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Possession
Rondos with simultaneous orientation
Rondos with simultaneous orientation
Possession - Rondos inspired by the “perfil”, a concept of the Spanish methodology to improve orientation
Avoid pressing to build the game
Playing out from the back - Situational exercise to train the defense to build the game by evading the opponent's pressing
Pressing
Pressing and preventing counterattack - Barcelona FC
Pressing and preventing counterattack - Barcelona FC
Pressing - Simplified game to train pressing and prevent counterattack
Depth
Rondo 4 vs 2: Striker gets away from marker
Rondo 4 vs 2: Striker gets away from marker
Depth - Preparatory drill for the seek of depth through striker's cuts
Creating space
Receiving behind the opponent's back - Marcelo Bielsa
Receiving behind the opponent's back - Marcelo Bielsa
Creating space - Analytical drill by Marcelo Bielsa to train the forward to lure the opponent out of their zone and then exploit the space created
Possession
Small-sided Game 6 v 6 and 6 neutral players - Chelsea FC
Small-sided Game 6 v 6 and 6 neutral players - Chelsea FC
Possession - Small-sided Game 6 v 6 on a small field to train ball possession, finishing and situations of numerical superiority
Shooting
Finishing from a cross pass
Finishing from a cross pass
Shooting - Three drills to train forwards to finish from cross passes
Speed
Sprint training: Four Corners
Sprint training: Four Corners
Speed - Useful exercise to train speed, quickness, speed resistance and explosive strength on short distances
Strength
Strength circuit - Barcelona FC
Strength circuit - Barcelona FC
Strength - Directly from Barcelona FC, this exercise proposes a strength circuit with final shooting at goal
Creating space
Receiving close to the opponent - Marcelo Bielsa
Receiving close to the opponent - Marcelo Bielsa
Creating space - Analytical drill by Marcelo Bielsa to train the forward to take advantage by creating space to the opponent's side
Passing
Rueda de pases - Atlético Madrid
Rueda de pases - Atlético Madrid
Passing - Directly from Atlético Madrid youth academy, an exercise to train a passes combination between several teammates
Passing
Quick diagonal passes
Quick diagonal passes
Passing - Technical circuit to improve quick combinations between players
Possession
8 v 8 + goalkeeper: building from the back while keeping the roles in a given space
8 v 8 + goalkeeper: building from the back while keeping the roles in a given space
Possession - Thematic match to train build-up from the back while maintaining one's positions within given spaces
1v1
Quick 1 v 1 Duels
Quick 1 v 1 Duels
1v1 - Drill to practice offensive and defensive 1 v 1 situations and the transition phase
Transition
Defensive retreat – Negative Transition
Defensive retreat – Negative Transition
Transition - Game situation to train the defensive position to carry out an immediate retreat after losing the ball.
Possession
Three-team 4 v 2 rondo at high pace - Julian Nagelsmann
Three-team 4 v 2 rondo at high pace - Julian Nagelsmann
Possession - Drill by Julian Nagelsmann to train retention of possession in tight spaces and at high pace
Strength
Circuit Training: Building Strength
Circuit Training: Building Strength
Strength - Circuit training for strength training designed to provide varied inputs for better specific adaptation
Reaction time
Warm-up: Run out of the square!
Warm-up: Run out of the square!
