Anyone here watch the NFL playoffs this year? An incredible amount of planning goes into selecting personnel that can run several different plays from several different formations so that the team can always have a trick up its sleeve but not have to substitute - thus preventing the other team from substituting.
I coach in a middle school girls soccer league in the US and I do the same thing - we have seven plus a goalie and I alternate among 2-3-2 and 3-1-3, with defenders and forwards sitting in their zones and midfielders covering the entire field, and 3-4, splitting the field into two zones. I move players in and out of the midfielder position to give them a rest. I do not substitute on my team's throw-ins until late in the first half. The other team gets tired quickly and is unable to adjust defensively to cover us, and we always have enough defenders to attack the girl with the ball. The game is usually over by halftime.
None of this is done in college or pro. Why?
2007-02-27 06:07:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
Because you are only allowed to subsitute 3 times a game and once you sub a player out, he/she is out for the game
2007-02-27 06:11:40 · answer #1 · answered by Stephen 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As you might know experimenting is great but when it comes down to winning, the Beautiful Game boils down to the tried and true Catenaccio.
Here is a quick example:
If a team is pressing hard on the offense, there will most likely be 2 to 3 players on the attack supported by some center fielders this will leave a depleted defense.
If the defending team takes control of the ball and heads out on a break-back. They will have a good chance of overpowering the defense creating a greater chance of scoring a goal.
Of course as you know any coach when asked if he or she is playing the Catenaccio will say "No”, in the end this style of game while not being spectacular does win allot of tournaments.
2007-02-27 14:19:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First thing - limited substitutions
Second thing - extremely well conditioned athletes
Lastly - it does happen - you can see the energy put forth at different times in a concerted effort by one team or the other to force play, open up the field, etc.
There are also many times when a team drops back in a shell, protecting a tie or lead, and only looking to counter-attack.
It may not look the same, but it is a chess match on an individual level as well as on a team level.
2007-02-27 17:58:51 · answer #3 · answered by super Bobo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because both teams are good...in your case...your team is good but in pro both teams are ready for anything. Your girls are in middle school, its a lot different when your older.
2007-02-27 14:10:57 · answer #4 · answered by ~J*me~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well teams are usually in fantastic condition in college and pro, so your technique of wearing down your opponent would not hold water on a collegiate or professional level.
2007-02-27 14:12:43 · answer #5 · answered by realeizen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why change perfection. It's not called the beautiful game for nothing.
2007-02-27 14:50:15 · answer #6 · answered by azsoccerfan 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