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1 ROLL THE DICE Realistic and enjoyable activities for coaches of all levels organized by number of players» Compiled by Vince Ganzberg, NSCAA Education Content Coordinator

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter from Vince... 3 Coaching Education Courses... 4 Introduction Player Activities Player Activities Player Activities Player Activities Player Activities Player Activities Player Activities Player Activities Player Activities...54 Course Notes...60 LETTER FROM VINCE This book is dedicated to my late brother-in-law, Eric Emerich, who like many coaches in this great country volunteer their time to the game. He left this world far too soon. Like many volunteers, he was always seeking alternative ways to make practices more enjoyable for his players. More times than not, he wouldn t have a full allotment of players for practice. He and I would discuss different activities for him to use depending on how many showed up. That is what this book is all about. He didn t have a playing background but used some of the activites/games in this book to allow his players both learning and enjoyment. In the end though it wasn t the activities he ran but the care he showed for all children he coached. Every child was a champion in his eyes and heart. Miss you Eric and I know you are probably still coaching a small-sided team in heaven! Vince Ganzberg 3

3 ROLL THE DICE INTRODUCTION To check out all of our course offerings and find a course near you, visit NSCAA.com/MasterSchedule. DEVELOPMENT Foundations of Coaching* 4v4 Diploma ADVANCED National Diploma Advanced National Diploma GOALKEEPING Level 1 Diploma Level 2 Diploma HIGH SCHOOL NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching* High School Diploma SCENARIO: You are coaching a 12 year old team that has 14 players on the roster. You practice plan is for all 14 players but only 7 make it. It s sort of like rolling the dice as to how many will show up sometimes. So now what do you do? Send them home? Their parent(s) just left and you are the only team at the soccer park. Whether you coach for your local league or for an advanced level team this book is relevant. This book will offer realistic and enjoyable activities to use for all levels of play. 7v7/9v9 Diploma 11v11 Diploma Premier Diploma Director of Coaching Diploma Level 3 Diploma Advanced National GK Diploma This book will start with activities for 4 players and end with 12. All games are directional and go to at least one goal. There are five activites per number of players in this first version. In addition to the activity tips on some thoughts to teach, how to vary the activity, and a suggested length of time are also presented. Thank you for taking the time to serve and improve our game. Special Topics elearning* Get ahead Safely in Soccer Small-Sided Games: 4v4, 7v7, and 9v9 Master Coach Diploma Master s Degree in Soccer Coaching Attacking Principles of Play Defending Principles of Play Key Moments in the Game Level 1 Futsal Player Development Curriculum Top Ten Series How to Play Like a European Club Champion CONSIDERATIONS:» The age of players» The level of players» The work rate required for small-sided games» Smaller the game the shorter and intense the playing time» Weather considerations, field condition, etc.» Applying the offside law for most, if not all, of the small-sided games benefits from playing a small-sided game to goals» Deciding to focus on attacking or defending techniques and/or principles» Using these games in normal practice sessions before you play the end game *To take our online courses, visit NSCAA.com/eLearning 4 5

4 ROLL THE DICE LAST PLAYER BACK ACTIVITY 4-PLAYER ACTIVITIES Coaching isn t about x s and o s, but y s. Joe Ehrmann» Dribbling-running with the ball» Passing-Disguise/outside of the foot» Receiving-vision to go forward» Bravery» Focus and Refocus» Attacking: Decision to dribble or pass» Attacking: Creating a 2v1» Defending: Making a 2v1 into a 1v1» Acyclic speed 6 7

5 FAST BREAK ATTACK 2V2 4-GOAL DIAGONAL GAME» Dribbling: running with the ball» Dribbling: to beat an opponent» Individual defending: closing down from the front» Attacking: When to shoot vs. keep dribbling» Defending: Taking the shot away from the opponent» Bravery» Focus and Refocus» Acyclic speed» Dribbling: running with the ball» Passing-Surface selection (inside/outside)» Individual defending: closing down from the front and/or side» Attacking: penetrate via dribble or pass» Defending: pressure and cover» Defending: make a 2v1 into a 1v1» Bravery to succeed with a teammate» Acyclic speed 8 9

6 2V2 DIAGONAL VARIATION 2V2 SCORING ZONES» Dribbling: running with the ball» Passing-Surface selection (inside/outside)» Individual defending: closing down from the front and/or side» Perserverance to succed with a teammate» Dribbling: running with the ball» Passing: surface selection (inside/outside)» Individual defending: closing down from the front and/or side» Positive mentality to shoot to succeed with a teammate» Attacking: penetrate via dribble or pass» Defending: pressure, cover» Defending: make a 2v1 into a 1v1» Change of direction» Acyclic speed» Attacking: penetrate via dribble or pass» Defending: pressure and cover» Defending: make a 2v1 into a 1v1» Change of direction» Acyclic speed 10 11

