| Coaching soccer is not just about drills and fun games | | | | instance, one of the numerous examples of when |
| - a soccer coach needs to instill his team with a good | | | | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came on as a super sub for |
| education about tactics too. While he may decide the | | | | Manchester United and changed the game. |
| tactics, the players need to understand them in order | | | | This is a great example to show players and get |
| to carry them out. Discover more in this article. | | | | them to understand that when you take them off |
| These days, tactics play a very important role in the | | | | the field for a substitute, it is nothing personal and |
| beautiful game. Don't be confused by them though. In | | | | simply a tactical decision. It is not about the player |
| my opinion, your team needs to have the will to win | | | | and is only about achieving the shared goal of |
| and the ability to play soccer with confidence and no | | | | winning. |
| fear of failure. These are the most important things. | | | | Something else you should do is to make sure that |
| Tactics though are still very important. | | | | your players are all aware of your basic formations. |
| One of the best way for players to learn tactics is to | | | | So, let's say that you normally do a 4-4-2, if you |
| study video. You might think that they already know | | | | practice a 3-5-2 or 4-3-3 in training, and the players |
| a lot of basic tactics because they watch a lot of TV | | | | get used to and understand playing in these |
| but most people just follow the image of the ball and | | | | formations, then it will be much easier for you to |
| do not easily take in the bigger picture. So one | | | | make the change in the middle of a game that you |
| possible use of video is to get some historic footage | | | | need to win. |
| where the game turned due to a tactical change. For | | | | |