Positional Play in US Youth Soccer

1 Course Overview 0:23 2 My Background 1:41 3 Peru National Team Example 0:59 4 How Positional Play has Evolved 2:34 5 Johan Cruyff’s Influence 0:48 6 Barcelona Coach’s Mentors and Further Lessons 1:02 7 Positional Play and Possession Play Difference 0:35 8 Characteristics of Positional Play p1. 1:14 9 Using the #10 to play through the lines 0:37 10 Characteristics of Positional Play p2. 2:01 11 Working on Passing Lines and Corridors 2:02 12 Finding the Free Corridor 5:49 13 Mastering the Free Man and Third Man Concept Free 2:38 14 Concepts in Action 1:36 15 Creating a #10 creative player in the US 2:10 16 Creativity in the Rondos 1:58 17 Creativity in Barcelona’s Academy 2:14 18 Steps in Positional Play for USMNT 1:18 19 Types of Tasks to Work on Positional Play in Practice 1:17 20 Executing Rondos in Attack 4:58 21 Executing Rondos in Defense 1:32 22 Executing Rondos in Transition Free 1:54 23 Focusing on Scanning and Awareness in Rondos 3:17 24 Types of Possessions 0:20 25 Positional Games - 2v2 + 2 7:29 26 Positional Games - 3 CM Rotations 3:21 27 Positional Games - 4v4 + 3 4:06 28 Positional Games - Transitions, Counter Attack & Offensive Balance 6:56 29 Taking Perspective 2:23 30 Conclusion and Focal Points 3:12 31 Q & A 3:52