Defending at the right distance
-
Soccer Technique
1 vs 1 with five balls
14 September, 20221v1 - 1 vs 1 drill with five balls to improve reaction and speed skills with shoot at goal under opponent's pressure
Shooting
Creating space and shooting
Creating space and shooting
Shooting - A useful drill to train positioning and countermovements to try losing the marker
Awareness
4 v 4 in six zones
4 v 4 in six zones
Awareness - A situational drill to train body positioning, receiving the ball and oriented control to avoid the opponent's attack
Switching play
Thematic match: two courts and a central goal
Thematic match: two courts and a central goal
Switching play - Thematic match on a court divided into 2 zones by a central goal
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
Switching play
Thematic match: two courts and a central goal
Thematic match: two courts and a central goal
Switching play - Thematic match on a court divided into 2 zones by a central goal
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
Shooting
Creating space and shooting
Creating space and shooting
Shooting - A useful drill to train positioning and countermovements to try losing the marker
Awareness
4 v 4 in six zones
4 v 4 in six zones
Awareness - A situational drill to train body positioning, receiving the ball and oriented control to avoid the opponent's attack
Shooting
Creating space and shooting
Creating space and shooting
Shooting - A useful drill to train positioning and countermovements to try losing the marker
Awareness
4 v 4 in six zones
4 v 4 in six zones
Awareness - A situational drill to train body positioning, receiving the ball and oriented control to avoid the opponent's attack
Shooting
Creating space and shooting
Creating space and shooting
Shooting - A useful drill to train positioning and countermovements to try losing the marker
Awareness
4 v 4 in six zones
4 v 4 in six zones
Awareness - A situational drill to train body positioning, receiving the ball and oriented control to avoid the opponent's attack
Shooting
Creating space and shooting
Creating space and shooting
Shooting - A useful drill to train positioning and countermovements to try losing the marker
Awareness
4 v 4 in six zones
4 v 4 in six zones
Awareness - A situational drill to train body positioning, receiving the ball and oriented control to avoid the opponent's attack
Shooting
Creating space and shooting
Creating space and shooting
Shooting - A useful drill to train positioning and countermovements to try losing the marker
Awareness
4 v 4 in six zones
4 v 4 in six zones
Awareness - A situational drill to train body positioning, receiving the ball and oriented control to avoid the opponent's attack
Shooting
Creating space and shooting
Creating space and shooting
Shooting - A useful drill to train positioning and countermovements to try losing the marker
Awareness
4 v 4 in six zones
4 v 4 in six zones
Awareness - A situational drill to train body positioning, receiving the ball and oriented control to avoid the opponent's attack
Shooting
Creating space and shooting
Creating space and shooting
Shooting - A useful drill to train positioning and countermovements to try losing the marker
Awareness
4 v 4 in six zones
4 v 4 in six zones
Awareness - A situational drill to train body positioning, receiving the ball and oriented control to avoid the opponent's attack
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
Shooting
Creating space and shooting
Creating space and shooting
Shooting - A useful drill to train positioning and countermovements to try losing the marker
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
Shooting
Creating space and shooting
Creating space and shooting
Shooting - A useful drill to train positioning and countermovements to try losing the marker
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
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
Shooting
Creating space and shooting
Creating space and shooting
Shooting - A useful drill to train positioning and countermovements to try losing the marker
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
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
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
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
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
Reaction time
Basic motor skills: Reaction time
Basic motor skills: Reaction time
Reaction time - Technical-motor exercise with cognitive inputs while driving the ball and with a 1 v 1 duel
Coordination
Individual exercises for Youth Soccer Players
Individual exercises for Youth Soccer Players
Coordination - Individual/small groups exercises to perform after training
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
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
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
Finishing in the final third
Threaded pass - Exercise to train movement in depth
Threaded pass - Exercise to train movement in depth
Finishing in the final third - Train in depth attack to finish on goal during a 3 vs 2 situation
Transition
Immediate Transition to the Goal
Immediate Transition to the Goal
Transition - Useful drill to train ball possession during power play and to encourage positive transitions
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
3v1
1 vs 2 and immediate pursuit of goal - AFC Ajax
1 vs 2 and immediate pursuit of goal - AFC Ajax
3v1 - Simplified game inside the box with 1 striker vs 2 defenders helped by the goalkeeper
Transition
3 vs 1 to train ball possession and transitions
3 vs 1 to train ball possession and transitions
Transition - 3 vs 1 situation to train ball possession and rapid transition
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 successive completion 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 - An exercise about possession with the objective of passing to goalkeeper, who defends their area learning to participate actively in the game with teammates