Where are we - Where are we going ?

1. SoccerToday and Tomorrow Where are we -Where are we going ? Terry Michler www.cbcdutchtouch. com

2. Outline • Soccer Today • Kidz 2day • Coaches / Coaching • Soccer Tomorrow • How To Get There • How to blend all the info and then, • what’s the message ?

3. Soccer Today • Analysis of the 2008 European Championships • Current Trends in the Game • Where Goals Are Scored From • How Goals Are Scored • Counter Attack • Systems / Alignment / Wing Play Returns • Major Influence of the Manager • Foreign Invaders

4. Trends • Tactical Flexibility • Middle to Front Attacks • Lone Striker • Progressive Possession • Late Goals • Long Diagonals • Technical Qualities (high speed of play) • Wrong-footed ‘Wingers’ (strong foot on opposite side) • Individual Influence • Fast Combination Play – short and long passes • Counter Attacks • 76 % of Win When Scoring First Goal (cite CBC stat)

5. On The Decrease • Space and Time • Aerial Play • Man to Man Marking • Set Play Goals • Long Range Goals • Offside • Advanced Pressing

6. Where Goals Are Scored From • 44 % through incisive play -- combination play -- quick, penetrating passes • 33 % from inside the 6 yd box • 23 % set plays

7. Goals -- Goals -- Goals • Crosses from wing ……………… (25) • Set plays ………………………… (16) • Wall pass / 3 man combination play … (14) • Through pass or over the defense …… (10) • Diagonal pass into penalty box ……… (4) • Long range shot / rebound shot ……...... (3) • Cut-backs from the end-line ………….. (2) • Dribble and close range shot ………… (1)

8. Counter attack • Speed of Reaction • Forward Fast • Supporting Players • Explosive Running • Quick Ball Speed • Few Ball Touches • Finish

10. Advantages of Counter Attack • Most attacking teams, after an attack breaks down, tend to be: • Slow Reacting • Disorganized – outnumbered • Few Players left to Defend Large Spaces

11. Counter The Counter • Re-form fast • Press • Screen • Reduce Risks • Tactical Fouls • Defend Deep • Force Opponent to Play Back (1st defender concept)

12. Systems / Alignments • 4-4-2 still mostly prevalent • 4-5-1 next favored system, most used defensively • 4-1-3-2 ……. 4-4-1-1 • 4-1-4-1 .…… 4-2-3-1 …. 4-3-1-2 .... 4-3-2-1 • 4-3-3 • 3-5-2 • 3-4-3 ……. 3-4-1-2

13. Major Influence of the Manager • Team Selection • Preparation • Man Management • Strategy • Tactical Changes • Substitutions • Communication

14. Foreign Invaders • 10 years ago the EPL was 71 % English players, today it is 38 % • MLS is 70 % North American (US and Canada) with 48 different nationalities -- average of 9/team • 61 nationalities make up the EPL today with Europe and West Africa leading the pack …(Liverpool-Everton) • The top 4 teams in the EPL have 33 nationalities • With that come different cultures ---- American culture – recreational, hobby – white, suburban Non-American culture – passion, soccer education

15. Foreign Invaders - 2 • The English Academies are struggling to produce players for the EPL • Rafa Benitez of Liverpool evaluated their Academy pool and realized the best player was not good enough for his team, nor any of the better EPL team • Academies are now recruiting young players from out of the country to learn their system/style of play • Ajax Youth system has 50% non-whites in their 14 teams of 214 players

16. Kidz 2 day • Introductory Statements • 4 Generations in Society Today • Generational Lens • Approach • Why ? …. Whatever ! …. So What ! • Helicopter Parents

17. New Age Mentality • The Coaching Paradigm we’ve been using is past its “expiration date” -- be open to change, explore ! • Generation Gap is different • (Difficulty dealing with competition and adversity) • Players are ill equipped PSYCHOLOGICALLY • (crisis phone call)

18. Coach to Player • The player needs to feel appreciated ……… • the importance of communication and the value of roles • Making adjustments will increase the player’s motivation and increase the level of competition within programs • Managing Players’ Expectations vs. Coaching Expectations • Speaking Openly and Honestly without Crushing Hope

19. 4 Generations In Society • Veterans(1922-1945) • Baby Boomers (1946-1965) • Generation X (1965-1980) • Millennial Generation Y (1981-2000

20. Generation Y (1981 - 2000 • Theme: • Immediacy • A Generation of Thumbs • Generation Next • Characteristics: • Challenge Authority • Casualness with authority (i.e. using parents’ first names, • The Flip Flop Incident) • Everyone is Special and Unique • Serve your community • Over Scheduled

21. Generation Y - 2 • Events that shaped the Generation: • School Shootings (i.e. Columbine, Virginia Tech, NIU) • Terrorism (i.e. September 11, London bombings,) • Marketing • Flourishing Internet • Fuzzy Logic (“I did not inhale” to “I did not have sexual relations with that woman.”) • Keeping it Real • Globalism • Social Networking (i.e. Facebook, My Space, etc.) • Technology- The ability to connect 24/7 (i.e. Cell phones, text messaging, IMing, You Tube, etc.) • Reality TV • Helicopter Parent

22. Generation Y

23. Generation Lens

24. Generational Lens

25. Team Building Approach

26. Coaches / Coaching • Soccer Learning Process • Player Centered • Learning Model • Relationships • Generation Gap(s) • Expiration Date • New Age Mentality • Cooperation vs Confrontation

27. The Soccer Learning Process • 10-12 years to develop an established soccer player • Thousands of touches per training session • Demands of the game are changing faster than ever • The Journey of development takes time, patience, great understanding, and a plan • Basic fundamentals remain the essence of the game • Players must be flexible in playing roles and adaptable to the constant changes • Speed of execution is the key factor

28. Learning Model • Coaching is a TASK of RELATIONSHIPS • Movement from a Coach Centered Approach to a • Player Centered Approach • Biggest impact is in our communication with our players

29. DutchVision • ‘The art of asking questions’ • It will develop 'clever' & creative players ! • What kind of questions? • Open questions, starting with: • what, when, where, who, which ? • Better not: • why?

