SOCCER DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
Passing
Decision making ability: under pressure passes
Decision making ability: under pressure passes
Passing - Exercise to train quick decision making under pressure
Education
The importance of intellectual stimulations
The importance of intellectual stimulations
Education - Raise a "thinking player" thanks to many stimuli offered by futsal playing situations
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
Education
Soccer academy teaching proposal (U6 - U8)
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
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
Perception
Cognitive run with two balls
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
Basics of one-touch passing - Atalanta Calcio
Passing - Building the foundation for proper one-touch triangulation
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
Awareness
Cognitive challenge - AFC Ajax
Cognitive challenge - AFC Ajax
Awareness - Competitive cognitive exercise with subsequent finalization on goal
Education
Monitor players' fitness level with Hooper Index
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
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!
Attacking Principles
4-3-3 - Attacking development to shooting
4-3-3 - Attacking development to shooting
Attacking Principles - Combination proposal to get to shooting after a rejection by an opponent defender
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
Match Analysis
Match Analysis Method
Match Analysis Method
Match Analysis - The methodology and reasoning at the base of Match Analysis
Match Analysis
Graziano Pellè - Technical and tactical 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
Set piece
Sunderland’s dead ball situations: Samuel Allardyce’s greatest asset A throw-in play
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
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
Goalkeeping
Ball possession with passback to the goalkeeper
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
Possession
6 v 6 ball possession with width play development
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
Anticipate and play - Real Madrid CF
Anticipation - Recover the ball and perform a quick turnaround of passes, Real Madrid school
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
Pressing
Pressing and preventing counterattack - Barcelona FC
Pressing and preventing counterattack - Barcelona FC
Pressing - Simplified game to train pressing and prevent counterattack
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
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
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
Receiving to turn
Oriented ball control: give and go with triangle
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
2 v 2 with target
2v2 - 2 v 2 drill useful for training offensive and defensive phase situations
Passing
Passing over colorful gates
Passing over colorful gates
Passing - Cognitive drill to train receiving and passing accuracy
Creating space
Situational double square: 3 v 1
Situational double square: 3 v 1
Creating space - 3 v 1 possession to create numerical superiority around the ball
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)
1v1
1 v 1 in defensive recovery with shot on goal
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
Switching play
Ball possession numerical superiority: neutral player and 1v1 for conclusion
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
Sprinting field change
Possession - Four different mini-games with high physical and cognitive intensity with the aim of replaying game situations and movements
Coordination
Combination skills and 1 v 1 for shooting on goal
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
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
1v1
From 1 v 1 to double 2 v 1
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
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
Passing
Technical warm-up - Peripheral vision, passing and running with the ball
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
Cognitive run with two balls
Perception - Drill for coordination and cognitive skills to be used in warm-up as well
1 versus 1
Ball drive, tunnel pass and 1 v 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
Freeing the passing lanes
Passing - Passing and receiving technical circuit to improve two-players combinations
Dribbling
Running with the ball performing feints and shooting at goal
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
Basics of one-touch passing - Atalanta Calcio
Passing - Building the foundation for proper one-touch triangulation
Creating space
Conditioned match: limited ball touches
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
Conditioned game on three zones
Combination play - Conditioned game with the field divided into three zones and limited space
Running with the ball
Ball control: Observe and occupy spaces
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
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
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
Coordination
Technical motor circuit: Cognitive and precision shot
Technical motor circuit: Cognitive and precision shot
Coordination - Technical motor circuit to be performed with the ball with final precision shot
Running with the ball
Running with the ball and 2v2
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
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
Coordination
Motor course with shooting and 1 v 1
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
Individual exercises for Youth Soccer Players
Coordination - Individual/small groups exercises to perform after training
2v2
2 v 2: Get out of high press and attack quickly
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
Spanish Game: 3 v 3
Creating space - 3 v 3 game for younger age groups with the objective of finishing on small goals
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
Running with the ball
Game: Numbered squares corner
Game: Numbered squares corner
Running with the ball - Game proposal for basic activity to train carrying the ball inside a square
Possession
6 v 6 ball possession with width play development
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
Anticipate and play - Real Madrid CF
Anticipation - Recover the ball and perform a quick turnaround of passes, Real Madrid school
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
Pressing
Pressing and preventing counterattack - Barcelona FC
Pressing and preventing counterattack - Barcelona FC
Pressing - Simplified game to train pressing and prevent counterattack
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
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
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
Receiving to turn
Oriented ball control: give and go with triangle
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
2 v 2 with target
2v2 - 2 v 2 drill useful for training offensive and defensive phase situations
Passing
Passing over colorful gates
Passing over colorful gates
Passing - Cognitive drill to train receiving and passing accuracy
Creating space
Situational double square: 3 v 1
Situational double square: 3 v 1
Creating space - 3 v 1 possession to create numerical superiority around the ball
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)
1v1
1 v 1 in defensive recovery with shot on goal
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
Switching play
Ball possession numerical superiority: neutral player and 1v1 for conclusion
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
Sprinting field change
Possession - Four different mini-games with high physical and cognitive intensity with the aim of replaying game situations and movements
Coordination
Combination skills and 1 v 1 for shooting on goal
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
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
1v1
From 1 v 1 to double 2 v 1
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
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
Passing
Technical warm-up - Peripheral vision, passing and running with the ball
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
Cognitive run with two balls
Perception - Drill for coordination and cognitive skills to be used in warm-up as well
1 versus 1
Ball drive, tunnel pass and 1 v 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
Freeing the passing lanes
Passing - Passing and receiving technical circuit to improve two-players combinations
Dribbling
Running with the ball performing feints and shooting at goal
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
Basics of one-touch passing - Atalanta Calcio
Passing - Building the foundation for proper one-touch triangulation
Creating space
Conditioned match: limited ball touches
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
Conditioned game on three zones
Combination play - Conditioned game with the field divided into three zones and limited space
Running with the ball
Ball control: Observe and occupy spaces
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
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
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
Coordination
Technical motor circuit: Cognitive and precision shot
Technical motor circuit: Cognitive and precision shot
Coordination - Technical motor circuit to be performed with the ball with final precision shot
Running with the ball
Running with the ball and 2v2
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
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
Coordination
Motor course with shooting and 1 v 1
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
Individual exercises for Youth Soccer Players
Coordination - Individual/small groups exercises to perform after training
2v2
2 v 2: Get out of high press and attack quickly
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
Spanish Game: 3 v 3
Creating space - 3 v 3 game for younger age groups with the objective of finishing on small goals
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
Running with the ball
Game: Numbered squares corner
Game: Numbered squares corner
Running with the ball - Game proposal for basic activity to train carrying the ball inside a square
