Tactics are the methods used to improve performance and gain an advantage over your opponent.
Tactics which may be used in football:
Possession football
The possession tactic is used by many and requires, quite simply, the teams to attempt to hold onto the ball for as long as possible, choosing the easiest possible pass every time.
Counter-attacking football
The use of this tactic is that by staying in your own half, and having a bigger defence, leaving only one or two strikers up front.
Zonal defence
Zonal defense is when every defender and midfielder is given a particular zone on the pitch to cover when the opposition has the ball.
Man-to-Man marking
Man-to-Man marking means that certain people are responsible for guarding a particular opponent.
Tactics used in badminton:
At your serve, consider where your opponent is standing. If they are too close, flick serve. If they are close to you, serve to the opposite side. Use all four corners of the service box to your advantage, and to keep them off guard.
When serving, consider your opponents’ physical characteristics. Flick long high serves to much shorter players, and short serves to taller players.
Vary your hold time on your serve.
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Justify use of tactics and improvements.
Possession football
The possession tactic is used by many and requires, quite simply, the teams to attempt to hold onto the ball for as long as possible, choosing the easiest possible pass every time.
This is so that the opponents will become frustrated and will draw out certain players from their starting positions, making spaces for through-balls which would otherwise be impossible. By keeping possession, the opponent is forced to chase all over the pitch for the ball, affecting their stamina and allowing you to control the pace of the match.
Improvements: This should be done in the opponents half if possible so there will be time to recover from mistakes.
Counter-attacking football
The use of this tactic is that by staying in your own half, and having a bigger defence, leaving only one or two strikers, allows you to take the ball off the opponent while they are attacking and out of position.
When you have the ball in your own half, there is more space to deliver a through-ball to the strikers, who will more space and less defenders. This is usually used by teams who are in the lead, to defend their lead.
Improvements: Have the fastest strikers upfront so they can make quick breaks before being intercepted.
Zonal defence
Zonal defense is when every defender and midfielder is given a particular zone on the pitch to cover when the opposition has the ball. This heavily relies on every player doing their part. This method makes it very difficult for the barrier to be broken.
Man-to-Man marking
Man-to-Man marking means that certain people are responsible for guarding a particular opponent. Man-to-man marking is effective with a sweeper who can support anyone having problems with his opponent.
This disconcerts the opponent if you follow them everywhere and they have less room to manoeuvre and the whole opposing team can be covered.
Improvements: Some players should stay back alone as a last line of defence.
Tactics used in badminton:
At your serve, consider where your opponent is standing. If they are too close, flick serve. If they are close to you, serve to the opposite side. Use all four corners of the service box to your advantage, and to keep them off guard.
This means they have to move more to reach the shuttle and will tire faster. They will also make mistakes in their haste.
When serving, consider your opponents’ physical characteristics. Flick long high serves to much shorter players, as they may be able to punch short serves easier. Taller players can cut off high serves easier and quicker(they have longer legs), and they have more difficulty with tighter short serves(more effort to stay low).
Vary your hold time on your serve. This can confuse your opponent because they won’t know when you are going to serve or be ready for it. You have 5 seconds to serve.