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Futsal
Soccer Tactics
Soccer Technique
Soccer Psychology
Soccer Athletic Training
Youth Soccer
Set pieces
Video Analysis
Combination play
Nutrition and Diet
Physiotherapy
Soccer positions

Futsal

Passing

Decision making ability: under pressure passes

Passing - Exercise to train quick decision making under pressure

Education

The importance of intellectual stimulations

Education - Raise a "thinking player" thanks to many stimuli offered by futsal playing situations

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Soccer Tactics

Creating space

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

Creating space - Analytical drill by Marcelo Bielsa to train the forward to take advantage by creating space to the opponent's side

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Soccer Technique

Education

Soccer academy teaching proposal (U6 - U8)

Education - Kids' approach to soccer and to sports in general is an important and sensitive stage of their growth

Intercepting

3 vs 2: midfielders' decision - Marking up in anticipation and cognitive

Intercepting - Themed game to train defenders' intervention, anticipation and interception capacities against opposing forwards

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Youth Soccer

Perception

Cognitive run with two balls

Perception - Drill for coordination and cognitive skills to be used in warm-up as well

Passing

Basics of one-touch passing - Atalanta Calcio

Passing - Building the foundation for proper one-touch triangulation

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Psychology

Education

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

Education - Communication between the coach and the team is not a spontaneous process, it requires the right approach and constant effort

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Athletic Training

Awareness

Cognitive challenge - AFC Ajax

Awareness - Competitive cognitive exercise with subsequent finalization on goal

Education

Monitor players' fitness level with Hooper Index

Education - Both perceived fatigue and perceived recovery are important. To monitor these parameters coaches can use the Hooper Index

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Nutrition

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

Nutrition - What foods are recommended to obtain a good performance in the second half? The nutritionist’s advice

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Physiotherapy

Education

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?

Education - This brief text describes the striated skeletal muscle, i.e., the muscle that permits movement!

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Combination play

What is a combination play in soccer?

In the game of soccer, the term "Combination play" means identifying a certain behavior within the various game situations that allows the individual or the team to concretely resolve it in relation to the intended goal.

Attacking Principles

4-3-3 - Attacking development to shooting

Attacking Principles - Combination proposal to get to shooting after a rejection by an opponent defender

Playing out from the back

Game construction for 4-3-3 system: Holding Midfielder free to play and Side Midfielder centralizing

Playing out from the back - Game construction proposal for 4-3-3 system with Holding Midfielder free to play and Internal Midfielder's insertion

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Video Analysis

Column dedicated to the Match Analysis carried out pre and post game

Match Analysis

Match Analysis Method

Match Analysis - The methodology and reasoning at the base of Match Analysis

Match Analysis

Graziano Pellè - Technical and tactical analysis

Match Analysis - The player from Lecce, aged 30, has deserved the role of main striker in Conte's national team, let's find out their features with a technical and tactical analysis

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Free kicks

Set piece

Sunderland’s dead ball situations: Samuel Allardyce’s greatest asset A throw-in play

Set piece - Throw-in play leading Samuel Allerdice’s Sunderland to score

Set piece

Short corner and movement to the far post: the preparation of dead ball situations by Maurizio Sarri

Set piece - Corner kick play with three players to release a player on the far post

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The goalkeeper zone

Goalkeeping

Ball possession with passback to the goalkeeper

Goalkeeping - Exercise about possession with the objective of passing to goalkeeper, who defends their area learning to participate actively in the game with teammates

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Age Group

U4 Soccer Drills
U5 Soccer Drills
U6 Soccer Drills
U7 Soccer Drills
U8 Soccer Drills
U9 Soccer Drills
U10 Soccer Drills
U11 Soccer Drills
U12 Soccer Drills
U13 Soccer Drills
U14 Soccer Drills
U15 Soccer Drills
U16 Soccer Drills
U17 Soccer Drills
U18 Soccer Drills
U19 Soccer Drills
U20 Soccer Drills
U21 Soccer Drills
First Team Soccer Drills

