To combat this, you have to SELL your style. Either pass it to the proper angle and let the teammate go get it [assuming it is safe to do so] or find another option. You can see any obstacles in your way and you can usually execute with a single touch. Again, the reason a lot of players wont choose to play the way they face is that there is NO GLORY in a negative ball. If the lining of her layoff is skewed by even one millisecond, the supporting teammate will overrun her pass. MaxPreps is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. 2022 Illinois High School Boys Soccer Playoff Brackets: IHSA Class 3A. Often times, it is just a matter of taking one more step. School Pay Account Link (for non-meal purchases). Start Date:February 27, 2023 2021 Peach Bowl. When it comes to spacing, you will have to flip the switch a whole bunch of times before the bulb actually lights. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries and grievances for: handicap or disability-Director of Student Services, 15125 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI 48154 at (734) 744-2524. Players must also understand what foot needs to be the one receiving the ball. When the opponent has the ball, you want the field to look like that eggnice and tight and compact. So beyond the simple territorial gain, the LONGER PASS is more likely to break the opponents pressure and the recipient of the longer pass is more likely to have a wider variety of options upon receiving the ball. IHSA Super-sectional Your players need to be prepared to play with a single touch because often times, that is ALL theyre going to get. Thats one more reason why it is so important for your players to understand the difference between an acceptable passing angle and an unacceptable one. Ive got to ask myself, Who should she pass to?. This is one of the most prominent mistakes players will make during possession exercises. Freshman: Program Workouts, Important Dates:Senior Night / Team Banquet / Prom / AP, SAT, Finals. When an opponent gets into your passing seam, imagine that player has a hockey stick. This is the very reason why we coach our teams to switch the field of play. And once shes overrun it, shes not going to be able to stop, turn around, and retrieve it. Freshman Assistant Coach:Caitlyn Raquet Feb 26 2021 SHS Football Roster . Then, freeze the moment and restart the action from the player who passed her the ball, and have the offending player make a BETTER choice. If status changes, the balance will be collected. Graeme Millar. Your players need to understand the LONG-TERM effects of being patient. The player on the ball is going to need a lot of help from her teammates if your team is going to keep the ball. But more often, the forward is going to be the better option if for no other reason than the bigger pass will eliminate more opponents and advance the ball further down the field. Before you know it, your 4-pass runs are becoming five, six, and seven-pass runs. Therefore, you have to provide an angle that is WIDE of that hockey sticks reach. Associate Athletics Director/Head Men's Soccer Coach. Commitment from all players/families, including local clubs at all levels to the competitive developmental vision of the program to establish itself as an exemplary High School Girls Soccer Program. Stevenson's stats have been entered for the 3-3 tie @ Zion-Benton on 9/22/2022 4:45 PM. And when she plays that short option, thats typically when the area gets too crowded and the ball is lost. Chavez guided the Bethel womens team to a 28-20-6 record in three seasons from 2007-09, while the men were 19-33-2 during the same time. One-touch exercises are excellent for developing this idea because the receiver of the pass doesnt get a touch to clean up the ball. We under-hit our passes when we need to OVER-HIT them. If the supporting player stops underneath the target, her layoff doesnt have to be perfect---it just has to be decent. Every inch of space you waste is an inch you are CONCEDING to the opponent. But if we can STRETCH OUR VISION another fifteen yards up the field, we may find a clear path into the attacking center mid. This puts her at an immediate DISADVANTAGE and makes her life harder than it should be. Stevenson's stats have been entered for the 4-1 win vs. Waukegan on 9/30/2022 4:45 PM. He spent 10 years as a coach at the NCAA Division III school after playing for there for two seasons. It is very common for a player to receive the ball, focusing on controlling it, and then pick her head up and begin the decision-making process. Everyones life is easier when they can receive the ball facing the field. Incidentally, the hockey sticks give a little too much credit to the defenders reach. This is a principle