Possession
8 v 4: width and transitions
8 v 4: width and transitions
Possession - Possession 8 v 4 in a zone-split rectangle, working on transitions and looking for width
Depth
Thematic match: attacking depth quickly
Thematic match: attacking depth quickly
Depth - Thematic match with restarts, fast transitions, quick verticalizations to attack opponent's goal
Pressing
Pressing and preventing counterattack - Barcelona FC
Pressing and preventing counterattack - Barcelona FC
Pressing - Simplified game to train pressing and prevent counterattack
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
Possession
Offensive phase: thematic match to search for width and depth
Offensive phase: thematic match to search for width and depth
Possession - 6 v 6 or 7 v 7 thematic match with play developed in width to search for depth
2v1
Different choices: 2 v 1 duel
Different choices: 2 v 1 duel
2v1 - Technical-motor skills course for developing 2v1 situations and decision-making skills with finishing
2v2
From 2 v 1 to 2 v 2 with insertions and transitions
From 2 v 1 to 2 v 2 with insertions and transitions
2v2 - Win numerical superiority in 2 v 1 and 2 v 2 plus lateral flanks for finishing on goal, working on transitions
Compactness
Thematic match: compact team movements during offensive and defensive phases
Thematic match: compact team movements during offensive and defensive phases
Compactness - 8 v 8 thematic game with the constraint of keeping teams compact
Creating space
Conditioned game: ball possession grid - Real Madrid FC
Conditioned game: ball possession grid - Real Madrid FC
Creating space - Conditioned game to develop ball possession inside limited zones and possession triangles
Support
Attacking phase, goal after supporting pass
Attacking phase, goal after supporting pass
Support - Thematic match ending with a pass to bring in a teammate for support
Receiving to turn
Technical warm-up - Pass and oriented control
Technical warm-up - Pass and oriented control
Receiving to turn - Exercise useful for perfecting aspects of basic technique such as passing and oriented control
Possession
Simplified game with three teams: 5 v 5 and 5 neutral players
Simplified game with three teams: 5 v 5 and 5 neutral players
Possession - Simplified game 5 v 5 for ball possession and finishing in numerical superiority
Creating space
1 v 1 with neutral players and side support players
1 v 1 with neutral players and side support players
Creating space - Ball possession in numerical superiority with two side supports, useful for oriented control and give-and-go in a situational context.
Aerobic capacity
Conditional course dribbling the ball - BVB Borussia Dortmund
Conditional course dribbling the ball - BVB Borussia Dortmund
Aerobic capacity - Athletic training: training aerobic endurance while dribbling the ball
Possession
4 v 4 line possessions: conditioning a unit
4 v 4 line possessions: conditioning a unit
Possession - A stimulating exercise to train the team in possession of the ball to maintain constant mobility in order to be as unpredictable as possible to the opposing team
Mark
Seven-player didactic exercise
Seven-player didactic exercise
Mark - Seven-player training exercise for marking, positioning, and covering
2v1
2 v 1 - Arsenal FC
2 v 1 - Arsenal FC
2v1 - Arsenal training session focusing on 2 v 1 offensive and defensive situations
Awareness
Three-player ball passes and receptions
Three-player ball passes and receptions
Awareness - Ball transmission and reception in groups of three to work on peripheral vision
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
Creating space
Ball possession with movement to lose the marker - BVB Borussia Dortmund
Ball possession with movement to lose the marker - BVB Borussia Dortmund
Creating space - Exercise to train pass and the movement to lose the marker through a guided ball possession
Running with the ball
Technical circuit: one-two, zig-zag, dribbling, and cross
Technical circuit: one-two, zig-zag, dribbling, and cross
Running with the ball - Technical circuit that trains various technical gestures
Pass
Attack on the castle towers
Attack on the castle towers
Pass - Relay race with shooting and coordination to improve technique and teamwork
1v1
1 v 1: choose the mini-goal
1 v 1: choose the mini-goal
1v1 - Simplified situation useful for training 1 v 1 with finishing in the mini goals
Ball control
Aerial ball control and dribbling competition with volley shots - Internazionale FC
Aerial ball control and dribbling competition with volley shots - Internazionale FC
Ball control - Training sensitivity and ball control through dribbling in a fun and stimulating way for young soccer players
Basic motor skills
Motor-cognitive circuit with 1 v 1 challenge
Motor-cognitive circuit with 1 v 1 challenge
Basic motor skills - Motor station with cognitive inputs to train speed and speed of processing in 1 v 1
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
Robin Hood: driving the ball at speed - Ajax AFC
Robin Hood: driving the ball at speed - Ajax AFC
Running with the ball - Driving the ball at speed with fun elements for players
Awareness
Space-time coordination skills: relaunched ball
Space-time coordination skills: relaunched ball
Awareness - Game for youth soccer players to develop space-time orientation and coordination skills
Mobility
Pinball
Pinball
Mobility - In this popular game you train motor skills, strength, mobility and endurance that will affect the growth of the soccer player
Education
Introduction to bio-banding and its scientific basis
Introduction to bio-banding and its scientific basis
Education - What is bio-banding? What is the theoretical basis of bio-banding? How do we identify the stages of growth in soccer players? Let's find that out in this article.
