In Soccer, the primary strategic objective is to score more goals
than the opponent in the time allotted to play. Therefore, the primary
strategy of the team in possession is to shoot. The primary strategies
of the team not in possession are to prevent a goal and regain
possession. This series explores tactical choices available to attackers,
defenders and supporting players. Tactical behaviors are not based on
any pre-arranged scheme. These decisions are based on what the
opponent is doing. An attacking player sees a defender and looks for
something that will achieve penetration which that defender will not be
able to stop that instant. The defender must look at the game from the
attackers point of view, determine what the attacker will do next and
then tries to stop it. In tactical training emphasis is on helping the players
to make more effective decisions and to make those decisions quickly
enough so that they retain their effectiveness. The coach will focus his
corrections on the players ability to see and interpret the visual cues on
which these decisions are based.

Individual Tactics

Disc One: Attacking

Strategy
Attacking tactics
What is pressure
Shooting
Visual Cues
Dribbling & passing to relieve pressure

Two: Defending

Strategy
Defending Tactics
Situations
Fair challenges
Defending attackers with/without the ball
Visual Cues
Closing Down
The Vital Area
Considerations in the 3 thirds of the field
Transition

Group Tactics

Disc One: Attacking

Role of the 2nd attacker
Recognizing and creating numerical
superiority
Combination play
Key technical factorsRole of the 3rd attacker
Finding space
Penetration: Using space
Attacking a zone
Timing of runs in the different thirds
Foundations of team attacking

Disc two: Defending

Role of the 2nd attacker
Covering
Tracking
Double teaming
Defending combination play
Role of the third defender
Generalities of zonal defending

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