Drill Type

Fun Soccer Drills
Soccer Dribbling Drills
Soccer Conditioning Drills
Soccer Finishing Drills
Soccer Heading Drills
Soccer Passing Drills
Soccer Possession Drills
Soccer Receiving Drills
Soccer Shooting Drills
Soccer Defending Drills
Soccer Attacking Drills
Soccer Goalkeeping Drills
Soccer Warm-up Drills
Indoor Soccer Drills
Soccer Drills Videos

First team Soccer Drills

Possession

6 v 6 ball possession with width play development

Possession - Ball possession with development of the game in width to search for depth and verticalization with insertions without the ball

Anticipation

Anticipate and play - Real Madrid CF

Anticipation - Recover the ball and perform a quick turnaround of passes, Real Madrid school

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U23 Soccer Drills

Depth

Rondo 4 vs 2: Striker gets away from marker

Depth - Preparatory drill for the seek of depth through striker's cuts

Pressing

Pressing and preventing counterattack - Barcelona FC

Pressing - Simplified game to train pressing and prevent counterattack

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U21 Soccer Drills

Possession

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

Creating space

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

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U20 Soccer Drills

Creating space

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

Receiving to turn

Receiving with oriented control - Marcelo Bielsa

Receiving to turn - Analytical drill by Marcelo Bielsa to train the forward to unmark effectively

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U19 Soccer Drills

Receiving to turn

Oriented ball control: give and go with triangle

Receiving to turn - Technical activation exercise with triangle and oriented control in ball control: dribbling, driving and passing

2v2

2 v 2 with target

2v2 - 2 v 2 drill useful for training offensive and defensive phase situations

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U18 Soccer Drills

Passing

Passing over colorful gates

Passing - Cognitive drill to train receiving and passing accuracy

Creating space

Situational double square: 3 v 1

Creating space - 3 v 1 possession to create numerical superiority around the ball

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U17 Soccer Drills

1v1

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)

1v1

1 v 1 in defensive recovery with shot on goal

1v1 - 1 v 1 game with ball driving and defensive recovery to counter the opponent's finishing

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U16 Soccer Drills

Switching play

Ball possession numerical superiority: neutral player and 1v1 for conclusion

Switching play - Rondo in numerical superiority to practice switching play plus 1 v 1 situation with finishing

Possession

Sprinting field change

Possession - Four different mini-games with high physical and cognitive intensity with the aim of replaying game situations and movements

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U15 Soccer Drills

Coordination

Combination skills and 1 v 1 for shooting on goal

Coordination - Technical-coordination circuit to develop combination and pairing skills with 1 v 1 situation for shooting at goal

1v1

Technical double square + 1 v 1 situation

1v1 - Technical-motor circuit in ball control plus 1 v 1 situation and shot on goal with transition phase

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U14 Soccer Drills

1v1

From 1 v 1 to double 2 v 1

1v1 - Exercise with 1 v 1 game situation and subsequent 2 v 1 and finishing

1v1

1 v 1 on three zones plus 2 goalkeepers

1v1 - 1 v 1 drill losing the marker for receiving, individual duel, dribbling and finishing on 2 goals

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U13 Soccer Drills

Passing

Technical warm-up - Peripheral vision, passing and running with the ball

Passing - Improve players' technique by also stimulating peripheral vision

Perception

Cognitive run with two balls

Perception - Drill for coordination and cognitive skills to be used in warm-up as well

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U12 Soccer Drills

1 versus 1

Ball drive, tunnel pass and 1 v 1

1 versus 1 - Promote 1 v 1 through play and technical gesture

Passing

Freeing the passing lanes

Passing - Passing and receiving technical circuit to improve two-players combinations

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U11 Soccer Drills

Dribbling

Running with the ball performing feints and shooting at goal

Dribbling - Ball control with dribbling and shooting trying a running technique

Passing

Basics of one-touch passing - Atalanta Calcio

Passing - Building the foundation for proper one-touch triangulation

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U10 Soccer Drills

Creating space

Conditioned match: limited ball touches

Creating space - Match with classic rules and with the only condition that it is played with limited touches

