Playing the Game of Soccer on Basketball Court Rules
What does
Basketball need to do with playing soccer? How can it be done? These are a
number of the questions you're probably asking yourself. Well, let me explain.
Playing soccer on basketball court is that the concept of using
offensive games, almost like those utilized in Basketball to:
1) Control
the ball,
2) Control
the pace or flow of the sport,
3) Increase
your scoring opportunities and goal production
4) Reduce
the number of scoring opportunities and production of goals
5) Reduce
the quantity of time your defenders need to play defense
Today's
emphasis or objective in soccer is "NOT TO LOSE." Teams specialize in
playing a full defense game by keeping four (4) to eight (8) players within the
defensive scheme. With the defensive players outnumbering the offensive
players, it's no wonder soccer may be a low-scoring game. If a team scores a
mean of two goals a game, it's considered an honest offensive team.
Developing
the soccer idea
Developing
this idea is simple. You only draw a court and diagram an easy play with 3-4
options. Then you're taking the court diagram with taking the play options and
expanding it to the approximate dimensions of the bench. Leave the players
within the same relative positions as you develop the chart. Then you progress
the players out far away from the bench.
Place the
forwards about halfway between the bench and, therefore, the centerline. Place
the midfielders on the defensive side of the middle line. They're going to be
initiating the plays once they reach their starting spots on the sector. The
starting spots are the sector locations you would like your players to be at
before starting offensive play. You'll need to make some adjustments as you
refine the movement of the players, the timing of the players' routes, passing
sequences, etc..
Checking the
game rules
Now check
out the players' movements and, therefore, the ball you've got just created a
soccer play (a planned sequence of actions). What you now have is an offensive
scheme to use so that all players know the following:
1) Where
they belong on the sector as a start line
2) Who will
receive the ball in every pass
3) Where
they have to be moving to on each pass (anticipation)
4) Who will
get the attempt to score?
5) Where each player got to get on the shot, just in case of a
rebound, undergo the goalmouth, etc.
You can
create 3-5 of those plays. Use two or three of them during a game. You'll also
use two of them within the half, then change to different games during the half
time. Use your creativity.
Using the
basketball concepts on the soccer field also resulted in a fewer goals scored
by our opponents. By maintaining control of the ball and fixing our plays, our
opponents have fewer scoring opportunities. You'll honestly say that "the
best defense" may be a good offense that controls the ball and game play.
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