Offensive Tactical Actions

FIFA Futsal Coaching Course Nicosia (Cyprus), 29/6-3/7/2009 Instructor: Mico Martic (Croatia)

Offensive Tactical Actions

Offensive Tactical Actions CONCEPT OF OFFENSIVE TACTICAL ACTIONS TYPES OF OFFENSIVE TACTICAL ACTIONS Marking actions Losing your marker Sweeping or displacement Blocking Cross-over Curtain Back-up actions Splitting or relief The wall pass Overlapping or super-positioning Play change actions Play controll actions Change of pace Taking time of the clock External match control actions

Concept of offensive tactical action Tactical offensive action is the set of technical and tactical attack actions performed to advance the ball toward the opponent’s to achieve futsal’s ultimate aim: to score a goal to be able to carry out an offensive tactical action your team has to have possession of the ball, which is the opposite situation of what occurs when you have to defend.

Types of offensive tactical actions Marking actions – have the main objective of beating or destabilizing defenders’ marks Losing your marker (1/2) – losing your marker is the action trough which an attacker who does not have the ball bits his marker, facing an individual defense, or moves to occupy position free from marking, against a zone defense. The objective is th achievea good position to be able to receive a pass. You can lose your marker trough: - support – when you try to beat close marking of defender with intention of helping the teammate who has the ball - rupture – when the opposing defender is beaten to achieve a position more advanced than the teammate who has the ball, to be able to receive the deep pass - floating – you may lose your marker by floating, or separating yourself from the defender a short distance when, in a given position, you want to keep a pass line open. That way, it is possible to impede the defender’s anticipation and readjust one’s body position for proper ball reception if the pass is finally made.

Types of offensive tactical actions Marking actions – have the main objective of beating or destabilizing defenders’ marks Losing your marker (2/2) – You can lose your marker trough: - support – - rupture –

Types of offensive tactical actions Marking actions Sweeping or displacement – is the action with which a dfender is picked up and taken from his/her marking area to create an empty space that can be exploited by an attacking teammate. The teammate who performs it must offer himself and give the impression of wanting to play the ball. That way it will be more probable that the defender follow him.

Types of offensive tactical actions Marking actions Blocking – consist of placing oneself between teammate who has the ball and the defender that can come to mark him and cut of access. This prevents the defender’s action and your teammate can keep advancing. Blocking can be: - direct – if performed on the defending partner of the atacker who has the ball - indirect – if performed on any other defender - frontal – when placed directly in front of defender (who faces or has his back to it) and cuts off all his escape angles. - diagonal – when placed latteraly, leaving an angle open for the defender to escape, so he must take a longer route and therefore be unable to intercept your teammate.

Types of offensive tactical actions Marking actions Cross-over – is the combined action between two players, one with the ball, who advances, and another without, who loses his marker and moves in front of or behind the ball, to occupy a more advanced position diagonally opposite from his original one. This triggers uncertainty in the defenders, who may not know whether to follow their partner or exchange marks.

Types of offensive tactical actions Marking actions Curtain – is the action performed by an attacker who does not have the ball and passes in front of the defender who is marking the player with the ball. That way he gets the defender to mamentarily lose the close marking over his teammate, in addition to triggering uncertainty. This is a distraction move that can turn into sweep.

Types of offensive tactical actions Back-up actions – are those in which two or more attackers intervene in coordinated fashion, one playing as the offensive support of the other, with the aim of throwing the opponent’s defense off balance. Splitting or relief – is the action in which a player moves to occupy the position left by a teammate who has advanced his position during ttack. If the switching of position is mutual, it is an exchange (just like in defense).

Types of offensive tactical actions Back-up actions The wall pass – is a combine actions in which two players intervene: the one execute it and the teammate who of supports him (acting as the “wall”). The player who performs it passes the ball to the supporting teammate and quickly loses his marker in rupture. The teammate immediately returns the ball with the single touch. With a wall pass, a team can achieve clear positions of superiority (if the defender was the last defensive line, the attacker who performs the wall pass can directly face the goal).

Types of offensive tactical actions Back-up actions Overlapping or super-positioning – is similar to wall pass, but the player performing it does not receive the ball from the support but, with a change of pace and losing his marker in rupture he moves toward the sideline and advances his position, forcing his marking partner to move so as not to lose him. The attacker who has the ball can take advantage of the empty space left to pass toward the opposite sideline. Additionaly, it can trigger miscues among the defenders, if they decide to change their markings.

Types of offensive tactical actions Play change actions – the change of orientation (or play) consist of making a single pass to take the front of the attack from one part of the pitch to the other where there is an empty space or defensive imbalance.

This forced the defense to swing toward the area where the ball has gone to readjust and reposition, increasing their physical effort and triggering uncertainty.

Types of offensive tactical actions Play controll actions – are the internal or external actions with which it is meant to set or change the pace of play, either to make it more intense and quick, or to slow it down. It also includes the stoppages in play (fouls, substitutions, time-outs etc.) Change of pace – is the action trough which a slow pace of play is taken to a quick one, or vice versa, with the intention of changing the dynamics of the match. Acceleration of the pace, to more lively and intense, must be done quickly and in the coordinated fashion, to surprise opponents defense. Change of pace work to physically and mentally tire defenders, but they also require a team to have proper training.

Types of offensive tactical actions Play controll actions Taking time of the clock – when your team is ahead in the score, and there is a little time left in the match, you can carry out stalling actions to help you take seconds of the clock.

Types of offensive tactical actions Play controll actions External match control actions – you can change or maintain the dynamics of the match with external actions that are the coach’s responsability. For example, you can cut off the opponent’s pace or take time off the clock trough player substitutions. Calling time-outs is also an external action to change the pace of the match.

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