Combination play

Conditioned game on three zones

Combination play - Conditioned game with the field divided into three zones and limited space

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U9 Soccer Drills

Running with the ball

Ball control: Observe and occupy spaces

Running with the ball - Exercise running with the ball and controlling it with differentiation and orientation skills

Dribbling

Coerver Coaching technical gestures: Step Over

Dribbling - Overview of gestures used in Coerver Coaching: Step Over. This drill is very useful to train dribbling and feints, while improving ball control

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U8 Soccer Drills

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

Coordination

Technical motor circuit: Cognitive and precision shot

Coordination - Technical motor circuit to be performed with the ball with final precision shot

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U7 Soccer Drills

Running with the ball

Running with the ball and 2v2

Running with the ball - Technical-motor circuit for ball driving and control with final 2v2 situation

1v1

1 v 1 with 2 flank players

1v1 - 1 v 1 situation with two external lateral flank players with the objective to lose the marker and shoot at goal

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U6 Soccer Drills

Coordination

Motor course with shooting and 1 v 1

Coordination - Coordination-motor course with final precision shot and 1 v 1 situation

Coordination

Individual exercises for Youth Soccer Players

Coordination - Individual/small groups exercises to perform after training

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U5 Soccer Drills

2v2

2 v 2: Get out of high press and attack quickly

2v2 - 2 v 2 game situation with defender's high pressing for ball recovery

Creating space

Spanish Game: 3 v 3

Creating space - 3 v 3 game for younger age groups with the objective of finishing on small goals

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U4 Soccer Drills

Running with the ball

Basic motor skills and cognitive: The spoils

Running with the ball - Cognitive drill with the ball for Youth Academies

Running with the ball

Game: Numbered squares corner

Running with the ball - Game proposal for basic activity to train carrying the ball inside a square

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Stagioni complete

Categorías de fútbol por edades

Escuela de fútbol
Pre-benjamín
Benjamín
Alevín
Infantil
Cadete
Juvenil
Primer equipo

Columnas

Ejercicios tècnica fùtbol
Ejercicios tàctica fùtbol
Fútbol base
Calentamiento fútbol
Ejercicios de coordinación fútbol
Ejercicios de finalización fútbol
Ejercicios de pase fùtbol
Ejercicios de velocidad fùtbol
Ejercicios fùtbol sala
Ejercicios 4-3-3 fùtbol
Ejercicios 3-5-2 fùtbol
Ejercicios 4-4-2 fùtbol
Ejercicios conducción de balón
Ejercicios desmarque fùtbol
Ejercicios posesiòn de balòn fùtbol

First team Soccer Drills

Possession

6 v 6 ball possession with width play development

Possession - Ball possession with development of the game in width to search for depth and verticalization with insertions without the ball

Anticipation

Anticipate and play - Real Madrid CF

Anticipation - Recover the ball and perform a quick turnaround of passes, Real Madrid school

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U23 Soccer Drills

Depth

Rondo 4 vs 2: Striker gets away from marker

Depth - Preparatory drill for the seek of depth through striker's cuts

Pressing

Pressing and preventing counterattack - Barcelona FC

Pressing - Simplified game to train pressing and prevent counterattack

Show All

U21 Soccer Drills

Possession

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

Creating space

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

Show All

U20 Soccer Drills

Creating space

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

Receiving to turn

Receiving with oriented control - Marcelo Bielsa

Receiving to turn - Analytical drill by Marcelo Bielsa to train the forward to unmark effectively

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U19 Soccer Drills

Receiving to turn

Oriented ball control: give and go with triangle

Receiving to turn - Technical activation exercise with triangle and oriented control in ball control: dribbling, driving and passing

2v2

2 v 2 with target

2v2 - 2 v 2 drill useful for training offensive and defensive phase situations

Show All

U18 Soccer Drills

Passing

Passing over colorful gates

Passing - Cognitive drill to train receiving and passing accuracy

Creating space

Situational double square: 3 v 1

Creating space - 3 v 1 possession to create numerical superiority around the ball

Show All

U17 Soccer Drills

1v1

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)

