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The objective: Exploit the space at the back of the 6yd box. The organization: 3 takes the kick, 11 stays on top of the 18 yd box, 9 and 5 are the targets, 10, 8, and 7 make decoy runs to the near post, 6 is deep to recover any ball played too long. #soccer #futbol #vizzionboard

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The teammate as close to the opposing goal as possible, only as far from it as necessary for the Team Task. Received open, a player can choose that teammate. Received closed, they play the only one they can see. 7v7, 9v9, 11v11 — same.

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Then comes Decision Making. Position, the Game Insight Principle: as close to the opposing goal as possible, as far as necessary. For the player on the ball, that's which teammate to play.

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Moment — as early as possible, as late as necessary. Direction — as direct as possible, as indirect as necessary. Speed — as fast as possible, as slow as necessary.

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Position, the Game Tactical Principle: as open as possible, as closed as necessary. Open up, and the other three Game Tactical Principles come with it.

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Most coaches call that a decision problem. It usually isn't. This is Communication — Reading the Game.

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Ball arrives. Your player's first touch goes straight to a defender who wasn't even close. Or a blind pass smacks a teammate in the back. Afterward you ask what they were thinking. They can't really say

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Ball gets won back in midfield. For a second and a half, nobody moves. Coaches usually blame fitness. It's not fitness.

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Most players aren't slow. They're still doing the job they had two seconds ago. Format doesn't matter — 7v7, 9v9, 11v11. Train the action, not just the technique.

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Training exercise: 3 zones across the width. Let pressure build centrally, then force the switch wide before anyone can advance. Debrief real moments on a board afterward - that's what actually builds the read.

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Same idea for fullbacks: an overlapping run into the wide zone can drag a whole defensive line out of shape and reopen the middle. At 7v7/9v9, skip the jargon - just teach "middle crowded? go find the open grass."

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"Spread out" fixes it for about four minutes. Because width isn't a position, it's a relationship - the wide zone only works if the winger's angled and ready, not just standing far away.

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Kids chase the ball - that's instinct, not a coaching failure. But a packed middle is the easiest thing in the world to defend. Every lane's covered, every touch draws pressure from two sides.

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Watch any youth match for ten minutes. Ball's jammed in the same ten yards, both wingers stranded on the touchline, hands on hips. That's not a discipline problem.