Reaction time - Physical and mental activation with coordinative, cognitive, and technical components
Receiving to turn
Receiving with oriented control - Marcelo Bielsa
Receiving with oriented control - Marcelo Bielsa
Receiving to turn - Analytical drill by Marcelo Bielsa to train the forward to unmark effectively
Decision - determination
Quick transition from 1 v 1 to 4 v 4 plus two goalies
Quick transition from 1 v 1 to 4 v 4 plus two goalies
Decision - determination - Small-group, short-duration drills to develop mobility, quick decision-making, and creativity in order to score goals
Possession
Ball possession 2 vs 2 + 2 supports
Ball possession 2 vs 2 + 2 supports
Possession - Situational 2 vs 2 with two supports with the objective to maintain ball possession as long as possible
1v1
Technical circuit: ball transmission and 1 v 1 with a shot on goal
Technical circuit: ball transmission and 1 v 1 with a shot on goal
1v1 - Drill involving an analytical focus on ball transmission, followed by a 1 v 1 situation and a shot on goal
Passing
Ball Transmission and Reception: The Rectangle of Technique - 3
Ball Transmission and Reception: The Rectangle of Technique - 3
Passing - Ball-passing and receiving drill with dynamic space-time differentiation
Shooting
Attacking defenders and finishing - Newcastle United FC
Attacking defenders and finishing - Newcastle United FC
Shooting - Exercise to improve the final pass at the edge of the penalty area, dribbling, and shooting at goal
Pass
Attack on the castle towers
Attack on the castle towers
Pass - Relay race with shooting and coordination to improve technique and teamwork
2v2
2 v 2 with target
2 v 2 with target
2v2 - 2 v 2 drill useful for training offensive and defensive phase situations
Creating space
6 v 6 match with central forbidden zone
6 v 6 match with central forbidden zone
Creating space - 6 v 6 conditioned game for play developments and losing the marker creating width and depth
1v1
Oriented ball control and 1 v 1 game
Oriented ball control and 1 v 1 game
1v1 - Exercise to train passing, oriented ball control and shooting at goal with a 1 v 1 situation
Basic motor skills
Motor-cognitive circuit with 1 v 1 challenge
Motor-cognitive circuit with 1 v 1 challenge
Basic motor skills - Motor station with cognitive inputs to train speed and speed of processing in 1 v 1
Passing
Pentagon: Pass the ball
Pentagon: Pass the ball
Passing - Drill to train passing and receiving the ball to improve the ability to choose space
Shielding the ball
Reception and shielding of the ball
Reception and shielding of the ball
Shielding the ball - Control, shielding, and driving the ball in 1v1 situations with cognitive elements
Reaction time
Basic motor skills: Reaction time
Basic motor skills: Reaction time
Reaction time - Technical-motor exercise with cognitive inputs while running with the ball and 1 v 1 duel
1v1
1 v 1 - Ready to call
1 v 1 - Ready to call
1v1 - Psycho-physical exercise to train speed and concentration with 1 v 1 situation after coach's directions
1v1
Quick 1 v 1 with shot on goal
Quick 1 v 1 with shot on goal
1v1 - Practice for fast ball driving and goal shooting with 1 v 1 situation (attack and defend)
Shooting
Competition of shots on goal
Competition of shots on goal
Shooting - Team challenge on shots on goal with different types of stops and ball control
Running with the ball
Running with the ball performing feints and shooting at goal
Running with the ball performing feints and shooting at goal
Running with the ball - Ball control with dribbling and shooting
Running with the ball
Basic motor skills and cognitive: The spoils
Basic motor skills and cognitive: The spoils
Running with the ball - Cognitive drill with the ball for Youth Academies
Creating space
Receiving behind the opponent's back - Marcelo Bielsa
Receiving behind the opponent's back - Marcelo Bielsa
Creating space - Analytical drill by Marcelo Bielsa to train the forward to lure the opponent out of their zone and then exploit the space created
Creating space
Receiving close to the opponent - Marcelo Bielsa
Receiving close to the opponent - Marcelo Bielsa
Creating space - Analytical drill by Marcelo Bielsa to train the forward to take advantage by creating space to the opponent's side
Shooting
Finishing from a cross pass
Finishing from a cross pass
Shooting - Three drills to train forwards to finish from cross passes
Passing
Rueda de pases - Atlético Madrid
Rueda de pases - Atlético Madrid
Passing - Directly from Atlético Madrid youth academy, an exercise to train a passes combination between several teammates
Speed
Sprint training: Four Corners
Sprint training: Four Corners
Speed - Useful exercise to train speed, quickness, speed resistance and explosive strength on short distances
Strength
Strength circuit - Barcelona FC
Strength circuit - Barcelona FC
Strength - Directly from Barcelona FC, this exercise proposes a strength circuit with final shooting at goal
Match Analysis
The importance of marking in the defensive phase
The importance of marking in the defensive phase
Match Analysis - The Chukwueze-Zalewski case in AC Milan vs FC Inter match
Match Analysis
Leicester vs Tottenham: a tactical analysis
Leicester vs Tottenham: a tactical analysis
Match Analysis - How Leicester capitalized on Tottenham’s defensive lapses and dynamic transitions to create offensive threats
Our throw-in
High throw-in set piece suitable for a 4-3-3 formation
High throw-in set piece suitable for a 4-3-3 formation
Our throw-in - Proposed set piece for high throw-in for the 4-3-3 formation; central forward drops short and subsequent layoff for the winger's shot
Attacking corner
Attacking corner kick against man-to-man marking
Attacking corner kick against man-to-man marking
Attacking corner - Proposed corner kick routine to free a player for a header on goal inside the penalty area
Attacking Principles
Offensive combination for the 4-4-2 system: Midfielder's penetrating pass on the striker's movement
Offensive combination for the 4-4-2 system: Midfielder's penetrating pass on the striker's movement
Attacking Principles - Play for the 4-4-2 system with the far striker setting up a penetrating pass for their teammate
Attacking Principles
Offensive combination for 4-2-3-1 system: penetrative pass for the striker
Offensive combination for 4-2-3-1 system: penetrative pass for the striker
Attacking Principles - A tight combination between the winger and the attacking midfielder, followed by a penetrating pass to the center forward
Ball handling
Warm-up with coordination course and high dive
Warm-up with coordination course and high dive
Ball handling - Coordination drill for goalkeepers to be performed during the warm-up phase
Deflection technique
Deflection technique
Deflection technique
Deflection technique - Exercise for goalkeepers to train deflection technique and positional awareness
Corner kick
Corner kick play starting in line
Corner kick play starting in line
Corner kick - Corner kick play with simultaneous unmarking movements starting in line
Education
Attention: Is it my problem?
