trening techniki w FC Utrecht

Michel Hordijk, FC Utrecht technique trainer







Technique training (6): Passing and shooting


Someone who reads through 'the learning plan for the ideal football player' (a book by Wiel Coerver from the 1980's) will not understand why there are still people in 2009 who say the Coerver Method is just a bunch of passing and shooting. Other beautiful one-liners are: "There is more to football then technique" and "The Coerver Method doesn't work in a match", like a basic positioning game does!


By: Michel Hordijk



Who reads more of the Coerver learning plan then just the first couple of pages will be able to conclude it has it all, technique, flexibility, strength, endurance, tactics, mental qualities, offense and defense etc. Besides this the goal of the Method is not to merely make a player technically skilled, but to create players who are able to turn every situation during a match to their own advantage. That's why I don't like using the term technical training, technique training sessions are like any other training session: football sessions.


Diversity
Also on a technical level the Coerver Method is far from single minded, every asset is being discussed in the learning plan. Basic movements, dribbling, pushing, speedy footwork, feints, passing and shooting, receiving and carrying a ball, heading, even sliding. In this article I will focus on the technique of shooting, because in my opinion this asset has had to little emphasis in the past. Which is unfortunate, because this is what started the Coerver Method. When Mr. Coerver started to work with the talented goalkeeper Jan van Beeveren daily he noticed after a while he had gotten much better because of the number of kicks he made with his left and right foot. This triggered the notation that every averagely talented player should be able to learn every movement through practice and this became one of the foundations for the Coerver Method.


The technique of kicking
Similar to teaching, improving and trying to perfect feints and passing movements, practice and talent are also important when improving the shooting technique. I have improved my technique over the years by practicing with my brother Patrick. There is still a great difference in the level of shooting, and we can therefore not ignore the importance of natural talent. The point for every player and coach is to reach their "top", because you won't know what you will ever be able to achieve before you have practiced it intensively. And with this I mean years, not weeks or months. I'm always trying to improve the weaker foot of FC Utrecht U15 selection. In just a short period of time their weaker foot has improve tremendously. I try to let them search for their own top when I ask them what they think they will be able to achieve when they train their weaker foot for say 2 to 3 years. It works, because when we do a finishing exercise I see them use their weaker foot far more then before. And I do enjoy seeing the balls go in the top corner of the goal with their weaker foot.


Analyzing
When you as a coach are guiding the development of the shooting technique it is vital to be a good observer. Unfortunately most youth coaches must come to the conclusion that passes and shots often lack speed and direction. Concluding this is not an art, anyone can notice a bad pass or shot. The real art is in observing very specific aspects of a shot or pass; the balance of the body, the placing of the standing foot, the use of the foot (this can vary with different shots or passes), the effort the players put's in a ball and so on. If you as a coach are able to analyze these aspects, only then you will be able to coach the player. On the other hand it is also an art not to over do this; a player will not be able to develop the feel for it when he has to think about 10 different details. Passing and shooting is a matter of feeling. Allow the player to search for that feeling. The players will notice themselves where on the ball, at which speed and with what part of the foot they should hit the ball to get the desired shot or pass. Also in the development of the passing and shooting technique it is imperative the player wants, explores and improves himself.


Misunderstandings
I don't recommend to give too much detailed information and advices but it is even worse to give the wrong kind of advice. I regularly hear coaches use the phrase: 'swing through' after a shot or a pass. But especially when playing a long distance ball you should try to kick from the ankle, lock it and
not swing through. Just look at David Beckham, or in the early days Ronald Koeman. They would pass a ball over 50 meters without swinging through. I'll put it even better, if they would swing through they wouldn't even come close to a pass across 50 meters, especially not with the precision they get now. Swinging through is used for a shot on goal, a pass with the inside of the foot or instep kick over a short distance whether or not through the air. Another misunderstanding is that the last step before kicking is meant to be short, but whether this step is short or long doesn't really matter. Its the steps before this that must be short because they will enable you to make the right choice at the last moment for the position your standing foot and the position of the foot you use to kick.


Consequent repetitions
When it comes to passing and shooting their are numerous exercises to train the kicking technique. I try to implement this in every training session even when the focus is on something else. This is logically followed by the fact that receiving the ball becomes a often returning item. Because if a ball is player it should be received and handled properly to be able to make a follow up action.


Developing the kicking technique
The basics of the technique can be improved in 3 ways, first by improving the sense for the ball which is especially important for the young players. It isn't necessary to only train passing or shooting, as developing a sense or feel for the ball can also be improved by other games like juggling, dribbling with left and right and so on.
Second is to isolate kicking technique and focusing on just 1 at the time. I think this is being underestimated in modern day football and happens far to little. Repeating technique in football, whether it be receiving, feints. sliding or kicking, is still not done enough. While for example a volleyball player will train a smash let say 100 times per training session to get it right. We don't see this enough in football.
And finally there are a lot of exercises where players learn the technique through playing a game. A very simple method is to make the players hit the bar or the post. Check the exercises below for some great examples!


Repetition
A final aspect on which I would like to focus is the importance of telling the players that there idols in professional football aren't only excelling in the 1 on 1 situation but they are also excelling because of their passing technique. Just look at Wesley Sneijder and the way he uses both feet, the free kicks from for example Ronaldinho or the beautiful passes which Steven Gerrard delivers. These players have also worked very hard and they also know that nothing comes for free. Perfecting a kicking technique is no different than anything else in life: practice makes perfect!

EXERCISES


Finishing exercise


Organization
- The coach crosses the ball from the endline into the penalty box
- The players must finish with 1 touch
- When a player misses the goal he's out, when he shoots over the goal or the ball is stopped by the goalkeeper he will have to go on goal
- The goalkeeper will join the back of the queue of players
- When a goalkeeper is beaten twice in a row he's out, the first player in line will then become goalkeeper and has to take position in the goal as quickly as possible
- Eventually there will be 1 champion



Finishing after 1 touch



Organization
- The ball is passed with the left foot from position A to position B
- At position B the ball will be received in the run and finished with the second touch
- The ball is then passed with the right foot from position C to position D
- Rotation system A-B-C-D

Coaching
- First touch is crucial
- Pass into the run
- Shoot with feeling

Variation
- Add a defender at the edge of the penalty area and play 1v1 on the big goal



Passing




Organization
- Player A passes the ball low to player B, who kick the ball with 1 touch over player A to player C
- Player C wallpasses with 1 touch to A, who receives the ball and drops it in the middle
- A and C change positions, and C passes to A who opens to B, who wall passes to C
- This exercise is continuous

Coaching
- Precision
- Feeling
- Concentration
- Two-footed




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