Contact Information for Region 214 Challenger Coach
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Challenger Sports coaching staff have spent the past 20 years developing players, coaches and soccer club systems throughout the USA, Canada, Britain and Australia. That knowledge and experience is now available to all coaches, administrators, parents and players through a state of the industry soccer web site that simply is called…The Challenger Way.
The Challenger Way is a complete soccer resource providing a comprehensive collection of video, pdf and on screen information for just about every part of the game. We have selected hundreds of practices for you to review, print out and use in your next coaching session and new content is being added every month.
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Warm ups
· Cool downs
· Individual skills
· Fun games for younger players
· Passing
· Dribbling
· Shooting
· Heading
· Small sided games
· Tactics
· Formations
· Nutrition
· Fitness training
· Strength training
· Team Management
· Laws of the game
The Challenger Way is an extremely valuable resource to coaches of all ages and levels. Whether you are new to the game or are an experienced coach looking for new ideas, you will find tried and trusted content that will immediately help your next practice! The site will also provide extremely useful and easy to find information, standard forms and tips for team managers and club administrators. Whether you need help with evaluating players, setting team guidelines or running a large club, The Challenger Way will contain information that can help you.
Annual Subscription - $79 (Password protected – one per user)
As a key Challenger customer we will waive the annual subscription and coaches in your club may register for a nominal hook up fee of only $5.95 for an entire twelve month period!
Simply go to www.thechallengerway.com and click Sign Up. Enter your contact details and the ‘promo’ code GWW2009 and you will immediately receive the discount & have access to the entire site. gwilliams@challengersports.com
Jay Bedford - ( James ) j.bedford@hotmail.com or jamesbedford21@hotmail.co.uk 760 277 4341
Nick Howitt – ( Nicholas ) mr.nick1@hotmail.co.uk 702 217 9255
Fern Burrage - fernburrage@live.co.uk 702 235 3613
Pinder Nijar - pinder_wb@hotmail.com 916 514 3418
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BASIC POSITIONS: The number of players who play on the field varies greatly by age and league, and can range from 5 per team to a maximum of 11 per team. If there are only 5 on a team they may not have "Midfielders". Following are the basic positions for each team:
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One Goalkeeper ("GK") - There is always just one Goalkeeper per team. The Goalie's job is to defend his team's goal and he usually stays close to his goal. You can identify the Goalie because he wears a different colored shirt or a vest over his shirt. As long as he is in the "Penalty Box" he can use his hands to pick up the ball, but if he comes out of the Penalty Box he cannot use his hands. (This is a very simplified description, read in the Dictionary for more details). Except for Throw-Ins and to pick up the ball in situations, the Goalie is the only player who can legally use his hands.
- Usually 2, 3 or 4 Defenders who are called Fullbacks ("FB") - Fullbacks play closest to their goal (which is the goal their Goalie defends). Along with the Goalie, they have the primary job of stopping the opponents from scoring. However, to a degree, every player should be a "defender" when the opponent has the ball. One way to teach this is by teaching the concepts of First Defender and Second Defender.
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Usually 2, 3 or 4 Midfielders ("MF") - The Midfielders play between the Fullbacks and the Forwards. They are often in the "Middle Third" of the field. There can be "Offensive Midfielders" who play closer to the Forwards and "Defensive Midfielders" who play closer to the Fullbacks, as below.
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Usually 1, 2 or 3 Forwards ("F") - Forwards play closer to the opponent's goal, which is the goal guarded by the opposing Goalie. The Forwards are the primary scorers, although Midfielders sometimes score and at older ages Fullbacks even occasionally score.
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There are also 2 special positions that some, but not all, teams use; a "Sweeper" and a "Stopper" - A Sweeper will play behind the Fullbacks and a Stopper will play between the Fullbacks and the Midfielders. These positions add additional layers of defenders and give you defensive strength in the Center of the field. See Sweeper and Stopper in the Dictionary for a more detailed description.
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