7 ROLL THE DICE 2V2 RAPID SHOOTING ACTIVITY 5-PLAYER ACTIVITIES A child should never walk around with a hole in their heart. Krish Dhanam» Passing: surface selection (inside/outside)» Receiving: vision to go forward to score» Finishing: surface selection» Individual defending: deny the shot» Positive mentality to shoot to succeed with a teammate» Attacking: penetrate to score» Attacking: create a 2v1» Defending: pressure and cover» Acyclic speed 12 13

8 2V2 + 1 (JOKER S WILD) 2V2 DIAMOND SHAPE ACTIVITY» Passing: surface selection (inside/outside)» Receiving: vision to go forward to score» Individual defending: denying penetration to succed with a teammate» Passing: surface selection (inside/outside)» Receiving: vision to go forward to score» Finishing: surface selection» Individual defending: deny the shot to succeed with a teammate» Mentality to shoot/score» Attacking: penetrate to score» Attacking: create a 2v1» Defending: pressure and cover» Defending: make a 3v2 into a 2v2» Attacking: penetrate to score» Attacking: create a 2v1» Defending: pressure and cover» Defending: make a 3v2 into a 2v

9 2V2 ZONE CHALLENGE 2V2 SQUEEZE ACTIVITY» Dribbling: running with the ball» Passing: surface selection (inside/outside)» Receiving: vision to go forward to score» Individual defending: closing down from the front» Mentality to go forward» Mentality to shoot/score» Passing: surface selection (inside/outside)» Finishing: surface selection» Receiving: vision to go forward to score» Individual defending: deny the shot» Mentality to go forward» Mentality to shoot/score» Attacking: penetrate to go forward» Attacking: create a 2v1» Defending: stepping vs. delaying» Defending: make a 2v1 into a 1v1» Attacking: penetrate to go forward» Attacking: providing support» Defending: pressure and cover» Defending: working with the goalkeeper 16 17

10 ROLL THE DICE THE WORLD CUP GAME 6-PLAYER ACTIVITIES Remember that people don t care what you know until they know that you care. Anonymous» Dribbling: to pass or shoot» Passing: surface selection (inside/outside)» Finishing: surface selection» Individual defending: deny the shot» Mentality to go forward» Mentality to shoot/score» Attacking: penetrate to score» Attacking: providing support to a teammate» Defending: pressure and cover 18 19

11 3V3 POSITIONAL GAME CHALLENGE» Passing: surface selection (inside/outside)» Receiving: to go forward to score» Finishing: surface selection» Individual defending: deny the shot» Mentality to go forward» Mentality to shoot/score» Receiving: go forward and score» Finishing: surface selection» Individual defending: deny the shot» Perserverance» Growth mindset» Attacking: penetrate to score» Attacking: when to provide support vs. run away into space» Defending: pressure and cover» Attacking: penetrate, support, and mobility» Attacking: when to support» Defending: pressure and cover 20 21

12 7-11 GAME VERTICAL ZONES ACTIVITY» Dribbling: to beat an opponent» Finishing: surface selection» Individual defending: closing down» Attitude to score» Dribbling: to set up a pass or shot» Receiving: to go forward and score» Individual defending: closing down» Growth mindset from the front and side from the front and side» Attacking: penetrate, support, mobility, and width» Attacking: when to support» Defending: pressure and cover» Defending: make a 3v2 into a 2v2» Attacking: penetrate, support, and mobility» Attacking: when and where to support» Defending: pressure, cover, balance» Defending: make a 3v2 into a 2v

13 ROLL THE DICE 2V2 + 2 GAME 7-PLAYER ACTIVITIES If I had more time, I d write a shorter letter. Mark Twain» Dribbling: to set up a pass or shot» Receiving: to go forward and score» Individual defending: closing down from the front and side» Attitude to score 24» Attacking: penetrate, support, mobility, and width» Attacking: when and where to support» Defending: pressure, cover, balance» Defending: make a 3v3 into a 3v2 25

14 3V3 TO GOAL - HALF FIELD 3V3 + 1 GAME» Dribbling: to set up a pass or shot» Receiving: go forward and score» Individual defending: deny the shot to score» Attitude to score» Dribbling: to set up a pass or shot» Receiving: go forward and score» Individual defending: closing down from the front» Attitude to score» Attacking: penetrate, support, mobility, and width» Attacking: when and where to support» Defending: pressure, cover, balance» Defending: make a 3v3 into a 3v2» Speed strength» Attacking: penetrate, support, mobility, and width» Attacking: when and where to support» Defending: pressure, cover, balance» Defending: make a 3v3 into a 3v

