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Soccer Clear
(aka Clear the Soccer Ball). The first priority of soccer defenders is to “clear the ball” (i.e., kick the ball) out of the “Danger Zone” (i.e., out of scoring range). If the soccer ball is in front of your goal and in scoring range, the Defenders should “clear it” because a turnover would give the opponent a scoring opportunity. This is especially true in recreational soccer where players often don’t have good soccer skills. For Recreational teams, when the soccer ball is in your Penalty Box, we recommend teaching your Midfielders to stay a pass away from the soccer ball (15-20 steps) and your Forwards to stay a long soccer kick (25-35 steps) away from the ball, and teach the MF’s and Forwards to “shift and sag” with the soccer ball, and teach your Fullbacks to clear it straight ahead. This way, your MF’s and Forwards know what to expect, can position themselves to “win the ball”, and you will have good soccer field coverage. Your MF’s and Forwards MUST fight for and win most of these cleared soccer balls or you will probably lose the game. At higher levels of soccer play the emphasis is on controlling the ball, but in Rec leagues teams often don’t have the skill to “build an attack from the back”, as it is called when the FB’s pass to the MF’s who pass to the F’s, etc., and clearing it is the only realistic style of soccer play. How to teach this Style of Play is described in SoccerHelp Premium. (See “Attacking“, “Attacking Plan” and “Tags: soccer attacking, soccer attacking plan, soccer build an attack from the back, soccer clear, soccer clear it, soccer clear the ball, soccer danger zone, soccer key concept, soccer shift & sag, soccer shift and sag, soccer win the ball
Soccer Build An Attack From The Back
A controlled soccer attack starting with the FB’s who pass to the MF’s, who pass to the F’s. The phrase is also used in a more general way to refer to FB’s being involved in the soccer attack. This is very difficult and unrealistic for most youth soccer recreational teams. It only works if your FB’s have very good ball skills. If the other team’s forwards are better than your FB’s, it will probably not work. If you turn over the ball near your soccer goal the other team may score. If your FB’s are under pressure, it is advisable for them to “clear” the soccer ball away from your goal. (See “Attacking“, “Soccer Attacking Plan” and “Clear“).
Soccer Attacking Plan
For recreational soccer teams ages 10 and older, it is very important to have a simple and realistic soccer attacking plan that players clearly understand & can execute. For example, a simple attacking plan could be to clear the soccer ball away from your Defending Third, have your forwards be positioned to win the ball, and launch a quick attack. This is not as easy as it sounds. How to achieve this is described at SoccerHelp Premium.
(See “Soccer Attacking“, “Center The Soccer Ball“, “Clear the Soccer Ball “, “Soccer Counterattack“, “Defending Deep“, “Finish“, “First Attacker“, “Formations“, “Pass To Space“, “Push Up“, “Rebound“, “Shift & Sag“, “Styles of Play“, “Support” and “Win The Ball“).
Soccer Attacking
(aka “Offense”). When a soccer team has the soccer ball they are generally referred to as “attacking”, no matter where the ball is on the soccer field. There are 2 different styles of soccer attacking: a direct soccer attack and an “indirect soccer attack. A direct attack tries to move the ball quickly into scoring range by using mostly forward soccer passes, through balls and breakaways. An indirect attack is slower and uses a lot of sideways or backward passes while searching for a weakness in the defense. Unless your team is very skilled and has excellent passing ability a direct soccer attack will work best. (See “Styles of Play” for more details). Creating soccer space is a very important part of attacking. There are 2 different ways to create space. One relies on the ballhandler (i.e., the soccer player “onball”) to create opportunities. The other way to create space is by movement off the soccer ball & relies on movement by players other than the ballhandler (i.e., players “off-the-ball”) to create space & to create opportunities. (See “Soccer Attacking Plan“, “Soccer Attacking Third“, “Create“, “Soccer Dribbling“, “Go To Soccer Goal“, “Soccer Kick-Off“, “Pass To Space“, “Shift & Sag – Soccer“, “Strength On The Ball“, “Through Ball“, “Push Up“, “Build An Attack From The Back“, “Center The Ball“, “Coaching Rules“, “Commit The Defender“, “Counterattack“, “Creating Space“, “Cross The Ball“, “Defending to Win“, “Direct Attack“, “Finish“, “First Attacker“, “Soccer Formations“, “Soccer Goal Kick“, “Movement Off The Soccer Ball“, “Soccer Possession Style“, “Rebound“, “Release“, “Spread The Soccer Field“, “Styles of Soccer Play“, “Soccer Support“, “Switch The Soccer Play“, “Soccer – When to Dribble/When to Pass“, “Width In Soccer Attack“, “Win The Soccer Ball“.