Attention: Is it my problem?
Education - Kids are often labeled as energetic, rowdy, distracted when in reality the problem could be the way we communicate and manage practices
Education
Effective communication between the coach and the team: Obstacles and strategies to promote a constructive dialogue - Part 1
Effective communication between the coach and the team: Obstacles and strategies to promote a constructive dialogue - Part 1
Education - Communication between the coach and the team is not a spontaneous process, it requires the right approach and constant effort
Nutrition
Are food supplements useful? When and how to use them
Are food supplements useful? When and how to use them
Nutrition - Is it necessary to use food supplements in sports? Let's dive into this increasingly popular topic
Nutrition
Nutritional Strategies In Half Time
Nutritional Strategies In Half Time
Nutrition - What foods are recommended to obtain a good performance in the second half? The nutritionist’s advice
Education
Muscle cramps: What they are and what to do when they occur
Muscle cramps: What they are and what to do when they occur
Education - Cramps are quite frequent on soccer fields and affect both professional and amateur players: why do they occur and how can you deal with them?
Education
Skeletal muscle tissue: what is it and how does it work?
Skeletal muscle tissue: what is it and how does it work?
Education - This brief text describes the striated skeletal muscle, i.e., the muscle that permits movement!
Possession
Rondos with simultaneous orientation
Rondos with simultaneous orientation
Possession - Rondos inspired by the “perfil”, a concept of the Spanish methodology to improve orientation
Avoid pressing to build the game
Playing out from the back - Situational exercise to train the defense to build the game by evading the opponent's pressing
Pressing
Pressing and preventing counterattack - Barcelona FC
Pressing and preventing counterattack - Barcelona FC
Pressing - Simplified game to train pressing and prevent counterattack
Depth
Rondo 4 vs 2: Striker gets away from marker
Rondo 4 vs 2: Striker gets away from marker
Depth - Preparatory drill for the seek of depth through striker's cuts
Creating space
Receiving behind the opponent's back - Marcelo Bielsa
Receiving behind the opponent's back - Marcelo Bielsa
Creating space - Analytical drill by Marcelo Bielsa to train the forward to lure the opponent out of their zone and then exploit the space created
Possession
Small-sided Game 6 v 6 and 6 neutral players - Chelsea FC
Small-sided Game 6 v 6 and 6 neutral players - Chelsea FC
Possession - Small-sided Game 6 v 6 on a small field to train ball possession, finishing and situations of numerical superiority
Shooting
Finishing from a cross pass
Finishing from a cross pass
Shooting - Three drills to train forwards to finish from cross passes
Speed
Sprint training: Four Corners
Sprint training: Four Corners
Speed - Useful exercise to train speed, quickness, speed resistance and explosive strength on short distances
Strength
Strength circuit - Barcelona FC
Strength circuit - Barcelona FC
Strength - Directly from Barcelona FC, this exercise proposes a strength circuit with final shooting at goal
Creating space
Receiving close to the opponent - Marcelo Bielsa
Receiving close to the opponent - Marcelo Bielsa
Creating space - Analytical drill by Marcelo Bielsa to train the forward to take advantage by creating space to the opponent's side
Passing
Rueda de pases - Atlético Madrid
Rueda de pases - Atlético Madrid
Passing - Directly from Atlético Madrid youth academy, an exercise to train a passes combination between several teammates
Passing
Quick diagonal passes
Quick diagonal passes
Passing - Technical circuit to improve quick combinations between players
Possession
8 v 8 + goalkeeper: building from the back while keeping the roles in a given space
8 v 8 + goalkeeper: building from the back while keeping the roles in a given space
Possession - Thematic match to train build-up from the back while maintaining one's positions within given spaces
1v1
Quick 1 v 1 Duels
Quick 1 v 1 Duels
1v1 - Drill to practice offensive and defensive 1 v 1 situations and the transition phase
Transition
Defensive retreat – Negative Transition
Defensive retreat – Negative Transition
Transition - Game situation to train the defensive position to carry out an immediate retreat after losing the ball.
