Tactics
Tactics are defined as the principles guiding attacking and defensive actions that give immediate solution to the changeable situations influenced by the opposite team. They are the particular actions performed to fulfil the required strategy.
Possession Oriented
360 Support - +2 Principle:
Providing Support Short & Beyond Opponent
Immediate Pressure Requires Immediate Support in Same Zone
Time & Space Allows Forward Support in Different Zones
​
First Action Forward w/ 360 Support:
Body Shape Side-on
Receiving Pass on Back Foot
Checking Shoulder to Establish Time & Space
​
Possess to Progress - Switch or Recycle:
In AT in Zones 1-3 Secure Possession with 2+ Passes
Penetrate to Provoke Opponent into DO Shape, Play Backwards if Gaps are Not Big Enough
​
Recognize OPP Unbalanced vs Balanced:
Opponent is in 3 or Less Channels = Unbalanced
= Penetrate across DGC
Opponent is in 4+ Channels = Balanced
= Draw Opponent with Short Range Passing to Fix in 3 or Less Channels
​
Provoke, Draw & Eliminate
When time and space allow we provoke the OPP by taking forward space.
If we have numerical advantage we progress forward through the zones.
If we do not have numerical advantage in forward zones we possess the ball and draw the OPP in.
If we no longer have numerical advantage in Zone 1 we eliminate a line of OPP pressure by skipping lines with our passes and moving into Zone 2 or directly to Zone 3.
Fluid Positioning
Overloads to Isolate:
When providing support in the same channel as a teammate, align yourself on different horizontal lines
​
Attack in All 5 Channels:
Alternating AVPs (In Front & Beyond) Throughout All 5 Channels. Starting position does not matter as long as all 5 channels are occupied
​
Eliminate OPP Lines with Positioning:
When progressing the ball forwards with time and space, 360 support provides options in front and behind opposition lines in their block
Hunt on Defence
CF leads Press and Block:
CF Determines Press Based on OPP CB Position and Distances and Number of Teammates Within 15-Yard Distance (Must Have Numerical Advantage to Press)
​
When OPP CBs are inverted: "In to Out": CF J-Runs to Encourage Pass to OPP FB
​
When OPP CBs are stretched: "Out to In": CF Drops into Block and Entire Block Forces Pass to OPP FB
​
Press is broken = Reorganize & Repress:
If OPP Back Line Break 1st Line of Pressure and Move Forward Beyond our 35-Yard Line of Confrontation = Reorganize & Repress
​
Make Contact
When OPP Receives Ball = Body Contact is Made
When Defending All Players Must Mark Within 3-Yards of Player
Force the Opponent to Make Decisions
3 minimum Attacking the Box - 2 Locking:
Minimum 3 runners on final actions arriving at front post, back post, and the penalty area
​
One More Than Them (anticipate DT):
Establish OPP back line shape in their block and always send in 1 more than them. Create numbers around the ball in case of transition
​
AVPs in Front and Beyond OPP Back Line:
1. When our ball carrier moves across the front of OPP Back Line we send runners beyond
2. When our ball carrier is creating final actions beyond the OPP back line, runners create AVPs in front to arrive beyond
​
Ball Carrier Cuts in Central = Immediate Supporting Runs in Depth
​