In junior football ranks of football we've got a sort of football epidemic where players are forever running away from the ball carrier once they receive a pass, and quite often far out of reach of how far they can kick.
Coaches then implore with their players to lead up at the ball and then we congest any space around the ball to go short, end up going long and the players default back to getting "over the back".
They are essentially creating length by doing this but have no idea about it, nor what else needs to be in place for this play to continue on to our team's advantage, with 666 Connection being a big factor here in how the players are organised across the field at any given time.
When coached properly, the power of length can greatly boost your territory, how you achieve that territory, overall field position and thus, your offensive in general.
This chapter consists of 6 game clips, 10 game images and 1 training activity to put this into place with your own team.
For training it's a more a matter of first giving your players the knowledge of the game on creating and utilising length and then designing appropriate training activities that will provide opportunities to practice this.
It follows the previous 6 chapters:
#3 - Midfielder Running Patterns
#5 - Exploiting the Stand Rule
It is now available from the register page as a stand alone product which when purchased is then emailed to you in a PDF, meaning you don't have to be a member to gain access.
If you're a local/amateur football coach then you're well aware that apart from your assistant coaches, there is distinct lack of readily available resources form where you can learn about different concepts used in football.
All coaches watch and read about footy and the different tactics and strategies that are used by are left wondering what is it exactly and how can I teach my players to do that?
That exact question is what I set out to answer in this mammoth series.
My plan going forward is to release a different chapter every Monday and Friday for 2 reasons:
1 - I want space the release time of each chapter enough to give you time read, digest and then get a handle on each chapter before the next one comes out to ease the mental load compared to receiving all of these chapters at once and then wondering where do I start?
and;
2 - I also want to make all, or most, chapters available for all coaches before pre-season for 2025 commences so you can factor these new concepts into your plans for next season.
Make 2025 the season you positively turn your coaching practices upside down and re-energise your passion for teaching, coaching and leading your players.
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