What to do when....

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Permalink Reply by FFC Club Champion on May 6, 2008 at 8:11pm

Checking to the oncoming teammate and then circling behind your marking back always presents options for a touch and go or a through ball. Either way you can keep the defense on their heels. I've always found that start and stop explosive redirection.

Heck, I might even lung as if I were going to take off toward goal, check back read my teammate and where the defender is and potentially circle behind for a through ball. It really depends on how your teammate wants to play the ball and what space and opportunity you can create with your activity off the ball.

Jason

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Permalink Reply by Randy Tinfow on May 6, 2008 at 8:58pm

Good ideas. Points me in the right direction, which will be put to test tomorrow.

The theoretical is much different from the actual, when all of the sudden a teammate turns and accelerates towards you from 15 yards away. I've got to change the reaction from "frozen in horror" to "create more advantage". The action has got to become automatic.

THANKS!

RT

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Permalink Reply by FFC Club Champion on May 6, 2008 at 9:08pm

Think about "shape" and the other options around your teammate. If your teammate is slashing up the field you might just make a short lateral movement showing your attacking teammate to go at your defender forcing him to make a choice - mark you or step up to defend.

If he steps up to confront your teammate ask for the ball and you then have a potential touch and go 1-2.

JC

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Permalink Reply by Randy Tinfow on May 7, 2008 at 5:16am

I don't understand "shape". Does that mean my running path?

Thanks,

RT

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