Our identity
The rangers way
RANGERS FOOTBALL CLUB
CNROF 10™ AVENUE AND H FVERWOERD STREET GEZINA,
PRETORIA
Tel: 0680606588
Email: northridgerangersfc@gmail.com
Defining the kind of coaches we need to produce exceptional players and an elite playing style.
Development roadmap
From Talent Discovery to Maximized Development
5 - 8 YEARS
talent discovery
Informal activities-free play for fun and uninhibited moves. Talent discovery and building interest in play.
9 - 10 YEARS
Stimulating Learning
Ball skills, movement efficiency and creative play. Learning skills, expressing creativity, and finding purpose.
11 - 14 Years
Diversified Learning
Improving complex technique, specific movement qualities, effort capacity, and competitive tasks. Extensive fundamentals.
15 - 16 Years
Consolidation & Entry To Performance
High/Maximum complexity of specific effort for performance building objectives (match related) – consolidation and competitive aims.
17 - 18 Years
High Performance Regime
Optimal match and competition performance, form consistency and winning mentality – high performance regime and excellence maximizing potential.
Tactical philosophy
The game of football is fast changing
DEFENSIVE Play
- Compact but flexible organization (8-12m distance)
- Collective team effort to regain possession by sustained pressure
- Use mini defensive units of 2-3 players to pressure and dispossess
- Rapid repositioning (triangles)
- Controlled aggressiveness – "no foul mentality"
- Defensive anticipation
- Defenders good in 1v1, ground and in the air
Offensive Play
- Construct, support, and complete attacks using multi-functional ability
- Change point of attack
- Create space through intelligent rotations and interchanging positions
- Individual 1v1 actions and dribbling with quick decisive penetration
- Increased speed of passing by a sudden increased tempo
- Short and ultra-short combination passing (inside 2m) with variations of pace and surprise
Transition Play
- Early pressing immediately after losing possession
- Cutting off short passing lanes by squeezing the opponent's space
Player DNA
Current and future trends demand superior playing intelligence, tactical diversity, dominant individuality, and multi-functionality.
MENTAL STRENGTH
Ability to assess and respond accurately and quickly to play situations – game intelligence.
Initiative, creativity, disguise, anticipation, confidence, risk-taking.
Positive arrogance / assertiveness.
Distribute attention, concentration, analytical capacity, communication, commitment.
Resilience, emotional control, high esteem.
Correct decision making under pressure.
TECHNICAL / TACTICAL MASTERY
Learning the complete range of ball skills. Ability to combine intricate movement related to rapid direction change, feinting, disguise with technique for dribbling, passing and scoring. Capacity to apply all ball and movement skills in condition of intense marking pressure (no space, no time game situation). Use both feet. Aware of tactical/psychological benefits of ball skills superiority.
PHYSICAL ENGINE
Efficient, fluent and skilful movement based on excellent agility, coordination, dynamic balance, timing and rhythm. Aptitudes for reaction of explosive speed and speed endurance. High endurance rate of sustained intense and complex actions. Efficient recovery – somatic factor (biochemical advantages of modern games dynamic).