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
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
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
Creating space
Ball possession with movement to lose the marker - BVB Borussia Dortmund
Ball possession with movement to lose the marker - BVB Borussia Dortmund
Creating space - Exercise to train pass and the movement to lose the marker through a guided ball possession
Double up (marking)
Situation for double up
Situation for double up
Double up (marking) - Situational drill to train midfielders to look for vertical double team
1v1
1 v 1: choose the mini-goal
1 v 1: choose the mini-goal
1v1 - Simplified situation useful for training 1 v 1 with finishing in the mini goals
Ball control
Aerial ball control and dribbling competition with volley shots - Internazionale FC
Aerial ball control and dribbling competition with volley shots - Internazionale FC
Ball control - Training sensitivity and ball control through dribbling in a fun and stimulating way for young soccer players
Receiving to turn
Exercise for oriented ball control
Exercise for oriented ball control
Receiving to turn - Technical proposal to be implemented during the activation phase to improve oriented control
Anaerobic lactic
Small-Sided Game in offensive superiority
Small-Sided Game in offensive superiority
Anaerobic lactic - SSG to be offered in multiple age groups by applying due consideration (number of sets and repetitions, size of the field, number of players, increased attention to joint mobility and endurance)
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
Anaerobic alactic
4 v 4 with goalkeepers + speed endurance
4 v 4 with goalkeepers + speed endurance
Anaerobic alactic - Small-sided game integrated into a session with the aim of lactacid conditioning
Education
Introduction to bio-banding and its scientific basis
Introduction to bio-banding and its scientific basis
Education - What is bio-banding? What is the theoretical basis of bio-banding? How do we identify the stages of growth in soccer players? Let's find that out in this article.
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
The importance of marking in the defensive phase
The importance of marking in the defensive phase
Match Analysis - The Chukwueze-Zalewski case in AC Milan vs FC Inter match
Match Analysis
Leicester vs Tottenham: a tactical analysis
Leicester vs Tottenham: a tactical analysis
Match Analysis - How Leicester capitalized on Tottenham’s defensive lapses and dynamic transitions to create offensive threats
Indirect free kick
Central free kick play: three-step outside shot
Central free kick play: three-step outside shot
Indirect free kick - Central free kick play to free up a teammate for a shot
Corner kick
Corner kick in favor with short play
Corner kick in favor with short play
Corner kick - Build-up from a corner kick with short play and subsequent block to free the player that shoots from outside the area
Deflection technique
Deflection technique
Deflection technique
Deflection technique - Exercise for goalkeepers to train deflection technique and positional awareness
Goalkeeper skills
3 v 3 game for goalkeepers
3 v 3 game for goalkeepers
Goalkeeper skills - 3 v 3 games to train various technical goals for goalkeepers and game situations
Possession
8 v 4: width and transitions
8 v 4: width and transitions
Possession - Possession 8 v 4 in a zone-split rectangle, working on transitions and looking for width
Depth
Thematic match: attacking depth quickly
Thematic match: attacking depth quickly
Depth - Thematic match with restarts, fast transitions, quick verticalizations to attack opponent's goal
Pressing
Pressing and preventing counterattack - Barcelona FC
Pressing and preventing counterattack - Barcelona FC
Pressing - Simplified game to train pressing and prevent counterattack
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
Possession
Offensive phase: thematic match to search for width and depth
Offensive phase: thematic match to search for width and depth
Possession - 6 v 6 or 7 v 7 thematic match with play developed in width to search for depth
2v1
Different choices: 2 v 1 duel
Different choices: 2 v 1 duel
2v1 - Technical-motor skills course for developing 2v1 situations and decision-making skills with finishing
2v2
From 2 v 1 to 2 v 2 with insertions and transitions
From 2 v 1 to 2 v 2 with insertions and transitions
2v2 - Win numerical superiority in 2 v 1 and 2 v 2 plus lateral flanks for finishing on goal, working on transitions
Compactness
Thematic match: compact team movements during offensive and defensive phases
