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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 พ.ค. 2024
- 00:00 Start
00:39 Assumptions
02:13 Session Planning
02:25 Build out
08:17 Build out recap
08:33 Attacking 1/3
12:11 What else?
13:20 What don't I do?
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I do run a 15 minute scrimmage or a small sided practice game at the end, where I ask to them to utilise what we learned during that session. If we didn’t have a short game at the end, I’m not sure all of them would keep coming to training as it’s their favourite part
I get it. 15 mins seems ok. I’ve just found the scrimmages at the end to be very unhelpful
Forgot to say, ‘thank you’ for all your videos. I refer to them regularly and they have been a huge help.
Awesome!! Hope they are helping
We scrimmage the last 15 minutes most practices. It is fairly simple to bring the group in before kick-off and repeat the main practice focus points. E.g. each goal kick, I tell them "build out", "find your shape" etc. So that's the only point I'd disagree with in your clip. scrimmages add game like situations. What I don't do is stop the game but try to remind players "on the fly" how to move etc.
Good points!
Thanks for your videos. I'm a volunteer coach for a park district team u8 7v7 team and I've absolutely used them to shape my training sessions.
We unfortunately just get 1hr a week (though i run an optional extra 1hr session). We have additional constraints like equal playing time and rotating players through positions. Still, your videos are absolutely foundational to how i think about organizing practices.
Doing away with technical exercises and drills has been a great mindshift and really works. In the games and exercises they get more than enough practice for the skill level they're at.
The one part i disagree with, and that may be because of the different level of play we're dealing with, is that I find the 10-15min scrimmage at the end invaluable to reinforce some of the concepts learned at each session.
No I get that! Makes sense.
Really finding these videos inspirational and incredibly helpful! Thank you
Awesome!!
I choose to scrimmage at the end of every practice. I set up the scrimmage parameters based on what we’ve been working on and continue to try and find moments to reinforce the key coaching points.
Sometimes it is a rotation of 3v3 or 4v4.
Sometimes we play Rage in the cage - 2 teams are around the outside of a small field with 2 regular goals, groups of 3 (or another number) come on and have to score. Their teammates on the sides are available for passing (often required). Keeps it fast and works on player movement in a small space.
Sometimes we play 7v7, with touch restrictions, pass requirements, foot rules etc.
I’ve also incorporated a bit of running (periodic sprints/jogs at random times) into my sessions, as it is so important as you get to high school (a little older than the sessions you talk about)
Nice video!
Like it! Understood. I think what I see often is mindless scrimmages at the end of practice. That’s what I would avoid.
Thank you! Love this framework 🎉
Glad you like it!
About pattern choreography, kids might not get pure joy out of it, but it definitely translates during game time. Great call out to do it.
Echo no scrimmaging, if I do, it will only be 10-15 minutes of the second practice of the week, and IF they’ve earned it. Sort of a reward for staying on task.
This is a brilliant video. very well broken down and set out.
Thank you!
I coach a u10 team and I just found your TH-cam page and I think it's fantastic! I've been watching a ton of your videos. Our coaching philosophies seem very similar. My one question/comment is I think 6 activities in one session is too many and makes each one too short. I've found about 4 activities is the most I can fit it. So I might do something like a Battle Box, a 4v1 Rondo, a 4v4+3 Positional Play game (similar to what you call a Build Out game), and then what you call a Positional game (offense vs defense on half field). Then once in a while I might switch out the Positional Play game for something else like the Pattern Choreography or corner kick practice.
Yep, sometimes especially if one activity is going well I don't get to everything.
Wonderful video. I have a U10 AYSO team. It's 7v7, but 9 kids per team. Plus, we get two 1 hr sessions.
Thank you! Hope it helps.
Thank you for the great videos. All of your videos have been my go to source material for coaching U10 the last 3 seasons. One question I have is how would you approach coaching a team that’s very new to soccer in general, new to U10, and lack some of the fundamental skills. Would this change how you plan your sessions?
Yeah your going to have to modify it a bit based on skill. But I’ve coached less skilled teams and you’d be surprised after a bit how well they pick it up!
I just want to say that I love your channel. I have been coaching middle school soccer for three years now. I have no soccer knowledge and I am learning as I go. I came across your channel this year and it has made such a change in my coaching. I have been looking for information like this for two years. The only thing I would ask is to make videos for 11 v 11 for those of us who are still learning. Again thank you so much for actually teach us how to coach soccer!! 🎉
Awesome. Thank you!
Hi Coach Rory, love your videos! any tips on adapting your strategies and training for a U13 team shifting to 11v11? ⚽ Thanks!
