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Jason Ryan Manager, Wexford Senior Football Team

Team Play in Football

What is the difference?

3. Styles of Play

2. Tactics

1. Team Plays

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Traditionally -Coaches

Who decides team plays?

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Players

Traditionally -Coaches

Who decides team plays?

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Skill levels, physical, mental, tactical awareness, experience etc.

What are their weaknesses?


Skill levels, physical, mental, tactical awareness, experience etc.

What are their strengths?

Must Know Your Players

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Vince Lombardi

“You do not just tell them. . . . . . you show them the reasons”

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Opposition

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Who decides team plays?

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Where can your team exploit their weaknesses?


What are their strengths and weaknesses?

Opposition must be studied

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Conditions

Who decides team plays?

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Venue


Weather


Time of year


Significance of game

Conditions

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Team Plays can be changed/adapted

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How will it be facilitated into training sessions? Time management


Clear goals in every session


Decide what you want to develop Prioritise – Clear coaching points

Implementation of Team Plays

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Pressurizing defenders

Using the big man

Using the full width of the pitch

Kick outs

Team Plays

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Clean possession


Reacting to the breaks

Kick Outs – Breaks and Clean

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Reacting to the breaking ball

Kick Outs – Breaking Ball

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Kick Outs – Clean Catches
Timing run and use of body

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Communication

Kick Outs – Clean Catches

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Vince Lombardi

“Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work”


Practice


Understanding


Communication

Kick Outs in Summary


Skill or awareness?

Using the Wings & Switching the Play

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Skill or awareness?

Using the Wings & Switching the Play

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Reduce variables - Wideman

Using the Wings & Switching the Play

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Reward awareness - 4 Goal Game

Using the Wings & Switching the Play

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Game situations


Real pressure


Token pressure


No pressure

Use the Big Man

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No pressure

Use the Big Man

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Token pressure

Use the Big Man

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Real pressure

Use the Big Man

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Time to reorganise

Pressurizing Defenders

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Remove distractions

Pressurizing Defenders

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Game related

Pressurizing Defenders

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Modified game – End Zone

Pressurizing Defenders

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5. Who will be involved?

4. When will you practice it?

3. How will you implement it?

2. Why is it important?

1. What do you want to achieve?

Checklist for Coaches?

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“The challenge for the coach is to create the right environment for learning to occur.”

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Thank you