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West Vancouver FC Game & Training Model

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Who you are?

West Vancouver Football Club has promoted, developed and organized youth soccer since the early 1920’s. The adult side of our club has always had a long standing tradition of producing championship winning teams and in 2018 we combined into one club, WVFC. Our primary goal at WVFC is to foster an all-inclusive “cradle to grave” soccer program that will allow players of all ages and ability to experience and enjoy the beautiful game.

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Style of Play

Exciting, attacking soccer with a solid foundation built on

teamwork, while being defensively responsible.

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Core Ideas

Attacking Organization:

  • Creating and exploiting imbalance.

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Attacking Transition:

  • Moving quickly up the field.

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Defensive Organization:

  • Denying/preventing moments of imbalance.

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Defensive Transition:

  • Getting behind the ball quickly.

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Player Priorities

Attacking Organization

  1. Individual Ball Mastery

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2) Communication

3) Work Ethic

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Player Priorities

Attacking Organization

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Work Ethic

Has the desire and motivation to work harder than anyone else. Will give you all of their effort every time they step on the field.

Individual Ball Mastery

Develop a mastery of the ball and the confidence to take risks. Comfortable receiving the ball anywhere on the field and having the confidence to stay on the ball for as long as needed.

Communication

Comfortable communicating with teammates, being able to give constructive or useful information.

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Player Priorities

Attacking Transition

  1. Spatial Awareness

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2) Communication

3) Work Ethic

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Player Priorities

Attacking Transition

Provide additional context (WHAT) on your player priorities

Work Ethic

Has the desire and motivation to work harder than anyone else. Will give you all of their effort every time they step on the field.

Spatial Awareness

Scanning the field to recognize certain cues or tiggers to progress the ball or yourself up the field in relation to your teammates and opponents.

Communication

Comfortable communicating with teammates, being able to give constructive or useful information.

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Player Priorities

Defensive Organization

  1. Spatial Awareness

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2) Communication

3) Work Ethic

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Player Priorities

Provide additional context (WHAT) on your player priorities

Work Ethic

Has the desire and motivation to work harder than anyone else. Will give you all of their effort every time they step on the field.

Spatial Awareness

Scanning the field to recognize certain cues or tiggers to put pressure on the ball or to hold/keep your position/shape.

Communication

Comfortable communicating with teammates, being able to give constructive or useful information.

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Player Priorities

Defensive Transition

  1. Spatial Awareness

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2) Communication

3) Work Ethic

Review your Player Priorities using the GUIDE framework

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Player Priorities

Defensive Transition

Provide additional context (WHAT) on your player priorities

Work Ethic

Has the desire and motivation to work harder than anyone else. Will give you all of their effort every time they step on the field.

Spatial Awareness

Scanning the field to recognize certain cues or tiggers to put pressure on the ball or to hold/keep your position/shape.

Communication

Comfortable communicating with teammates, being able to give constructive or useful information.

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Formation(s)

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Positional Profile - Goalkeepers�

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Attacking Organization (AO)

Attacking Transition (AT)

Defensive Transition (DT)

Defensive Organization (DO)

  • Individual ball mastery
  • Distribution, hands and feet
  • Consistency
  • Communication
  • Spatial awareness

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  • Communication
  • Spatial awareness

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  • Handling
  • Dealing with crosses and set pieces
  • Shot stopping
  • Starting position
  • Dealing with 1v1’s
  • Reactions and agility
  • Bravery
  • Anticipation
  • Consistency
  • Communication
  • Spatial awareness

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  • Anticipation
  • Organization
  • Communication
  • Spatial awareness

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Positional Profile - Fullbacks�

Attacking Organization (AO)

Attacking Transition (AT)

Defensive Transition (DT)

Defensive Organization (DO)

  • Individual ball mastery
  • Ability to play on both sides
  • Crossing ability
  • Dribbling
  • Throw-ins
  • Combination play
  • 1v1’s
  • Overlaps and underlaps
  • Communication
  • Spatial awareness
  • Speed
  • Overlaps and underlaps
  • Throw-ins
  • Communication
  • Spatial awareness
  • Interceptions
  • Defending while overloaded
  • Delaying, denying and dictating opponents play
  • Cover and balance
  • Recovery runs
  • Communication
  • Spatial Awareness
  • 1v1’s
  • Interceptions
  • Blocking shots/crosses
  • Heading technique
  • Dealing with crosses
  • Delaying, denying and dictating opponents play
  • Cover and balance
  • Communication
  • Spatial awareness

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Positional Profile - Center Backs�

Attacking Organization (AO)

Attacking Transition (AT)

Defensive Transition (DT)

Defensive Organization (DO)