I am hoping to get some 11v11 vids out soon. U12 and under seems to be my wheel house as of late but I do have a lot of opinions on 11v11.
I'm curious on the thinking of doing the choreography after the games versus before. Is it to see if they figure out patterns during the games and then reinforced during the choreography? I also noticed you removed the 4-goal game from the session. I'm guessing this is just evolving what you had posted last year (maybe a little longer). BTW, I've been converted to this basic setup with my team and they've really taken to it and I have noticed the 2v2/3v3 warm-ups end up being like recess before afternoon class, kids get all crazed up before trying to learn.
Choreography before the positional game I like because it shows them the options then you “go live”. Yeah the 4 goals games I haven’t loved and have removed them. I do them sometimes. But this has become the spine of my sessions. Yes it’s been an evolution. So happy it’s working with your team!!!
Yeah the warm up 2v2/3v3 I haven’t really been happy with for a while.
Love your stuff. I'm coaching park district U8 and looking to start travel team with kids that are ready. Recommendations on where to start with your videos with kids with skill but really ready to start learning the game? Thanks again, amazing stuff!
Thank you. U8 is tough man! 😀. I’d start with baby rondos, build out patterns and build out breakdown games. Be patient. It’s going to take them probably 2 years minimum to get some of it down. Also I would definitely do technical work to some degree at that age depending on how much time per week you have. And try to mix in something fun/goofy. Like a race or silly game. Feel free to email me for further guidance
Thanks for your video Rory really useful
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how would you deal with player’s that don’t want to pass the ball and want to do it all themselves
This is very age appropriate and the more work you do on the above exercises the better they will get.
@@CoachRorySoccer keep up the good work
What are your thoughts on SSGs? I know that is sort of covered in breakdown games but things like 3v3s, 4v4s? Also do you add variety of activities or do you keep it pretty consistent?
So I used to do SSG first 10-15 mins of practice. I have replaced them for battle boxes. I think they have there place but when I only get 3 hours a week with the players I prioritize other things.
whoa Coach, where did you get that sweet Leeds shirt? It's awesome
I believe at their online store. MOT!
Our city rec league only meets for one hour once a week with games on Saturday. (12U) Given I only have one hour per week (I'm sure there are hundreds of other rec leagues that are very similar to ours) how would you structure your practices within those parameters?
I’d scale it back. Probably just do battle boxes rondos and positional games.
I struggle with the same thing in our rec league. I have recently started breaking our sessions into 2 parts.
Part 1, I divide the team into 2/3 groups, and then rotate them through a series of 2/3 varied games each having a focus.
I end with a 10-15min scrimmage.
This structure had allowed the kids to stay engaged and develop skills.
Great video! During any of these, do we worry about offsides, like with 2v1 BB or positional games?
I won’t. No
Which positional games videos would you recommend to start out with?
Btw our team is doing much better since we started building out from the back and taking a 4-3-1 shape. In one game we only had 7players. It was easy to put them in a 2-3-1 formation. They even won the game. Next year, we will be playing 11v11. I hope you will consider some videos on that too. Thanks so much for what you have out there now. Pure gold!
@@user-hg5vb2ej7q fantastic. Great stuff. Yes I’m planning 11v11 content. Working on it!
So with this as your basic template, how often do you run any other dedicated sessions? For example, what ratio of practices are defending?
Every 3-4 weeks I’ll sprinkle other stuff in. Plus we usually do corners, throws, and set pieces once every 2-3 weeks. It depends on the team, age, level etc.
@@CoachRorySoccer Makes sense. I was thinking 3:1 or 4:1 ratio of the base structure with "other stuff".
Do the kids not ever start to complain about repetition of exercises? I know that's probably an elementary question, but I'm just imagining all of the "Rondos AGAIN?!" kind of reactions.
Hi coach how far do you space the cones out for the rondos. e.g 5 steps 8 steps
8-14 yards. Depends on skill and game of your group. The younger and less skilled the bigger the rondos should be.
with the lack of scrimmage, do you feel like US Soccer's coaching principle of play-practice-play isn't the right way to approach it? i've never been quite sure how i feel about play-practice-play
I just think there are better ways of doing it. PPP I think is more geared for parent coaches maybe doing recreational soccer. But honestly even at that level most coaches want more.
@@CoachRorySoccer that makes a lot of sense. my club really prioritizes the US soccer licenses for coaches but i've been digging into 3four3, since you reference them so often and i watch your channel so much. so far, 3four3/your channel has been so much more helpful than the US soccer trainings.
