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Soccer Movement Off-The-Ball
This is a key concept & one of the most important things you can teach. Movement Off-The-Ball is important on both offense AND defense and is critical to support and good teamwork. It is the key to “off-the-ball attacking”. On offense, “movement
off-the-ball” refers to the movement by the ballhandler’s soccer teammates (the ballhandler is “onball”). The 2 types of movement off-the-ball which all coaches can teach soccer players U-10 & older are: having attackers stay a pass apart, and having receivers move away from the ballhandler as he approaches them in order to create space (i.e., so they are a pass apart). (See “Creating Space“, “Off-The-Ball“, “Third Man Running“, “Support” & “Diagonal Run”). I strongly recommend you teach “Passing to Space” and “Aggressive Receiving” — Passing to Space is easier for beginning soccer players and will result in much better soccer ball movement, better soccer ball possession, use of Open Space and “field vision”. Aggressive Receiving is a better way to teach receiving and will result in a big improvement in your soccer players and their ability to retain the soccer ball.
Soccer Dummy Run
(aka “Decoy Run”). A run intended to distract defenders or to draw them away from the area you plan to attack in order to “create space” for a teammate. (See “Soccer – Overlap“, “Checking Off in Soccer“, “Hooking Run in Soccer“, “Diagonal Run” & “Soccer Crossover Run“).
Soccer Diagonal Run
A Diagonal Run is a soccer run by an “off-the-ball” attacker across the soccer field with some forward movement (not a “square” or “flat” run, but a diagonal run). This type of run can be more beneficial for advanced teams than straight-ahead runs, because it’s harder to defend and can distract defenders or pull them out of soccer position. On the other hand, it will only work if the passer is able to “see” the opportunity, understands where to pass and can execute the pass, so it will only work for advanced soccer teams. A Diagonal Soccer Run makes it easier for the runner to stay in an onside position while also making a run that confuses or distracts the defenders and it also allows for space to be created for a second and third run. Defenders may be confused and pulled out of soccer position by a Diagonal Run, which could leave “gaps” and open spaces for teammates to attack. Once one player makes a Diagonal Run, it opens up opportunities for more runs by his teammates. These multiple runs can create scoring opportunities, and they start with the Diagonal Run which confuses or distracts the defenders and, hopefully, pulls them out of soccer position.