Can you recognize a soccer formation

Introduction

The basic and one of the most important skills for a soccer coach is to recognize which formation the opposite teams set up in order to know their strengths and weaknesses and adopt the best tactics to defeat them. We will go through some professional soccer game to be able to identify different types of formation

Task

Time to get out the locker room and to take a seat on the bench!

We are going to watch some video clips of soccer professional games in order to recognize the different types of formation which can be setting up on the field.

You will need to take some notes. On the field as on the classroom, do not forget your bloc notes and your pen.

Process

Evaluation

Soccer formations

Student's name : 

  2 points 1 points 0 point Total
Video 1 You can recognize both formations You can recognize only one formation You cannot recognize any formation  
Video 2  You can recognize both formations You can recognize one formation only You cannot recognize any formation  
Video 3  You can recognize both formations You can recognize one formation only you cannot recognize any formation  
         

 

Conclusion

Very good game.

You know now how recognize the formation and the position in which the players are on the field. I invite you to keep going to watch soccer games, professional or not, in order to keep going to practice and to try to identify the tactics that both coaches use to defeat their opposite team.

Credits

The video clip included on this WebQuest come from the youtube page of :

  • B/R Football
  • Pizzagate for the video number 2
  • Serie A for the video number 3