SOCCER DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

Themed game: 3 v 3 with end zones

Goal:
Equipment
  • Markers
  • 4 cones
  • 3 vests
  • Balls
Preparation
  • Playing Area: 25x20 meters / 27x22 yd
  • Players: 6
  • Duration: 15 minutes
  • Series: 2 series of 6 minutes each with 1'30'' of recovery inbetween
Themed game: 3 v 3 with end zones
Summary

Youth Academy game 3 v 3 with the objective of driving the ball to the end zone

Organization

Youth Academy game 3 v 3 with the objective of driving the ball to the end zone

Description

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From 1 v 1 to 4 v 4

Goal:
Equipment
  • 5 vests
  • Balls
Preparation
  • Playing area: 20x40 meters / 22x44 yds
  • Players: 10 + 2 goalkeepers
  • Duration: 20 minutes
  • Series: 4 of 4 minutes each with 1 minute of passive recovery inbetween
From 1 v 1 to 4 v 4
Summary

Exercise focused on quick and unpredictable shooting, quick decision-making, and peripheral vision.

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2 v 2 with support players

Goal:
Equipment
  • Markers
  • 4 vests (3 of one color, 1 of a different one)
  • 4 mini-goals
  • Balls
Preparation
  • Playing Area: 12-15x18-20 meters / 13-16x20-22 yards
  • Players: 7
  • Duration: 15 minutes
  • Series: 1
2 v 2 with support players
Summary

Small-sided game for young players that trains rapid action development through unmarking movements in support and in depth.

Organization

Small-sided game for young players that trains rapid action development through unmarking movements in support and in depth.

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Exercise for pressing and transitions

Goal:
Equipment
  • Markers
  • 2 goals
  • 2 mini-goals
  • 5 vests
  • Balls
Preparation
  • Playing Area: 20x45 meters / 22x49 yds
  • Players: 10 + 2 goalkeepers
  • Duration: 20 minutes
  • Series: 2 of 9 minutes each with 1 minute of recovery 
Exercise for pressing and transitions
Summary

Small-sided game to train pressing and reaggression phases

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Oriented control towards the adequate side and 1 v 1

Goal:
Equipment
  • 4 markers (2 yellow and 2 blue in the picture)
  • 2 goals
  • 8 vests
  • Balls
Preparation
  • Playing area: 50x50 meters / 55x55 yd
  • Players: 16 + 2 goalkeepers
  • Duration: 20 minutes
  • Series: 4 attacking actions for each player
Oriented control towards the adequate side and 1 v 1
Summary

1 vs 1 situation useful to train oriented control, dribbling and finishing

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Managing numerical inferiority during 2 v 2

Goal:
Equipment
  • Markers
  • 1 goal (or 2 mini-goals)
  • 4 cones
  • 6 vests
  • Balls
Preparation
  • Playing area: 40x25 meters / 44x27 yards
  • Players: 12 + 1 goalkeeper
  • Duration: 14 minutes
  • Series: 2 of 6 minutes each with 2 minutes of recovery inbetween
Managing numerical inferiority during 2 v 2
Summary

Defensive individual tactics drill for 2 v 2 with shot at goal

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Defensive line: negative transition

Goal:
Lineup
  • 2 poles
  • 1 goal
  • 5 vests
  • Balls
Preparation
  • Playing area: half field
  • Players: 11 + 1 goalkeeper
  • Duration: 12 minutes
  • Series: 2 of 5 minutes each with 1 minute of passive recovery in between
Defensive line: negative transition
Summary

How to train the defensive line to negative transition in outnumbered situations

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Defensive tactics principles

Goal:
Equipment
  • Markers
  • Balls
  • Vests
Preparation
  • Playing Area: 20x30 meters / 22x33 yds
  • Players: at least 6 (3 attackers, 3 defenders); Ideally, form 3-4 groups of 3 people each, who take turns working so that they can have optimal recovery times
  • Duration: 20-25 minutes, including breaks for explanations and corrections
Defensive tactics principles
Summary

Individual and collective defensive tactics, ball attack, defensive diagonals, positioning, and man-marking

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Transition rondo

Goal:
Equipment
  • Markers
  • 10 vests (7 of one color, 3 of another one) 
  • Balls
Preparation
  • Playing Area: 45x40 meters / 49x44 yds
  • Players: 17
  • Duration: 25 minutes
  • Series: 2 of 12 minutes each with 1 minute of recovery
Transition rondo
Summary

Positioning game to practice ball possession

Organization

Positioning game to practice ball possession

Description

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Three-station technical warm-up

Goal:
Equipment
  • 1 goal
  • 10 poles
  • 1 tape
  • 3 cones
  • 11 markers
  • Balls
Preparation
  • Playing Area: 30x30 meters / 33x33 yards
  • Players: 9+
  • Duration: 15 minutes
  • Series: 3 of 5 minutes each
Three-station technical warm-up
Summary

Technical activation in dribbling or running with the ball with precision shot

Organization

Technical activation in dribbling or running with the ball with precision shot

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