1v1

1 v 1 in defensive recovery with shot on goal

1v1 - 1 v 1 game with ball driving and defensive recovery to counter the opponent's finishing

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U16 Soccer Drills

Switching play

Ball possession numerical superiority: neutral player and 1v1 for conclusion

Switching play - Rondo in numerical superiority to practice switching play plus 1 v 1 situation with finishing

Possession

Sprinting field change

Possession - Four different mini-games with high physical and cognitive intensity with the aim of replaying game situations and movements

Show All

U15 Soccer Drills

Coordination

Combination skills and 1 v 1 for shooting on goal

Coordination - Technical-coordination circuit to develop combination and pairing skills with 1 v 1 situation for shooting at goal

1v1

Technical double square + 1 v 1 situation

1v1 - Technical-motor circuit in ball control plus 1 v 1 situation and shot on goal with transition phase

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U14 Soccer Drills

1v1

From 1 v 1 to double 2 v 1

1v1 - Exercise with 1 v 1 game situation and subsequent 2 v 1 and finishing

1v1

1 v 1 on three zones plus 2 goalkeepers

1v1 - 1 v 1 drill losing the marker for receiving, individual duel, dribbling and finishing on 2 goals

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U13 Soccer Drills

Passing

Technical warm-up - Peripheral vision, passing and running with the ball

Passing - Improve players' technique by also stimulating peripheral vision

Perception

Cognitive run with two balls

Perception - Drill for coordination and cognitive skills to be used in warm-up as well

Show All

U12 Soccer Drills

1 versus 1

Ball drive, tunnel pass and 1 v 1

1 versus 1 - Promote 1 v 1 through play and technical gesture

Passing

Freeing the passing lanes

Passing - Passing and receiving technical circuit to improve two-players combinations

Show All

U11 Soccer Drills

Dribbling

Running with the ball performing feints and shooting at goal

Dribbling - Ball control with dribbling and shooting trying a running technique

Passing

Basics of one-touch passing - Atalanta Calcio

Passing - Building the foundation for proper one-touch triangulation

Show All

U10 Soccer Drills

Creating space

Conditioned match: limited ball touches

Creating space - Match with classic rules and with the only condition that it is played with limited touches

Combination play

Conditioned game on three zones

Combination play - Conditioned game with the field divided into three zones and limited space

Show All

U9 Soccer Drills

Running with the ball

Ball control: Observe and occupy spaces

Running with the ball - Exercise running with the ball and controlling it with differentiation and orientation skills

Dribbling

Coerver Coaching technical gestures: Step Over

Dribbling - Overview of gestures used in Coerver Coaching: Step Over. This drill is very useful to train dribbling and feints, while improving ball control

Show All

U8 Soccer Drills

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

Coordination

Technical motor circuit: Cognitive and precision shot

Coordination - Technical motor circuit to be performed with the ball with final precision shot

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U7 Soccer Drills

Running with the ball

Running with the ball and 2v2

Running with the ball - Technical-motor circuit for ball driving and control with final 2v2 situation

1v1

1 v 1 with 2 flank players

1v1 - 1 v 1 situation with two external lateral flank players with the objective to lose the marker and shoot at goal

Show All

U6 Soccer Drills

Coordination

Motor course with shooting and 1 v 1

Coordination - Coordination-motor course with final precision shot and 1 v 1 situation

Coordination

Individual exercises for Youth Soccer Players

Coordination - Individual/small groups exercises to perform after training

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U5 Soccer Drills

2v2

2 v 2: Get out of high press and attack quickly

2v2 - 2 v 2 game situation with defender's high pressing for ball recovery

Creating space

Spanish Game: 3 v 3

Creating space - 3 v 3 game for younger age groups with the objective of finishing on small goals

Show All

U4 Soccer Drills

Running with the ball

Basic motor skills and cognitive: The spoils

Running with the ball - Cognitive drill with the ball for Youth Academies

Running with the ball

Game: Numbered squares corner

Running with the ball - Game proposal for basic activity to train carrying the ball inside a square

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