  • Individual ball mastery
  • Ability to play on both sides
  • Passing
  • Composure
  • Communication
  • Spatial Awareness
  • Communication
  • Spatial Awareness
  • Interceptions
  • Delaying, denying and dictating opponents play
  • Cover and balance
  • Recovery runs
  • Aggression
  • Strength
  • Communication
  • Spatial Awareness
  • 1v1’s
  • Interceptions
  • Blocking shots
  • Defending within a unit
  • Heading technique
  • Dealing with crosses
  • Dealing with sustained pressure
  • Delaying, denying and dictating opponents play
  • Cover and balance
  • Aggression
  • Strength
  • Communication
  • Spatial Awareness

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Positional Profile - Defensive Midfielders�

Attacking Organization (AO)

Attacking Transition (AT)

Defensive Transition (DT)

Defensive Organization (DO)

  • Individual ball mastery
  • Passing range
  • Movement and support
  • Use of body to create space
  • Use of body to protect possession
  • First touch
  • Receiving under pressure
  • Communication
  • Spatial Awareness
  • Movement and support
  • Receiving the ball under pressure
  • Communication
  • Spatial awareness
  • Interceptions
  • Tracking runners
  • Recovery runs
  • Work rate
  • Communication
  • Spatial awareness
  • Heading technique
  • Interceptions
  • Blocking shots
  • 1v1’s
  • Tackling ability
  • Tracking runners
  • Work rate
  • Stamina
  • Aggression and strength
  • Pressing the ball
  • Communication
  • Spatial Awareness

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Positional Profile - Attacking Midfielders�

Attacking Organization (AO)

Attacking Transition (AT)

Defensive Transition (DT)

Defensive Organization (DO)

  • Individual ball mastery
  • Range of passing
  • Timing of forward runs
  • Creativity in zone 4
  • 1v1’s
  • Overloads
  • Movement to create space
  • Receiving under pressure
  • Finishing
  • Heading technique
  • Ball control and first touch
  • Strength and balance
  • Progression in possession
  • Understanding of movement ahead of play
  • Composure
  • Communication
  • Spatial Awareness
  • Timing of forward runs
  • 1v1’s
  • Overloads
  • Progression in possession
  • Understanding movement ahead of play
  • Communication
  • Spatial awareness

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  • Recovery runs
  • Pressing the ball
  • Communication
  • Spatial awareness
  • Pressing the ball
  • Tracking runners
  • Communication
  • Spatial awareness

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Positional Profile - Wide Forwards�

Attacking Organization (AO)

Attacking Transition (AT)

Defensive Transition (DT)

Defensive Organization (DO)

  • Individual ball mastery
  • Ability to play on both sides
  • Timing and angles of forward runs
  • Crossing ability
  • Creativity 1v1’s
  • Overloads
  • Movement to create space
  • Receiving under pressure
  • Finishing
  • Overall passing
  • Creativity in zone 4
  • Strength and balance
  • SAQ
  • Composure
  • Anticipation
  • Ball control and first touch
  • Communication
  • Spatial awareness
  • Timing and angles of forward runs
  • Overloads
  • 1v1’s
  • Movement to create space
  • Anticipation
  • Communication
  • Spatial awareness
  • Tracking runners
  • Recovery runs
  • Pressing the ball
  • Communication
  • Spatial awareness
  • Pressing the ball
  • Communication
  • Spatial awareness

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Positional Profile - Center Forwards�

Attacking Organization (AO)

Attacking Transition (AT)

Defensive Transition (DT)

Defensive Organization (DO)

  • Individual ball mastery
  • Movement to create space
  • Hold and link up play
  • Playing with back to goal
  • Timing and angles of forward runs
  • Receiving under pressure
  • Heading technique
  • Finishing
  • Finishing with less dominant foot
  • Composure in front of goal
  • 1v1’s
  • Overloads
  • Strength and balance
  • Ball control and first touch
  • SAQ
  • Anticipation
  • Reaction time
  • Communication
  • Spatial awareness
  • Movement to create space
  • Timing and angles of forward runs
  • 1v1’s
  • Overloads
  • Anticipation
  • Communication
  • Spatial awareness
  • Recovering shape
  • Pressing the ball
  • Communication
  • Spatial awareness
  • Pressing the ball
  • Communication
  • Spatial awareness

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Moments of the Game

Attacking Organization (AO)

Defending Organization (DO)

Attacking Transition

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Defending Transition

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Pitch Geography

ZONES

CHANNELS

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Pitch Geography Continued…

The channels provide reference points (touch line, edge of penalty area, goal posts) for players so they know how they should be positioned in relation to where the ball is when their team is in and out of possession.