Thematic match: compact team movements during offensive and defensive phases
Compactness - 8 v 8 thematic game with the constraint of keeping teams compact
Creating space
Conditioned game: ball possession grid - Real Madrid FC
Conditioned game: ball possession grid - Real Madrid FC
Creating space - Conditioned game to develop ball possession inside limited zones and possession triangles
Support
Attacking phase, goal after supporting pass
Attacking phase, goal after supporting pass
Support - Thematic match ending with a pass to bring in a teammate for support
Receiving to turn
Technical warm-up - Pass and oriented control
Technical warm-up - Pass and oriented control
Receiving to turn - Exercise useful for perfecting aspects of basic technique such as passing and oriented control
Possession
Simplified game with three teams: 5 v 5 and 5 neutral players
Simplified game with three teams: 5 v 5 and 5 neutral players
Possession - Simplified game 5 v 5 for ball possession and finishing in numerical superiority
Creating space
1 v 1 with neutral players and side support players
1 v 1 with neutral players and side support players
Creating space - Ball possession in numerical superiority with two side supports, useful for oriented control and give-and-go in a situational context.
Aerobic capacity
Conditional course dribbling the ball - BVB Borussia Dortmund
Conditional course dribbling the ball - BVB Borussia Dortmund
Aerobic capacity - Athletic training: training aerobic endurance while dribbling the ball
Possession
4 v 4 line possessions: conditioning a unit
4 v 4 line possessions: conditioning a unit
Possession - A stimulating exercise to train the team in possession of the ball to maintain constant mobility in order to be as unpredictable as possible to the opposing team
Mark
Seven-player didactic exercise
Seven-player didactic exercise
Mark - Seven-player training exercise for marking, positioning, and covering
2v1
2 v 1 - Arsenal FC
2 v 1 - Arsenal FC
2v1 - Arsenal training session focusing on 2 v 1 offensive and defensive situations
Awareness
Three-player ball passes and receptions
Three-player ball passes and receptions
Awareness - Ball transmission and reception in groups of three to work on peripheral vision
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
Creating space
Ball possession with movement to lose the marker - BVB Borussia Dortmund
Ball possession with movement to lose the marker - BVB Borussia Dortmund
Creating space - Exercise to train pass and the movement to lose the marker through a guided ball possession
Running with the ball
Technical circuit: one-two, zig-zag, dribbling, and cross
Technical circuit: one-two, zig-zag, dribbling, and cross
Running with the ball - Technical circuit that trains various technical gestures
Pass
Attack on the castle towers
Attack on the castle towers
Pass - Relay race with shooting and coordination to improve technique and teamwork
1v1
1 v 1: choose the mini-goal
1 v 1: choose the mini-goal
1v1 - Simplified situation useful for training 1 v 1 with finishing in the mini goals
Ball control
Aerial ball control and dribbling competition with volley shots - Internazionale FC
Aerial ball control and dribbling competition with volley shots - Internazionale FC
Ball control - Training sensitivity and ball control through dribbling in a fun and stimulating way for young soccer players
Basic motor skills
Motor-cognitive circuit with 1 v 1 challenge
Motor-cognitive circuit with 1 v 1 challenge
Basic motor skills - Motor station with cognitive inputs to train speed and speed of processing in 1 v 1
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
Robin Hood: driving the ball at speed - Ajax AFC
Robin Hood: driving the ball at speed - Ajax AFC
Running with the ball - Driving the ball at speed with fun elements for players
Awareness
Space-time coordination skills: relaunched ball
Space-time coordination skills: relaunched ball
Awareness - Game for youth soccer players to develop space-time orientation and coordination skills
Mobility
Pinball
Pinball
Mobility - In this popular game you train motor skills, strength, mobility and endurance that will affect the growth of the soccer player
Education
Introduction to bio-banding and its scientific basis
Introduction to bio-banding and its scientific basis
Education - What is bio-banding? What is the theoretical basis of bio-banding? How do we identify the stages of growth in soccer players? Let's find that out in this article.
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
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
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