15 GOALS GALORE GAME WIDE GOALS GAME» Dribbling: to set up a pass or shot» Receiving: go forward and score» Individual defending: deny the shot to score» Attitude to score» Dribbling: to set up a pass or shot» Passing: serving an ariel ball» Receiving: ariel balls» Individual defending: deny the cross to score» Attacking: penetrate, support, mobility, and width» Attacking: when and where to support» Defending: pressure, cover, balance» Defending: make a 3v3 into a 3v2» Strength speed» Attacking: penetrate, support, mobility, and width» Attacking: when to get wide» Defending: pressure, cover, balance» Defending: nothing thru or around» Strength speed 28 29

16 ROLL THE DICE 1V1 TO 4V4 GAME 8-PLAYER ACTIVITIES Football is simple, but the hardest thing to do is to play simple football. Johan Cryuff» Dribbling: to penetrate or beat an opponent» Receiving: purposeful first touch» Individual defending: closing down from the front to score» Attacking: penetrate, support, mobility, and width» Attacking: when and where to support» Defending: pressure, cover, balance» Defending: make a 3v3 into a 3v

17 BOPPER CHALLENGE MORE TO SCORE GAME» Receiving: purposeful first touch» Finishing: a rolling ball coming from the side» Self-motivation to score» Dribbling: to set up a pass» Receiving: to go forward» Finishing: a rolling ball coming from the side» Teamwork/other-centered» Attacking: penetrate via passing» Attacking: mobility leading to support» Attacking: penetrate via passing» Attacking: mobility leading to support» Defending: pressure, cover, balance» Defending: nothing getting through centrally 32 33

18 OUTSIDE GOALS GAME THE WALKING DEAD GAME» Dribbling: to set up a pass» Passing: medium to long range passing» Receiving: to go forward» Individual Defending: closing down» Dribbling: to beat an opponent» Passing: accuracy, weight, deception» Receiving: purposeful first touch» Intelligent movement to score from the front» Attacking: penetrate via passing» Attacking: mobility leading to support» Defending: pressure, cover, balance» Defending: nothing around» Attacking: when to trouble vs. pass» Attacking: when to be more mobile» Defending: when to step to pressure vs. drop» Defending: how to make the field smaller 34 35

19 ROLL THE DICE 3-GOAL KNOCKOUT 9-PLAYER ACTIVITIES In all things the supreme excellence is simplicity. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow» Dribbling: changing direction» Passing: accuracy, weight, deception» Receiving: vision to go forward» Finishing: surface selection (as goalkeepers) to score» Attacking: vision to see teammates» Attacking: when to support vs. move away» Defending: deny the shot» Defending: how to make the field smaller 36 37

20 3V3 + 2 TO GOALS GAME 3-TEAM KNOCKOUT» Dribbling: to set up a pass or shot» Receiving: to go forward or keep possession» Finishing: surface selection» Dribbling: to set up a pass or shot» Passing: accuracy, weight, deception» Receiving: to go forward or keep possession» Finishing: surface selection» Attacking: using numerical advantage» Attacking: when to support and/or go wide» Defending: close down from the side» Defending: how to make the field smaller» Attacking: when to go forward vs. change» Attacking: support vs. move away to space» Defending: closing down from the front or side» Defending: deny the shot (tackling) 38 39

21 4V4 + 1 GAME 3V3V3 TOURNAMENT» Dribbling: to set up a pass or shot» Receiving: to go forward or keep possession» Finishing: surface selection» Dribbling: to set up a pass or shot» Receiving: to go forward» Finishing: surface selection» Attacking: penetrate via passing» Attacking: when to support» Defending: closing down from the front or side» Defending: transition to attack» Attacking: when to dribble vs. pass» Attacking: when to support» Defending: closing down from the front or side» Defending: transition to attack» Aerobic 40 41

22 ROLL THE DICE 4V4 TO GOAL GAME 10-PLAYER ACTIVITIES Everything is practice. Pele» Dribbling: to set up a pass or shot» Receiving: to go forward and score» Finishing: surface selection» Attacking: when to dribble vs. pass» Attacking: when to support» Defending: closing down from the front or side» Defending: transition to attack 42 43

23 4V4 + 2 GAME 5V5 SMALL GOALS GAME» Dribbling: to set up a pass or shot» Receiving: to go forward and score» Dribbling: to set up a pass or shot» Receiving: to go forward and score» Attacking: when to dribble vs. pass» Attacking: when to support» Defending: closing down from the front or side» Defending: transition to attack» Attacking: when to dribble vs. pass» Attacking: when to support vs. move wide» Defending: closing down from the front or side» Defending: nothing through centrally 44 45

