Leon Othen

Player roles & responsibilities

10 unwritten soccer rules you should know

Never play across your own goal Mark goal side Man each on corners & set pieces ( personal battle & accountability ) No more than three touches / passes for opponent when restart. Defend first as a priority Defenders don’t go in the wall Forwards need to pick their fight when chasing defenders & back

List of leon’s coaching rules

1 – Straight ball, straight run is not acceptable. Here are two examples of it not working. 2 – Forwards have to control the ball, or at least get a touch when playing with their back to goal. 3 – Square balls only cause trouble – Do not play a square ball Examples of square

Soccer homework – Speed

Speed – the top range speed of a player over distances above 10-15 yards, i.e. can the player win a race over the top, can a player win a race when defending.

Soccer homework – Shooting

Finishing – the ability to score goals using a number of different shooting techniques, with various parts of the body and surfaces of the feet, in a variety of different field positions within the game.

Soccer homework – Dribbling

  Dribbling – the ability to maintain close personal possession of the ball when running with the ball using one or both feet, incorpora6ng a change of direc6on and/or speed.