Micro-movements
It isn't micro it's average sized!
Good morning! I want to talk how we can go into more detail with our analysis of players in training, and how to phrase questions to get players thinking.
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Exercise of the Week
I love this exercise.
Honestly, I’m learning that I really like working with groups of 6-9 players. Perhaps a conversation for a different day.
This exercise is great for helping players see the value of their movements because of how small the area is and how important deception is.
With deception or hiding your intention with your movements, defenders will be able to track you and follow you easily! Players sometimes need to be reminded of this.
How Small (of a detail) Is It?
Players, more or less, love the amount of detail we can give them. A question I’m asking my u15s and u17s is:
How many actions can we do to accomplish our goal?
For example:
You want a ball played in behind the back line into the half-space.
How are you, the player going to run on to it?
Will you run out to in, so towards the defending fullback then back inside towards the defending center back? Or the opposite, go from pinning the center back then exploding wide?
Once you get that ball what foot are you receiving it on? What foot do you need to get it on to perform your next action? If you’re moving into the left half-space, you’re likely going to receive on your right foot. What kind of touch do you take? Into space or do you kill the ball to stand up your defender?
What foot do you use next? Do you use your left foot to touch the ball but also begin your next stride in your sprting?
All these questions can be asked of the player who is just looking to run from point A to point B.
Players should be made aware of these questions and give honest answers to what they want to do.
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Neat Reads
Neat Reads is a segment where I share an article or podcast that interests me and relates to our weekly theme.
Please please PLEASE go read this deep dive from Seb. He analyzes in excruciating detail every good and bad thing Tomori does while defending 1v1 against James Maddison.
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