SOCCER DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
1 v 1 duels with three objectives
Goal:
Equipment
- Markers
- 2 poles
- 1 goal
- 2 mini-goals
- Vests
- Balls
Preparation
- Playing Area: 35x20 meters / 38x22 yds
- Players: 8 + 1 goalkeeper
- Duration: 20 minutes
- Series: 4 of 4 minutes each with 1 minute of recovery between sets
Summary
1 v 1 drill to practice dribbling under pressure during the finishing phase and the transition phase
Rondo 3 v 1 plus 1 v 1 for finalization
Goal:
Equipment
- 8 markers
- 2 vests
- 1 goal
- Balls
Preparation
- Playing Area: 22x24 meters / 24x26 yards
- Players: 6 + 1 goalkeeper
- Duration: 20 minutes
- Series: 4 of 4 minutes each with 1 minute of passive recovery between series
Summary
Rondo 3 v 1, plus 1 v 1 situation on the lateral band for crossing into the box and finishing on goal
Organization
Rondo 3 v 1, plus 1 v 1 situation on the lateral band for crossing into the box and finishing on goal
Description
Conditioned game for Gegenpressing
Goal:
Equipment
- Markers
- 9 vests (8 of one color, 1 of another one)
- Balls
Preparation
- Playing Area: 30x40 meters / 33x44 yds
- Players: 17
- Duration: 15 minutes
- Series: 2 of 7 minutes each with 1 minute of recovery
Summary
Train immediate ball recovery and collective reaction after losing possession in tight spaces
Organization
Train immediate ball recovery and collective reaction after losing possession in tight spaces
Description
Thematic match: preventative marking
Goal:
Equipment
- Markers
- 8 vests
- 3 mini-goals
- 1 goal
- Balls
Preparation
- Playing Area: half field
- Players: 16 + 1 goalkeeper
- Duration: 20 minutes
- Series: 2 of 10 minutes each
Summary
Thematic game to train players in preventative marking when in possession of the ball
Rondo 4 v 2 - searching for depth
Goal:
Equipment
- 4 markers
- 4 cones
- 1 goal
- 2 vests
- Balls
Preparation
- Playing Area: 7x24 meters / 7x26 yds
- Players: at least 6 + 1 goalkeepers
- Duration: 14 minutes
- Series: 2 of 6 minutes each with 1 minute of passive recovery between sets
Summary
Introductory exercise for searching for depth through player insertions
Warm-up - 8 v 2 rondo
Goal:
Equipment
- Balls
Preparation
- Playing Area: 10x10 meters / 11x11 yds
- Players: 10
- Duration: 4 minutes
- Series: 1
Summary
Exercise to be done during pre-match warm-up to increase players’ focus, useful for dealing with subsequent activities
Organization
Exercise to be done during pre-match warm-up to increase players’ focus, useful for dealing with subsequent activities
Description
Cognitive rondo for transitions and peripheral vision - Barcelona F.C.
Goal:
Equipment
- 12 cones
- Balls
- 12 vests (6 per color)
Preparation
- Playing Area: 30x30 meters / 33x33 yds
- Players: 16
- Duration: 8 minutes
- Series: 2 of 3 minutes each with 2 minutes of active recovery between sets
Summary
Used by the Barcelona cantera as an introduction to concepts such as free-space perception, activation of a response based on a stimulus, and peripheral vision
Small-sided game: 4 v 4 with five goals
Goal:
Equipment
- Markers
- 1 goal
- 4 mini-goals (or posts)
- 4 vests
- Balls
Preparation
- Playing Area: 40x33 meters / 44x36 yds
- Players: at least 8 + 1 goalkeeper
- Duration: 16 minutes
- Series: 2 of 7 minutes each with 2 minutes of passive recovery between sets
Summary
Thematic match to improve shooting accuracy and speed in finding the goal
Organization
Thematic match to improve shooting accuracy and speed in finding the goal
Description
4 v 4 with goalkeepers + speed endurance
Goal:
Equipment
- Markers
- 32 cones
- 4 vests
- 2 goals
- Balls
Preparation
- Playing Area: 60x60 meters / 66x66 yds
- Players: 8 + 2 goalkeepers
- Duration: 15 minutes
- Series: 1 of 4-6 repetitions per player of 1 minute with 2 minutes of recovery (w/r 1:2)
Summary
Small-sided game integrated into a session with the aim of lactacid conditioning
3 v 3 plus 2 jokers: width
Goal:
Equipment
- Markers
- 2 mini-goals
- 5 vests (3 of one color, 2 of another one)
- Balls
Preparation
- Playing Area: 15x20 meters / 16x22 yds
- Players: 8
- Duration: 21 minutes
- Series: 4 of 4 minutes each with 1'30'' of recovery between sets
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