THE WAVERLEY WAY 2017

A Waverley Victory player is;

- Technically sound; able to control, pass and run with the ball under pressure with both feet.
- Tactically aware; able to make correct decisions about where/when to run, pass or finish.
- Of good character; determined to improve, caring of teammates and respectful of coaches, opponents
and match officials.

A Waverley Victory team is;

- Always Improving; Focused on development and performance, not results.
- Attacking; First priority is to score more than the opponent, not prioritize preventing opposition creating
goal scoring chances.
- Structured; All players have the necessary information to perform their roles to the best of their ability.

Waverley Victory team structures;

- Under 7s; 4 players in a diamond formation
- Under 8s - 9s; 7 players in a 1-2-3-1 formation
- Under 10s - 11s; 9 players in a 1-3-2-3 formation
- Under 12s - 16s; 11 players in a 1-4-3-3 formation

2017 Curriculum Structure

In 2017, the Waverley Victory Technical Directors will be writing the curriculum that goes along with The
Waverley Way. Coaches will be educated and assisted in delivering the session plans. The curriculum
includes;
- Playing through the thirds and Fast Break Attack
- Creating goal chances through combination play
- Creating goal chances through wide areas
- Group Defending
- Transitioning

Position Descriptions;
BP

BP>BPO

BPO

BPO>BP

Goalkeeper

-Role/Throw to available teammates

- Receive from centre defenders and
switch play

- Position behind defence to

collect opposition long
through passes

Wide Defenders

- Receive from goalkeeper, centre

defenders or centre midfielders and
attempt forward passes or run with
the ball
- Overlap wide forwards to create
opportunities to penetrate
opposition penalty area

- Get narrow and

- Press opposition wide
prevent through passes forwards when in
in behind the defence
possession

- Make forward runs in

wide areas to receive from
centre defenders or centre
midfielders

Centre Defenders

- Pass to wide defenders or into

midfield, can try cross field ball to
wide forward if opportunity arises
- Run with the ball into midfield if
under no pressure

- Position defence a
distance away from the
ball that keeps the play
in front, without
leaving midfielders too
much space to cover

- Split to width of penalty

area and pass to wide
defenders or centre
midfielders

Defensive Midfielders

- Receive from goalkeeper, centre

- Position in any spaces
defenders or centre midfielders and that teammates have
change angle of play
not filled
- Position in the space in front of the
defence to recycle possession

Centre Midfielders

- Use combination play to progress

through middle third and into
attacking third
- Pass to feet of centre forward or
wide forwards to move opposition
defence and create opportunities for
through passes

- Cut off passing lanes

- Force opponent into
from opposition
backward and sideways
defenders into
passes
midfield, or midfielders
into defensive third

- Position in spaces to
receive passes facing
forward

Attacking Midfielders

- Play through passes to forwards to

create goal chances
- Enter the penalty area to finish
crosses

- Cut off passing lanes

- Assist centre forward to
from opposition
press opposition centre
defenders into midfield defenders

- Position between
opposition midfield and
defence to receive passes
on half turn

Wide Forwards

- Receive passes to feet and beat

opponent 1v1 to create
opportunities to penetrate penalty
area
- Make outside to inside runs to
receive through passes for finishing
opportunities

- Press opposition wide

defender and force
pass into area occupied
by teammate
- Cut off passing lane to
opposition wide
forward

- Press defenders and

attempt to win possession
- Cut off passing lanes from
opposition defenders into
midfield

- Position as high and wide

as possible

Centre Forwards

- Receive to feet and play to support - Press defenders to

players
prevent passes into
- Run in behind between defenders middle third
to receive through pass

- Position between
opposition centre defenders
to prevent switches across
defence

- Position between
opposition midfield and
defence and receive to feet
to hold up play

- Mark opposition centre

forward
- Step up into midfield if
midfielders are beaten
- Cover wide defenders if
they are beaten

- Patrol the space in front of - Sit in between centre

the defence and prevent
defenders and switch play
passes into defensive third or turn into midfield
- Take centre defender
position if they cover wide
defenders