The challenge you face in devising an effective offensive attack just became easier with Offensive Soccer Tactics. Learn the details of the offensive strategies employed by some of the most successful soccer teams in the world.
This book, designed for coaches at the high school level and up, is the collective offensive genius of world-renowned coaches Jens Bangsbo and Birger Peitersen, longtime instructors with the Danish Football Federation as well as other Danish national teams and Italian clubs.
By learning the strategies, systems, and tactics that have been successfully implemented by Denmark's elite clubs and other international powerhouses, you will develop players and teams with more potent offensive skills. The authors begin by covering the basics of possession play, then they take you through effective practice strategies, drills, and game plans. Other key topics include
-creating space,
-moving without the ball,
-advanced-level passing,
-challenging the defender, and
-penetrating and finishing scoring runs.
Offensive Soccer Tactics brings these principles together to demonstrate how to finish plays from all over the field, including outside and inside the penalty area. You'll gain a strategic understanding of the sport so that you can make effective decisions relative to your personnel, your offensive proficiencies and opponent.
Your offense will thrive from instruction on incorporating high-percentage offensive tactics into both practices and games. Thoroughly illustrated with detailed diagrams, Offensive Soccer Tactics is the perfect tool to use to keep the ball away from your opponent and score more goals.