24 5V5 6-GOAL GAME 21 GAME» Dribbling: to penetrate or change direction» Receiving: to go forward or possess» Dribbling: to beat an opponent» Passing: accuracy, weight, deception» Receiving: to go forward and score» Finishing: surface selection» Game intelligence» Attacking: when to dribble vs. pass» Attacking: when to support vs. move wide» Defending: pressure, cover, balance» Defending: staying compact» Attacking: when to dribble vs. pass» Attacking: when to support vs. move wide» Defending: closing down from the front or side» Defending: transition to attack» Acyclic speed 46 47

25 ROLL THE DICE 4V4 + 2 WINGERS GAME 11-PLAYER ACTIVITIES Goals are only important if they win games. Lionel Messi» Dribbling: to beat an opponent» Passing: crossing (ground and aerial)» Finishing: aerial balls» Individual defending: marking and tracking» Attacking: when to cross (early or late)» Attacking: when to go through or around» Defending: nothing down centrally» Defending: where to place clearance 48 49

26 5V5 HALF COURT ACTIVITY 5V5 + 1 GAME» Dribbling: to pass or shot» Finishing: surface selection» Individual defending: deny the shot (tackle)» Dribbling: to change direction» Passing: accuracy, weight, deception» Receiving: to go forward or possess» Individual defending: closing down from the front» Game intelligence» Attacking: when to shoot vs. pass» Attacking: when and where to support» Defending: nothing down central» Defending: transition to attack» Attacking: when to support» Attacking: when to go through or around» Defending: pressure, cover, balance» Defending: to defend a small space 50 51

27 6V4 TO GOAL GAME 6V5 6-GOAL GAME» Dribbling: with the head up» Passing: crossing (ground and aerial)» Finishing: aerial balls» Individual defending: marking and tracking» Dribbling: to penetrate or change direction» Passing: accuracy, weight, deception» Receiving: to go forward» Individual defending: making play predictable» Attacking: when to cross (early or late)» Attacking: when to go through or around» Defending: nothing down central» Defending: where to place clearance» Attacking: when to penetrate vs. possess» Attacking: width and depth» Defending: nothing down central» Defending: nothing gets around side 52 53

28 ROLL THE DICE 5 ASIDE PLUS GOALKEEPERS 12-PLAYER ACTIVITIES If we were meant to talk more than listen, we would have two mouths and one ear. Mark Twain» Dribbling: to penetrate or change direction» Passing: accuracy, weight, deception» Receiving: to go forward» Individual defending: from the front or side» Attacking: when to penetrate vs. possess» Attacking: when to support» Defending: nothing down central» Defending: transition to attack» Speed Endurance 54 55

29 ALL UP AND BACK GAME DROPPING DIMES GAME» Dribbling: to penetrate or keep possession (shield)» Passing: accuracy, weight, deception» Receiving: to go forward or possess» Individual defending: from the» Dribbling: to set up a pass» Passing: accuracy, weight, deception» Receiving: to go forward» Individual defending: from the front or side front or side» Attacking: when to penetrate vs. possess» Attacking: transition to defend» Defending: transition to attack» Defending: immediate pressure» Speed Endurance» Attacking: when to penetrate vs. possess» Attacking: when to support» Defending: pressure, cover, balance» Defending: transition to attack» Speed Endurance 56 57

30 NUMBERS UP AND DOWN ACTIVITY SIDE BY SIDE GAME» Dribbling: to penetrate or change direction» Passing: accuracy, weight, deception» Receiving: to go forward or possess» Individual defending: deny the shot (tackle)» Dribbling: to penetrate or change direction» Passing: accuracy, weight, deception» Receiving: to go forward» Individual defending: from the front or side» Attacking: when to penetrate vs. possess» Attacking: transition to defend» Defending: transition to attack» Defending: immediate pressure» Speed Endurance» Attacking: when to penetrate vs. possess» Attacking: when to support» Defending: pressure, cover, balance» Defending: transition to attack» Pure speed» Speed Endurance 58 59

31 ROLL THE DICE NOTES 60 elearning COURSES Get ahead Safely in Soccer (Free Course) Level 1 Futsal Small Sided Games: 4v4, 7v7 and 9v9 Attacking Principles of Play Defending Principles of Play Key Moments in the Game Foundations of Coaching Player Development Curriculum

32 FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR PLAYERS NEVER STOP IMPROVING DON T SEE A COURSE IN YOUR AREA? Request a course! Improve your team, club, league, or association by requesting a course. The NSCAA will come to you with education that can benefit all levels of coaches, and fit the needs of your organization. For more information or to request a course in your area, visit NSCAA.com/Request-A-Course

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