{"id":17662,"date":"2024-01-22T00:19:15","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T08:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationalsocceracademy.com\/?page_id=17662"},"modified":"2025-05-31T11:42:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T18:42:07","slug":"teaching-the-nsa-style","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalsocceracademy.com\/?page_id=17662","title":{"rendered":"Teaching the NSA Style"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"828\" height=\"883\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsocceracademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/passes-must-be-intentional.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18393 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nationalsocceracademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/passes-must-be-intentional.jpeg 828w, https:\/\/www.nationalsocceracademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/passes-must-be-intentional-281x300.jpeg 281w, https:\/\/www.nationalsocceracademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/passes-must-be-intentional-768x819.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Interesting videos<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Tiki-Taka:  Do a google search \u201cbarcelona tiki taka pep guardiola youtube\u201d and watch the videos.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/b-1P_2neN0A?si=uRWrw5UEQ80MYgLi\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/b-1P_2neN0A?si=uRWrw5UEQ80MYgLi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Watch Netherland&#8217;s &#8220;Total Defense&#8221; &#8212;- Numbers Up, Close opponents down, Win the ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Total football with total defense by Netherlands #WorldCup74\" width=\"944\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zdweCawRwA8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Possession, Opportunistic Attack<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Win the ball.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Keep the ball<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Score<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weeklong team training camp<br>Session 1:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction, Warm up, Physical session, get to know each other<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lunch and prior to afternoon session: Present the NSA Style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Why 4 -4 -2, why compact, 3 to the ball, 8 to a third with no holes, the 2 second rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Session 2: Win the ball<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Warm up, Pressure Squeeze Support;  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>                                    work with teammate to direct and trap opponent with the ball, then win and release from pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>                                  7 v 3;    4 v 4 v 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Session 3: Small Group tactics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Warm Up, Physical session, combination passes, Diamonds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Session 4: Win the ball and build from the back<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Warm up, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Show why 4 across, demonstrate 2 second rule<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Show why 2 layers of 4, depth of 15 to 30 yards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>            Pressure Squeeze Support, Rotate, layers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Regain possession with layers of players<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 v 8; 3 v 8; 5 v 8; 6 v 8; 8 v 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Session 5: Possession soccer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Warm up, Short distance, medium distance long distance support, Scoring<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Session 6: Building the attack<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Warm up, Midfielder, build in mid third<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Session 7: Opportunistic Attack and score<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Warm up,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Midfielder, build in mid third, penetrating passes, score<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Overload and switch point of attack, score<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Outside backs and outside midfield making runs onto attack, score<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Session 8: Options from the opponent\u2019s corner area<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Warm up; short corners, run patterns during corner kick; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Session 9: Put it altogether, full field scrimmages<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Session 10: full field Scrimmage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Goal keeper training will be incorporated with the team in addition to individual\/small group training.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interesting videos https:\/\/youtu.be\/b-1P_2neN0A?si=uRWrw5UEQ80MYgLi 2. 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