Coach what are your thoughts on the Play-Practice-Play model from US Soccer?
On some level it makes sense. This approach comes from the French FA model.
But I personally think there are much better ways to teach the game. And I get nervous about this way of coaching because there are a few mantras in US coaching like “the game is the best teacher” and “let them figure it out” Which I totally disagree with.
@@CoachRorySoccer Coach, when you are a small club competing with "franchise" soccer clubs (bigger in number of players and marketing), ... what approach would you take? How would you retain good players? Would you add special practices to the "two regular practices"? ¡Gracias!
@@angelobenito-aguilar503 Really interesting topic. Maybe a good idea for a video. Education is the key here. Getting parent to understand what you are doing. Offering supplemental programs, either technical training, speed/agility stuff certainly would help. At the end of the day most parents don't know the game or the landscape of youth soccer in this country and thats the biggest issue.
@@CoachRorySoccer After trying it for several years I am slowly coming to agree. I do like having games in different phases but just playing games and expecting them to "get it" doesn't work for me at least.
Coach Rory, I've really enjoyed your videos and have used them extensively for my U10 team with great success. I have a serious question that I want to ask you that has been a nagging problem for my team for a long time.
I have a group of very aggressive players, but they are always "asleep" for the first ten minutes of the game. They always "wake up" and become aggressive after ten minutes and play brilliantly after that. It's the strangest phenomenon.
Sometimes during this ten minutes we will fall behind two or three goals and immediately have to spend the rest of the game digging ourselves out of a hole.
It's become so bad that we have given it a name. We call it "The Ten Minute Demon" amongst the coaches.
How can I get my team to come alive from kickoff and play aggressively from the start? How do I get rid of this Ten Minute Demon?
That’s so funny. My current u10s have a similar issue. We have tried making sure they are all up on their toes at kickoff. We have also tried to encourage aggressiveness early with doing battle boxes before the game. It’s had varying success. I think it’s just the age.
@@CoachRorySoccer Thank you for the reply. I'll give it a try.
Maybe it will finally get rid of this Ten Minute Demon.
My next stop will be hiring an Exorcist.
Do you do coed teams, and how do you do a build out of the back when the girls dont play as aggressive as the boys?
I don’t do any coed teams but not sure I would change anything. You don’t necessarily need to be aggressive to build out of the back just scanning and making quick decisions.
@CoachRorySoccer Thank you. This is my first time ever coaching soccer. I have been watching your videos re watching the how to master the 2-3-1 formation. I'm coaching a co ed 4th and 5th grade team. The kids I have been coaching all have played before, and all learned the 3 -3 formation, so it has taken time for them to adjust to this formation. I finally got to see them be able to put it together and come out with a win this past weekend. After 3 games, we have a 1-1-1 record. Although the tie should have been a win , but due to a lack of substitutions (we only had 8 players that game) our kids were tired and the other team took advantage and tied us at the last second. Anyhow, your videos have been valuable, and I will continue to learn from them . Hopefully, we will finish our season strong
Do you introduce the concept of "defending in lines" to your players?
100%.
@@CoachRorySoccer But when, in these sessions?
@@MikeBaas I have a defending session vid planned. Will cover more then.
Can someone tell me what scrimmage means please?I’ve never heard this term in the uk?
Means like playing 7v7, 9v9, 11v11 etc.
Any goalie drills for U8?
I need to do some keeper videos.
Do you have u14 video, I'm a big fan
Thanks! Working to get more 11v11 content on the channel.
Alright, I gave this a big shot today. I'll share my feedback:
I'm pretty well practiced at pattern choreography, rondo, and short sided games, and my players are acclimated. I was able to fit everything in to 1.5 hours. It seemed to flow alright, but my players seem bored every time we do large field rondos. I wish I knew how to inspire them to work harder and properly (keep posession!). I goaded them to work at speed in battle boxes (1v1) and it does seem like a great way to get them into practice. I've been toying around with "lazy, posession based, pass the ball around" 6v6 to start practice as well, with mixed results. I don't think I do the 2v1 right yet, but we have another version with coaching sticks that does work really well for us and I think you'd agree it was a good substitute. We played 8v3 at the end, and it was shocking how well the 3 controlled the game because of poor application of pattern choreography out of the back. There's always Thursday!
Awesome Mike. Yeah younger ages can be tough to motivate for the team organizational rondos. You could try putting goals around the outside. And say after 5 passes it’s a point and if defenders win it go to goal.
@@CoachRorySoccer Thanks for reminding me to gamify, I can never remember!
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