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AO & AT

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AO & AT

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DO & DT

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DO & DT

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Principles of Attacking

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Principles of Defending

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Tactical Principles

Zone 1 - Build Up

Occupy all five channels

AO

  • GK can occupy channels 2-4 depending on where the ball is
  • FB’s in channels 1 and 5
  • CB’s occupy channels 2 and 4 (can support FB’s in channels 1 and 5)
  • DM can occupy channels 2-4 in relation to where the ball is
  • AM can occupy channels 2-4 if there is rotation with DM

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Tactical Principles

Zone 2 & 3 - Breakdown

Support in triangles or diamonds

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  • Ball carrier must always have 2 options minimum
  • If the ball is central (channels 2-4) maximum 7 players central and 4 players wide (channels 1 and 5)
  • If the ball is out wide (channels 1 or 5) maximum 2 players in that channel (ideally only FB’s and WF’s (can be AM or ST if there is rotation with WF)

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Tactical Principles

Zone 4 - Final Acts

Penetrate through or behind opposition

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  • Play forward whenever possible by breaking lines, if stuck, look to switch play through central pivot (DM)
  • If ST drops in, WF’s look to make diagonal runs across and between opponents in behind the ST
  • If WF comes inside AM rotates out wide

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Tactical Principles

Zone 4 - Defending from the front

Deny opposition through central channels

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  • Compact through central channels
  • Look to force opposition into wide channels to set traps (i.e double team ball carrier)
  • ST dictates movement by cutting off half of the field
  • Leave weakside wide channel vacant

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Tactical Principles

Zone 2 & 3

Move as a unit

DO

  • If ball is central, tuck in and stay compact
  • If the ball is out wide, cut off the line and force them inside

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Tactical Principles

Zone 1

Force opponents out wide

DO

  • Stay compact through the central channels
  • Show the opponents to the outside and look to double team with FB and DM

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Structures

Zone 1 - Build Up

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AO

  • 2 CB’s split to make a back 3 with GK
  • Look to play between the lines of opponents
  • Occupy all 5 vertical channels
  • Overload inside channels
  • Look for direct passing lanes

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Structures

Zone 2 & 3 - Breakdown

2-3-2

AO

  • CB’s at the base
  • Middle 3 consisting of DM and FB’s (DM in channels 2-4, FB’s are wide in channels 1 and 5)
  • AM’s as the top 2 (unless rotation with WF)
  • WF’s and ST occupy Zone 4 to create space to breakdown opponents
  • Look to play through the lines of the opponents

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Structures

Zone 4 - Final Acts

2 - 3 + 1

AO

  • AM’s at the base
  • WF and ST make the 3
  • Depending on what side the ball is on, strong side FB can get involved.
  • Look to play through or over lines to players making angled runs in front or behind opponents
  • Freedom to be creative
  • 1v1’s in wide areas are encouraged

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Structures

Zone 1 - Ball out wide

1-4-2

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  • GK at the base
  • CB;s and FB’s make up the 4
  • DM and one AM make up the 2
  • When the ball is in a wide channel strong side FB shifts across and the other CB’s and FB shift to cover any gaps leaving the far side of the field open
  • Strong side AM drops beside the DM
  • Looking to deny any pass that could switch play
  • Try and trap them on one side

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Structures

Zone 1 - Ball central

1-4-2

DO

  • GK at the base
  • CB’s and FB’s make up the 4
  • DM and one of the AM’s make up the 2
  • Looking to deny and forward pass through the 3 central channels
  • Try and force the ball out wide or backwards

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Structures

Zone 2 & 3

4-1-4-1

DO

  • CB’s and FB’s at the base
  • DM in front of the back 4
  • AM’s and WF’s create the second line of 4
  • ST sits at the top ready to dictate play
  • Looking to force the opponents backwards by denying any vertical pass or horizontal passs through our lines
  • Move as a unit, leave the weak side open
  • Move with the ball to stay compact, don’t chase

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Structures

Zone 4 - Defending from the front

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  • WF’s and ST tuck in and drop off to allow the CB’s to receive the ball
  • As the ball travels to the CB, the ST will bend their run to cut off half of the field
  • Strong side WF will start to slide over but allow the pass to the FB
  • As the ball is traveling to the FB the WF will apply pressure
  • Weak side WF will tuck in to prevent a switch

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Vision for Training

A fun and positive environment that is also challenging and game related.

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Principles for Training

  • Fun & Positive Environment
  • Challenging, individually and as a team
  • Game-related, must relate to the 4 moments of a game

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Principles for Training

  • Constraints based
  • Competition
  • High playing time

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Training Methodology

Whole - Part - Whole