gs7principles

All players should be able to use a variety of moves that will enable our team to hold possession or to attack. These moves will be stressed strongly in each training session!

Cap (gullet), step over, scissors, cruyff, Vee, Mathews, reverse Mathews, Rivelino, hip swivel, Keller, Ziko, Hodgi, Beckanbauer, and rakes (Preki)

When in possession of the ball and under duress, our players will turn away from pressure and then look at their options.

This will allow us to keep possession and reduce the number of times that we blindly kick or just play the ball into a defender.

In order to increase our speed of play, our players will play the ball in direction they are facing when the receive the ball (if pressured-turn away from pressure and then play the ball)

In order for our team to become dangerous with and without the ball, we will play the ball and make runs diagonally. This will allow us more opportunities to penetrate our opponents’ defense and give us more scoring chances!

We must give our teammates an easier option to distribute the ball. It is important for each player to work hard off the ball and find a seam in the defense to receive the ball.

We must stop running away from the ball and turning our backs to our teammate with the ball!

Each player should adjust their alignment to a position that will allow them to be on a good angle to support and receive the ball.

We must stop showing our backs to our teammates and stop staying “hidden” behind defenders, eliminate the square the pass!

All of our players will work very hard to win the ball back as soon as possible.

Our defensive pressure starts with the forwards! If we can win the ball back in the offensive 1/3^rd and quick counter we will increase our scoring opportunities. We will double the ball whenever possible in the offensive half and play a “contain” defense in our half of the field.

All of the coaches will work hard stressing these principles in each training session and during game play! Until this system is mastered by all of our players, it is very important for us to be vocal! We will work hard as a staff and communicate before each training session to ensure that these principles are being covered!

1. Hagi-3 touch circle with inside or outside of foot, accelerate out on 4^th touch.

2. Zico-Fake pass with inside of right foot. Swing close to but diagonally in front of the ball and plant so that the inside of the right foot faces forward. Step with left foot and take ball with the outside of right foot.

3. Beckanbauer-step past ball and stop it with the outside of right foot. Step and shield ball with the left, take ball away with the outside of right foot.

4. Conti-step in front of ball and stop it with the inside of right foot, take away with the outside of left foot. 12 o’clock to 6 o’clock.

5. Litbarski-step on the ball with right foot and slide foot down in front of the ball, take big step with left to shield the ball, take away with the outside of the right foot.

6. Cruyff-fake a kick to the left with your right foot, instead of striking the ball, pull the ball in opposite direction using the inside of the right foot.

1. Gullit-pull the ball slightly behind and across your body with the right foot. Use the inside of left foot to push ball forward past the defender.

3. Margetic-step outside of the ball with the right foot, take 45