that ALL players need to understand, but it is PARTICULARLY CRUCIAL for your center midfielders. Instead of flying by the target and asking her to do something remarkable, the supporting player can just slow down and hold her run and support UNDERNEATH so the target can play the way she is facing. Stevenson High School's vision statement rests upon five pillars: curriculum; equity, access and inclusivity; professional learning community; culture for learning; and community engagement. *For the most up-to-date tryout information, click here. These are the jabs that we spoke about earliernot much at the start, but SO DEADLY later on! IHSA Sectional 2012 If you play the ball to the closest teammate and she has to play the way she is facing, you might be her only passing option. For your team to keep the ball, the players need to understand that merely getting the ball to a teammate IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH! The ball is like a magnetbut not just for the opponent. Coaches may require the PTP fee to be paid prior to giving out equipment/uniforms. ATHLETIC FEES FOR THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR! When you make the adjustment to receive the ball with the forward foot, that hockey stick might just break the line. To play fast, they have to know whats next. To establish a possession style in your team, youve got to hammer home the point of keeping the ball. Seams open up and chances to score practically create themselves. Livonia Stevenson Soccer Stevenson's stats have been entered for the 1-0 win @ Hersey on 9/24/2022 9:00 AM. However, if you play the TWENTY-YARD PASS and the teammate who receives it plays the way she is facing, the bypassed teammate is already underneath the target and immediately becomes an option to receive that next ball. Through their commitment and sacrifice, this year-round program has brought pride and distinction to our school community. Soccer fans rally around a team that can pass the ball. Composure and balance in both the mental & physical sides of development are crucial in order to shift the mindset about who we are as a competitive program in IHSA and our community. The same applies for passes in a game of soccer. (09/04/2020) The D Zone's Top 200 Michigan High School Pre-Season Football Rankings (08/25/2020) Sterling Heights Stevenson 2022 MLB/RB/OLB/WR/TE Jordan Kwiatkowski was offered by Akron (07/16/2020) Sterling Heights Stevenson 2022 RB/S Jordan Ramsey was offered by Bowling Green State Possession soccer means a lot of low-risk passes. That means it is the PASSERS RESPONSIBILITY to put her teammate in a position to connect the next pass. 2020 Sugar Bowl. The ability to make these small adjustments can literally mean the margin of victory to your team. If an athlete qualified for Reduced Lunch last year, the fee is $50 for each of the first two sports; third sport is free of charge. Because soccer is a fluid game, these seams are constantly moving---appearing, disappearing and reappearing. Cut sport Levels: Varsity / Junior Varsity / Sophomore / Freshman A / Freshman B Start Date: August 8, 2022 Varsity Head Coach: PepeJon Chavez ( pchavez@d125.org) As far as pure possession exercises go, all a player can really do to be successful is CONNECT A PASS. Many times, the passer will put too much weight on her pass, and her teammate wont have time to spin around and face the field when receiving it. Transportation:Transportation will not be provided on August 8th and 9th. The D Zone Football: Livonia Stevenson (Varsity) Belleville at Livonia Stevenson, 10/07 7:00 PM, Livonia Stevenson at Livonia Churchill, 10/14 7:00 PM, Livonia Stevenson at Hartland, 10/21 7:00 PM, Howell at Livonia Stevenson, 08/25 7:00 PM, Fordson at Livonia Stevenson, 09/01 7:00 PM, Livon. Teammates have to compensate for those gambles, but theyre too tired to do so effectively. An advanced player knows that when a teammate tells her to get out, she should vacate the space immediately. Too often, the supporting player runs past the target player as the ball arrives at the targets feet. Watch highlights of Stevenson High School Varsity Football from Lincolnshire, IL, United States and check out their schedule and roster on Hudl. After two or three short passes, chances are the numbers are going to start turning bad. Ask all the players if they understand it. Your players have to EMPATHIZE with their teammates. Possession soccer is more than WE HAVE THE BALL AND YOU DONT. . IHSA Regional When the opponent has the ball, you want to make the field smallyou want to make the opponent play in a crowded field. Soccer is a pretty simple game, and this is one of the most advanced tactical issues that players encounter. Every athlete is