerous spaces in the middle of the field, or in between units.
2. To make play predictable.

Being a Fremont YSC Withdrawn Striker:

• Understands spaces, creation and occupation.
• Mobile, movement between opponents.
• Good receiving skills.
• Effective decision maker.
• Desire to get inside the penalty area.
• Good finisher.
• Cut off angles of opponent’s attack.
• Collective action to high press.

We’ve not forgot about the parents, I am sure you are all scratching at the door to get out and get some exercise. With gyms and parks closed we can be limited within our workouts, but we’ll be posting a number of workouts you can do in a very small space, and with very limited equipment needed. If you don’t have the equipment shown in the video, be creative and use alternative instruments, a few suggestions can be found in the video.

Workouts also appropriate for players, and can even be a family workout.

Here is our third installment of the practice at home program from Fremont YSC.

Coaches will be conducting online conferences with their teams to cover the session, and provided guided discovery to ways in which the player can further develop the session at home, along with individual challenges and competitions.

Players, do not forget to upload a 15 second clip to your TeamSnap account under the media files.

We’re not quite on the fields, but that can’t stop us from training an staying engaged. The following clip is great collection of what players from all ages have been doing to stay active, and practice at home.

This week we set the at home practice of a small playing area as the theme will continue with practicing in small spaces, with an obstacle central to the area for players to dribble at in a 1v1 scenario. The area was only a 3 x 3, so had to keep the ball close and under control, we video for this can be found at the following link – https://fremontyouthsoccer.com/2020/03/parks-pitches-and-patios-week-2/

On his ‘first attempt’, so he let us believe, Jason Adler was able to pull off this impressive ladder challenge. Send in your creative challenges.

Board Member, Manager, and Ladder Soccer Expert, Jason Adler from Fremont YSC on Vimeo.

Our Meet Your Coaches Series, submit your questions and answers clip to be posted online.

Butch McGrew from Fremont YSC on Vimeo.

Just for some fun, work together to find the answers, or use it as a competition among each other. Visit our Facebook page and submit your guesses. https://www.facebook.com/fremontyouthsoccer/

We Have The Ball:

• Run with the ball at pace.

Why?

1. To get forward quickly.
2. To bring defenders in to you, which will then create space and gaps for other players.
3. Create scoring opportunities.
4. Take advantage of counter attack opportunities.

• Good 1v1 in wide positions.

Why?

1. To get in behind the defense.
2. Create scoring opportunities.
3. To break a line of defense by dribbling.
4. Use skill moves and or body feints, to unbalance the defender.
5. Have confidence and composure with the ball.

• Can play on both sides of the field.

Why?

1. To be able to provide in-swinging / out-swinging crosses.
2. To be able to cut in for a shot.

• Can roll in and play with width.

Why?

1. Roll in to the middle of the field to create space out wide for a full back to get forward in.
2. Stay wide to create space for yourself, which will also bring a defender out towards you, and also creates space for a center forward to play in.

• Awareness of spaces.

Why?

1. To support players on the ball.
2. To create width.
3. To receive the ball without any immediate pressure from a defender.

• Desire to get inside the penalty area.

Why?

1. Create scoring chances.
2. To get off a shot inside the box, or provide a more lethal final pass for a teammate to finish.
3. A nightmare for defenders to deal with.
4. Creates unpredictability in attack.

They Have The Ball:

• Cut off angle of opponent’s attack.

Why?

1. To cut out the wide pass.
2. Force players to the middle of the field into supporting players.
3. Make play predictable.

• Collective action to high press.

Why?

1. To press as a team so that we do not open up dangerous spaces in the middle of the field, or in between units.
2. To make play predictable.

• Willingness to support the fullback.

Why?

1. To drop off and cover the weak sided opponent who is getting forward in their attack.
2. To create numbers up in defense.
3. To stop a numbers up opportunity in attack for the opponents.

Being a Fremont YSC Wide Player:

• Run with the ball at pace.
• Good 1v1 in wide positions.
• Can play on both sides of the field.
• Can roll in, and play in width.
• Awareness of spaces.
• Desire to get inside the penalty area.
• Cut off angles of opponents attack.
• Collective action to high press.
• Willingness to support fullback.

Developing on from our first presentation based on the developmental pillar of psychology, we bring, ‘Mindset’.

Every season during our parent preseason meeting, we always stress the importance of having an open mindset, where we can all function in our daily lives without fear of mistake, and how we can grow from our experiences no matter what the subject in our life is, through drawing on our experience to self reflect and evaluate what we can do to keep improving. Importantly for coaches with their athletes, it’s how we communicate to our players that will nurture the open mindset.

Psychology – Mindset Presentation