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Steamboat Soccer Club’s Shared Vocabulary List

AGE TO INTRODUCE	VOCABULARY	MEANING
U6-U8	TAKE THE BALL	RECOVER THE BALL
	PROTECT THE GOAL	DENY OPPONENT PASSING INTO YOUR GOAL
	KEEP THE BALL	MAINTAIN POSSESSION FOR YOUR TEAM
	PASS THE BALL	PLAY WITH A TEAMMATE IN ORDER TO KEEP POSSESSION, MOVE INTO OPEN SPACE AND/OR ADVANCE FORWARD
	SHOOT	PASS THE BALL INTO THE NET
	DRIBBLE	KEEP POSSESSION AND/ OR MOVE INTO OPEN SPACE OR ADVANCE FORWARD W/ THE BALL AS AN INDIVIDUAL PLAYER.
	LOOK AROUND	TAKE IN VISUAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE GAME.
	WHAT DO YOU SEE?	PROCESS THE VISUAL INFORMATION YOU'VE TAKEN IN
	CAN YOU FIND OPEN SPACE?	IDENTIFY AND USE OPEN SPACE TO KEEP THE BALL.

U8-U10	SPREAD OUT	MOVE TO CREATE OPEN SPACE WHEN ATTACKING
	CREATE PASSING OPTIONS	FORM GEOMETRIC SHAPES (TRIANGLES, DIAMONDS, ETC) AND ANGLES TO RECEIVE FROM A TEAMMATE WITH NO DEFENDER IN BETWEEN THE TWO ATTACKING PLAYERS.
	SUPPORT THE ATTACK	MOVE FORWARD AS A GROUP (INCLUDING GOALKEEPER) TO PROVIDE PASSING OPTIONS WHEN UNABLE TO ADVANCE FORWARD.
	MAKE IT COMPACT	BUNCH TOGETHER AS A GROUP TO DENY OPPONENT PLAYING INTO CERTAIN AREAS OF THE FIELD.
	KEEP IT COMPACT	AS OPPONENT CIRCULATES BALL MOVE AS A GROUP AND STAY BUNCHED TOGETHER TO DENY OPPONENT PLAYING INTO CERTAIN AREAS OF THE FIELD.
	CREATE 1V1'S OR 2V1'S	TRY TO FIND OR CREATE NUMERICAL SUPERIORITY IN ATTACKING SITUATIONS.
	CHANGE THE POINT OF ATTACK	ATTACK OR PLAY INTO DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE FIELD, AWAY FROM PRESSURE, WHERE THERE IS MORE SPACE IN ORDER TO UNBALANCE AND MANIPULATE OPPONENTS MOVEMENT. THUS CREATING SPACE IN AREAS WHERE WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE AND CREATE SCORING OPPORTUNITIES.
	PRESSURE
	COVER
	BALANCE
	SCAN
	CHECK AWAY/ CHECK TO
	NUMBERS UP
	RECEIVE ACROSS YOUR BODY
	WEIGHT OR PACE OF PASS
	FIRST TIME OR ONE TOUCH
	PASS TO FEET/ PASS TO SPACE
	DROP
	SUPPORT
	RECOVER
	CHECK YOUR SHOULDERS
	CREATE SPACE
	PRESSURE
	HALF TURN
	ONE TWO OR WALL PASS
	SHAPE
	PRESS
	LINE OF PRESSURE
	SHOW WIDE
	SHOW CENTRALLY
	TRACK
	TRANSITION
	CHANGE OF PACE / RHYTHM
	"LA PAUSA"
	INTERCHANGE OR SWITCH POSITIONS
	STAY INVOLVED (CONNECTED)
	MARK A PLAYER OR MARK AN AREA
	BUILD OUT OF THE BACK
	PLAY THE WAY YOU FACE

U13-U19	REVERSE PASS
	SKIP THE MAN
	BREAK THE LINES
	FREE MAN
	OVER-LAPPING RUN
	UNDER-LAPPING RUN
	UP, BACK, THROUGH
	LINE OF CONFRONTATION
	PLAY BETWEEN THE LINES
	LOW BLOCK
	SCREENING
	THIRD MAN RUN
	COME OFF YOUR SHAPE
	DELAY THE ATTACK
	BEHIND THE BALL

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