required to complete several forms in order to participate: Enhance and support the broader educational vision and values of the school. Establish the reach of the hockey sticks on either side of the defender. If I play it into your left side, it should be because Ive assessed the situation and recognized that your next pass should be in that direction. All information is accurate as of posting, but subject to change. ***The real value of one-touch exercises is that they force players to make decisions BEFORE they receive the ball. 1) The part where your team has the ball. A smart player can read the flow of bodies between her and the ball to identify the seams that give the ball carrier the BEST chance of passing her the ball. If you receive it behind the fence, youve got an excellent chance of breaking pressure. Welcome to the Stevenson Boys Soccer team feed. Schedule Roster Jul 1, 2022 @ 12:00am Nearby Soccer Teams Canton Churchill Clarenceville Crestwood Another problem you will encounter when a supporting player gives a bad passing angle is that the player on the ball will momentarily suspend rational thought and try to pass the ball to that teammate anyway. Just because a player understands where to go, it doesnt automatically mean that shell go there. Not every exercise you do is going to have a one-touch restriction, and there certainly wont be a one-touch restriction on match day, so you have to get your players to INTERNALIZE the question. Cut sport . When you receive it in front of them, you are fenced in. Physical: Speed, endurance, strength, agility, flexibility, tackling, body shape & mobility. Author: Kozler Theyve got to put that teammate in the BEST POSSIBLE POSITION and that means delivering the PROPER BALL to her PROPER FOOT. Receiving across my standing leg means that if a pass is arriving from my left side, I am going to let the ball roll across the front of my body, open up my hips, and receive it with the inside of my right foot. If we can get him the ball, then the defensive center mid becomes an option for that NEXT pass. The target can play the way shes facing, but just barely, and she has no margin for error whatsoever. It is an ESSENTIAL building block to the whole concept of passing and receiving. Regardless of which foot receives the ball, players need to remember that they DONT always get to take two touches. They are the players who link your backs to your forwards and your left side to your right. Incidentally, an oft-overlooked component of speed of play is simply the speed that THE BALL moves from one player to the next [ping it!]. If youre going to have a possession team, EVERY PLAYER needs to buy into it. BEFORE I pass the ball, Ive got to evaluate the pass that should come after mine. When she can no longer slide the stick along the ground without leaning, mark that spot with a cone. Possession soccer often breaks down when a player tries to do too much. Check out the schedules, community events, fundraisers, rosters, and much more! Imagine that a fence runs between those two opponents. Miami Southridge ( South Miami Heights, Florida) Career highlights and awards. Spacing also means keeping the field balanced with your numbers. ***The problem is that your players might not realize it. Stevenson Athletics. If your objective is to become a team thats good in possession, then you have to get the ball moving FASTER THAN AN OPPONENT CAN RUN---MUCH FASTER! When deciding which foot to receive the ball with, a player must ask himself these questions: Which foot will help me advance the ball? Football Practice Starts on 8/29 at 4:00 Volleyball Practice Starts on 8/29 at 3:45 Contact Athletic Director Chris Perk at [email protected] SHS Live Stream: . Then, Ive got to provide a pass that helps her execute. When a player is taking bad risks instead of playing the way he faces, he doesnt yet get it. ***Coaches often run possession exercises in SMALL SPACES/AREAS. When a player receives the ball, there is always a seam [unless she is completely surrounded]. As you teach your players how to keep the ball, you need to teach them to count. Any way you slice it, the ball now belongs to the OTHER team. Stevenson's stats have been entered for the 1-1 tie @ Round Lake on 10/11/2022 6:15 PM. But watch any possession exercise and you will see countless examples of players who get anchored in dead space instead of working to get into a seam. Youve got to be willing to hammer away at this point day after day after day. Factoring in the next pass will GREATLY improve your teams speed of play and, in turn, help you keep the ball. BUTshe had figured out that if she just kept passing the ball to OUR team, shed stay on the field, so she chose to play the SIMPLEST possible soccer.