SSD
Opposites
When a young player becomes relatively competent at a basic skill
- make the training task a lot more difficult (stretch them) so that
the real situation (match conditions) will appear easier.
Samples:
* If you can do skills with a small ball
- it's much easier with a standard size ball
* If you can control a fast ball - it's
a lot easier to control a slow ball
* Practising with a heavier ball enhances
your power and distance with a standard size ball
* If you can hit a small target - it
is a lot easier to hit a larger target
* If you practice on your weak side it
also improves your strong side, plus enhances your reactionary skills
* Grids - if you practise team skills
in a small enclosed area - you will find it a lot easier on a standard
size pitch
* If you can't use your eyes - you rely
on your hearing
* If you can't hear anything - you have
to rely on your eyes
Think
- "How can you change an exercise to make it more difficult?"
Note: SSD Does Not Recommend De-Salao Footballs
These balls came about after a marketing gimmick by an English coach
who spent 2 weeks on holiday in Brazil and then labelled himself
as an expert in Brazilian coaching techniques. De salao balls are
basically heavy footballs with limited bounce, therefore making
the task of ball juggling and control a lot easier. However, when
you later move onto a standard size ball (one that readily bounces)
then you find it a lot more difficult. It's a bit like practising
shooting into a 50 feet wide goal and then having to play a match
using standard size goals.
De-Salao - makes the training task
easier but real match conditions more difficult.
SSD Opposites - makes the training
task more difficult so that real match conditions become easier.
For instance, instead of a de-salao ball SSD train with a mini balls
(size 2) to enhance eye-foot co-ordination skill and give experience
of awkward bounce (improved control skills).
SSD Ball
Size Variation
Differing ball sizes and weight can be used for selected exercises
to improve vision (mini), ball control (mini), co-ordination (mini),
striking technique (larger) heading (lightweight) and power (heavy).
SSD Repetition
(age levels)
The only way to master a skill effectively is to practise it 'over
and over' again, but unlike the continental system where they adopt
this method of training from a very young age, in the UK (remember
- cultural adaptation) our kids learn differently:
Age 5 - 7: fun and variety
plus lots of free play games
Age 8 - 11: repetition drills for
the basic key individual skills only - see later
Age 12 plus: now is the time for dedicated repetition
to iron out weak areas
SSD Positional
Interchange
The ability to play an effective role in 'any' area of the field
- hence the importance of teaching the key basic individual skills
at an early age (two-footed, etc).
During both training and match situations young players should be
continually rotated so as to give them the experience of each team
position. If they played left full back last week, then they play
right wing next week, etc. Winning as a team is not important -
you are developing the individual player.
On an individual basis during training sessions use the weak foot
for all exercises, allocate homework to practice with the weak foot,
and test all the individual skills using the weak side only
Other SSD
Specialist Training Techniques . .
. .
Systeemen van Holland, Duitsland, Zweden,
en Brazille, plus SSD developed
Judgement/Vision/Co-ordination
Coordination (Eye - Foot)
Accuracy and Distance
Power and Accuracy
The Aeroplane Technique (Ball Contact and
Control)
The Mask (vision)
Power Side Foot
Volley Football (Close Control Skills &
Eye-Foot Co-ordination)
Height/Distance/Accuracy (Crossing and Lofted
Passes)
Vision/Technique/Accuracy (Shooting)
Control/Speed/Balance (Dribbling)
Pace and Judgement (Crossing)
Possession Drills
Development Levelling & Ability Differentials
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