Possession
Three-team 4 v 2 rondo at high pace - Julian Nagelsmann
Three-team 4 v 2 rondo at high pace - Julian Nagelsmann
Possession - Drill by Julian Nagelsmann to train retention of possession in tight spaces and at high pace
Strength
Circuit Training: Building Strength
Circuit Training: Building Strength
Strength - Circuit training for strength training designed to provide varied inputs for better specific adaptation
Reaction time
Warm-up: Run out of the square!
Warm-up: Run out of the square!
Reaction time - Physical and mental activation with coordinative, cognitive, and technical components
Receiving to turn
Receiving with oriented control - Marcelo Bielsa
Receiving with oriented control - Marcelo Bielsa
Receiving to turn - Analytical drill by Marcelo Bielsa to train the forward to unmark effectively
Decision - determination
Quick transition from 1 v 1 to 4 v 4 plus two goalies
Quick transition from 1 v 1 to 4 v 4 plus two goalies
Decision - determination - Small-group, short-duration drills to develop mobility, quick decision-making, and creativity in order to score goals
Possession
Ball possession 2 vs 2 + 2 supports
Ball possession 2 vs 2 + 2 supports
Possession - Situational 2 vs 2 with two supports with the objective to maintain ball possession as long as possible
1v1
Technical circuit: ball transmission and 1 v 1 with a shot on goal
Technical circuit: ball transmission and 1 v 1 with a shot on goal
1v1 - Drill involving an analytical focus on ball transmission, followed by a 1 v 1 situation and a shot on goal
Passing
Ball Transmission and Reception: The Rectangle of Technique - 3
Ball Transmission and Reception: The Rectangle of Technique - 3
Passing - Ball-passing and receiving drill with dynamic space-time differentiation
Shooting
Attacking defenders and finishing - Newcastle United FC
Attacking defenders and finishing - Newcastle United FC
Shooting - Exercise to improve the final pass at the edge of the penalty area, dribbling, and shooting at goal
Pass
Attack on the castle towers
Attack on the castle towers
Pass - Relay race with shooting and coordination to improve technique and teamwork
2v2
2 v 2 with target
2 v 2 with target
2v2 - 2 v 2 drill useful for training offensive and defensive phase situations
Creating space
6 v 6 match with central forbidden zone
6 v 6 match with central forbidden zone
Creating space - 6 v 6 conditioned game for play developments and losing the marker creating width and depth
1v1
Oriented ball control and 1 v 1 game
Oriented ball control and 1 v 1 game
1v1 - Exercise to train passing, oriented ball control and shooting at goal with a 1 v 1 situation
Basic motor skills
Motor-cognitive circuit with 1 v 1 challenge
Motor-cognitive circuit with 1 v 1 challenge
Basic motor skills - Motor station with cognitive inputs to train speed and speed of processing in 1 v 1
Passing
Pentagon: Pass the ball
Pentagon: Pass the ball
Passing - Drill to train passing and receiving the ball to improve the ability to choose space
Shielding the ball
Reception and shielding of the ball
Reception and shielding of the ball
Shielding the ball - Control, shielding, and driving the ball in 1v1 situations with cognitive elements
Reaction time
Basic motor skills: Reaction time
Basic motor skills: Reaction time
Reaction time - Technical-motor exercise with cognitive inputs while running with the ball and 1 v 1 duel
1v1
1 v 1 - Ready to call
1 v 1 - Ready to call
1v1 - Psycho-physical exercise to train speed and concentration with 1 v 1 situation after coach's directions
1v1
Quick 1 v 1 with shot on goal
Quick 1 v 1 with shot on goal
1v1 - Practice for fast ball driving and goal shooting with 1 v 1 situation (attack and defend)
Shooting
Competition of shots on goal
Competition of shots on goal
Shooting - Team challenge on shots on goal with different types of stops and ball control
Running with the ball
Running with the ball performing feints and shooting at goal
Running with the ball performing feints and shooting at goal
Running with the ball - Ball control with dribbling and shooting
Running with the ball
Basic motor skills and cognitive: The spoils
Basic motor skills and cognitive: The spoils
Running with the ball - Cognitive drill with the ball for Youth Academies