30. Asking ???? • Asking the right questions will teach • the players to make the right choice of the soccer • actions themselves • It will motivate them to take responsibility of • their own soccer performance • Asking the right questions will improve the • players' perceptionof the complex soccer • situations • It will enlarge their awareness of the possible • soccer solutions

31. Effectivity We remember: • 10% of what we hear • 35% of what we see • 55% of what we hear and see • 70% of what we say ourselves • 90% of what we say anddo ourselves

32. 7 Relationships in Coaching

33. Coaching is a Task of Relationships • Self – coaching philosophy, open to change • Player – communicate, motivate, manage • Team -- team building, cohesion • Parents -- clear communication – expectations • Player and parent – dealing with stress • System - dysfunction of the system • Opposing coach - win at all cost mentality

34. Club Dysfunction • “If you build it, they may come… • …But, then the might leave to another club for more playing time.” • Hard Work = Low Ability ……. • Common perception among kidz 2day • Me! … Me! … Me! … Me! …… • Must be worked into WE !!!

35. Veterans (1922-1945) • Theme • Patriotism and Faith (especially in government) • The Silent Generation • The Greatest Generation • Events that shaped the Generation: • WWII (1-0) • Pearl Harbor • Korean War (2-0) • Beginnings of the Cold War • Great Depression • Moving Pictures • Big Band music • Industrial Revolution • “Rosie the Riveter” leading into the Halcyon Housewives

36. Veterans - 2 • Characteristics: • Loyalty • Show Respect • Strong Work Ethic • Patriotism • Be Heroic • Sacrifice • Consider the Greater Good ahead of your own needs • Recognition

37. Baby Boomers (1946-1965) • Theme: • Anything is Possible • The “Me” Generation • The Sandwich Generation • Events that shaped the Generation: • Vietnam (0-1) • Civil Rights Movement • JFK assassination • Watergate • Feminist Movement • Walk on the Moon • Revolution (e.g. Sex, Drugs, Rock-n-Roll) • Beetles • Protests (e.g. Anti-War, Anti-misogyny, Anti-Establishment) • Television: (i.e. “The World in Your Living Room” or The Beginnings of Technological Immediacy.) • Birth Control Pill?

38. Baby Boomers • Characteristics: • Optimism • Driven (80 hr work week) • Feminism • Love/Hate View of Authority • Don’t Trust Anybody Over 30 • Value in Team Approach • Motivations: • Putting them in opportunities to Succeed • Make them feel Worthy • Change the World • Live to Work • If it feels good, do it

39. Generation X (1965 -1980) • Theme: • “Latch Key” Kids • “Slacker Generation” • Events that shaped the Generation: • Cold War (1-0) • Gulf War or Desert Storm (2-0) • Fall of the Berlin Wall • AIDS • The Nuclear Family vs. Divorce Rates • Brady Bunch, Family Ties, Cosby Show • Video Killed the Radio Star (or would Journey really been as popular if we could have seen Steve Perry first?) • MTV (when it still played videos) • Beginning of the Internet (“Thanks Al Gore”) • Email • Just Do it • Characteristics: • Autonomy • Trust is earned not given • Flexibility • Work/Life Balance • Less Company Loyalty (i.e. how does this work for me?)

40. Soccer Tomorrow • Soccer 2020 – Dick Bate, English FA • The Game is Changing Faster Than Ever Before • Forward Thinking • Systems / Style of Play • The Individual Player • The Team • Must Play in 4 Ways • Culture, Art and Science

41. System • 4-5-1 • 4-6-0 • Tactical Flexibility • Start game in 1 system. • Change during the game • Finish with yet another depends on many variables – score, time, field conditions, injuries, subs, cards, referee ----

42. Individual Player • Must be highly skilled to play a faster game in less space, with less time on the ball – • High level of passing and receiving skills – • High ball speed passing over short, medium and long distances, on the ground and in the air. • Tactical flexibility to play as the game unfolds – • Players must be able to think, play, have insight spontaneously, must be creative ! • Higher number of different nationalities playing everywhere, changing the game

43. Spain – Combination Play

44. Germany vs Spain

45. Spain vs Germay

46. Play in 4 Ways • Open field Combination play, end to end action • Packed Defense (deep) Patient, probing, penetrating, finish • Pressing (high up field) Quick play, change point of attack, penetrate • Restarts Precision, movement, delivery, timing, finish

47. Culture – Art – Science • The increasing number of foreign players brings new cultural experiences – • Understand the differences between people from different backgrounds • there are 53 countries and 208 Federations in FIFA on 6 continents • Sports are the 2nd fastest growing industry in the word • West Africa is 2nd only to Europe with players in the EPL

48. Culture – Art – Science • Balance the blending of different backgrounds into a cohesive team • Identify common denominators that everyone can agree with • The expertise of the coach in the area of man-management, team selection, tactical adjustments and inter-personal relationships • The bigger the challenge the greater the control of diversity -- more centered approach

49. Culture – Art – Science • The role of science in sports is becoming very important in identifying essential qualities and characteristics. • There is significant software to collect necessary information and to assess collected data • Match analysis, Player analysis, recruitment, scouting, sports science, medical, distance covered, types of actions performed (shots, goals, passes, tackles, sprints )…… nearly everything you would want to track can be tracked

50. How To Get There • Chelsea Performance Model • French, Spanish, German Models • Structure • Environment • Standards • Bolton Story