Develop a Vocabulary
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Develop and use vocabulary buzz words or phrases to communicate quickly and efficiently. This strategy saves time in practice and sends quick and meaningful messages during games. One buzz word or phrase sends an entire message filled with meaning to the team!
Many vocabulary commands are well known throughout the soccer community (standard terms) and ultimately allow the opponent to process your team’s messages as well. One strategy you can use to keep the communication between your players only, is to create your own Team Language (non-standard terms)! Team language can be used in times when your team would like to communicate without giving away their intended messages. For example: If a teammate is in an off-sides position, rather that yelling out a message including the term "off-sides," possibly influencing a referee or alerting an opponent, use a team language term. The team language term "Robert" could actually mean: "Hey, someone is in an off-sides position, hold the ball, while players check their position." There is not actually a player named Robert, it’s just a fake name the team selected for the team language, allowing one word or name to send a meaningful message to a variety of teammates without alerting the referee or opponent of the intended message! Below are a few examples of how Team Language (Non-Standard Terms) can be used as effective communication between teammates (you can change the buzz word to suit your own team). Boo: Reminds players to keep the ball in play, to shield the ball out of play, to play the ball off the opponent and out of play, to fake tackle the opponent forcing them to touch ball out of play or give up possession. |
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Bait Them: Tells teammates to trick opponent into passing into an area that appears safe to pass to, and quickly move into the path of the ball to either win possession or pressure the opponent into making a mistake.
Look At <Player's Name>: Lets a particular player know he needs to move into space to receive the ball and lets the player with the ball know that a particular player will be a good choice to pass the ball to.
OBO (One Behind The Other): Reminds nearby players to move behind the ball to support their teammate either in possession of the ball or defending an opponent with the ball. This is a safe and effective way to provide support, and to create an open space allowing the teammate in possession of the ball to look up field to shoot, pass, or dribble.
"Frank": Fake name "Frank" is used as a counter against teams using an off-sides trap or just playing with flat defenders. Calling out "Frank" signals forwards to move into the mid-field, while a couple mid-fielders time their runs through the oncoming defenders as the ball is played into the space behind the opponents defense. The forwards then play a supporting role for the attacking mid-fielders, until they are able to move back into their mid-field positions.
"Susie": Fake name "Susie" signals the player to play the ball early, within one or two touches.
Soccer Glossary of Standard Terms
Look At <Player's Name>: Lets a particular player know he needs to move into space to receive the ball and lets the player with the ball know that a particular player will be a good choice to pass the ball to.
OBO (One Behind The Other): Reminds nearby players to move behind the ball to support their teammate either in possession of the ball or defending an opponent with the ball. This is a safe and effective way to provide support, and to create an open space allowing the teammate in possession of the ball to look up field to shoot, pass, or dribble.
"Frank": Fake name "Frank" is used as a counter against teams using an off-sides trap or just playing with flat defenders. Calling out "Frank" signals forwards to move into the mid-field, while a couple mid-fielders time their runs through the oncoming defenders as the ball is played into the space behind the opponents defense. The forwards then play a supporting role for the attacking mid-fielders, until they are able to move back into their mid-field positions.
"Susie": Fake name "Susie" signals the player to play the ball early, within one or two touches.
Soccer Glossary of Standard Terms