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Futsal

Shooting

Circuit for finishing on goal

Shooting - Passing circuit with final shot on goal

Playing out from the back

Exiting pressing with a 3-1 system with build-up

Playing out from the back - Solution to exit high pressure from the opponents with finishing shot

Soccer Tactics

Double up (marking)

Situation for double up

Double up (marking) - Situational drill to train midfielders to look for vertical double team

Numerical superiority (attack)

Seeking positional superiority

Numerical superiority (attack) - Positional play to seek numerical superiority behind the opponent's pressure line

Soccer Technique

Ball control

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

Perception

Piggy in the middle with cognitive elements - Barcelona F.C.

Perception - Cognitive exercise to develop aspects such as perception, analysis and decision making

Women's Soccer

Receiving to turn

Exercise for oriented ball control

Receiving to turn - Technical proposal to be implemented during the activation phase to improve oriented control

Threaded pass, defense splitting pass

11 v 11 thematic match: goal after a through ball

Threaded pass, defense splitting pass - Thematic game to practice the technical skill of passing, with a particular focus on through balls.

Youth Soccer

Anaerobic lactic

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)

Mobility

Pinball

Mobility - In this popular game you train motor skills, strength, mobility and endurance that will affect the growth of the soccer player

Psychology

Education

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

Education - Communication between the coach and the team is not a spontaneous process, it requires the right approach and constant effort

Athletic Training

Anaerobic alactic

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

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

Nutrition

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

Nutrition - What foods are recommended to obtain a good performance in the second half? The nutritionist’s advice

Physiotherapy

Education

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?

Education - This brief text describes the striated skeletal muscle, i.e., the muscle that permits movement!

Combination play

Attacking Principles

4-3-3 - Attacking development to shooting

Attacking Principles - Combination proposal to get to shooting after a rejection by an opponent defender

Playing out from the back

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

Video Analysis

Match Analysis

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

Match Analysis - How Leicester capitalized on Tottenham’s defensive lapses and dynamic transitions to create offensive threats

Free kicks

Indirect free kick

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 - Build-up from a corner kick with short play and subsequent block to free the player that shoots from outside the area

The goalkeeper zone

Deflection technique

Deflection technique

Deflection technique - Exercise for goalkeepers to train deflection technique and positional awareness

Goalkeeper skills

3 v 3 game for goalkeepers

Goalkeeper skills - 3 v 3 games to train various technical goals for goalkeepers and game situations

Age Group

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Passing

Rueda de pases (passing drill) - Club Atlético de Madrid

Passing - Ball passing sequence with a combination of short passes between several players

Receiving to turn

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

U23 Soccer Drills

Pressing

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

Depth - Preparatory drill for the seek of depth through striker's cuts

U21 Soccer Drills

Receiving to turn

Oriented control: give and go

Receiving to turn - Technical activation exercise with stop and oriented receiving in ball control: dribbling, ball driving and passing

Ball control

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

U20 Soccer Drills

Transition

From 1 vs 1 to 3 vs 3 with cognitive and coordinating basics

Transition - Situational exercise with cognitive and coordinating basics to train several tactical situations and shooting

Balance

Situational exercise - the "defensive rubber band"

Balance - Situational exercise to train defensive backline and goal defense

U19 Soccer Drills

1v1

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

3v3

Dual zone: Rondo 3 v 1 plus 3 v 3

3v3 - Ball possession in 3 v 1 rondo plus 3 v 3 situation with shot on goal

U18 Soccer Drills

Possession

Double rectangle in a 3 + goalkeeper v 2 situation and a 1 v 1 situation

Possession - Building from the back in numerical superiority situation 3 + goalkeeper against 2 to win ground in 1 v 1 duel zone

Perception

Piggy in the middle with cognitive elements - Barcelona F.C.

Perception - Cognitive exercise to develop aspects such as perception, analysis and decision making

U17 Soccer Drills

Deflection technique

Deflection technique

Deflection technique - Exercise for goalkeepers to train deflection technique and positional awareness

Goalkeeper skills

High dive and ball transmission

Goalkeeper skills - Exercise focusing on defensive and offensive techniques and interpreting the situation

U16 Soccer Drills

1v1

Double square 1 v 1 + 2 v 1

1v1 - 1 v 1 + 2 v 1 situation to train dribbling, fantasy and managing numerical superiority during the offensive phase

Possession

Rondo 2 v 2 + 2 neutral players: switch play and 1 v 1

Possession - Rondo 2 v 2 with 2 jokers for wide ball possession and final 1 v 1 situation with finishing

U15 Soccer Drills

Attacking Principles

9 v 9 situational game

Attacking Principles - Situational game to train players to create numerical superiority when in possession

Ball control

The diamond - Dribbling and ball control

Ball control - Technical station focusing on dribbling and ball control with passing to teammates

U14 Soccer Drills

1v1

2 v 1 on three zones plus two goalkeepers

1v1 - Simplified 2 v 1 situation with losing the marker for receiving, individual 1 v 1 duel, dribbling and finishing on two goals

Basic motor skills

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

U13 Soccer Drills

Technical

Technical improvement circuit

Technical - Technical and coordination circuit to train ball control, precise shoot and ball transmission skills

Possession

Theme match: 4 v 4 +1 with side supports

Possession - Ball possession in small spaces to train quick passes and quick thinking and execution

U12 Soccer Drills

Receiving

Passing the ball in the diamond with voice command

Receiving - Analytical exercise for the development of individual skills

Creating space

Man-on-man match

Creating space - Thematic match with the aim of finishing

U11 Soccer Drills

Creating space

6 v 6 match with central forbidden zone

Creating space - 6 v 6 conditioned game for play developments and losing the marker creating width and depth

2v2

Small-sided Game: 2 v 2

2v2 - 2 v 2 situation to train escaping from pressure and quick attack

U10 Soccer Drills

Passing

4 v 2 switch of play

Passing - 4 v 2 rondo on two triangles

Creating space

Technical drill for passing, receiving, dribbling, and finishing

Creating space - Technical circuit in the shape of a diamond designed for the “cut” movement for finishing

U9 Soccer Drills

Coordination

Technical motor circuit: Cognitive and precision shot

Coordination - Technical motor circuit to be performed with the ball with final precision shot

1v1

1 v 1 - Shoot at mini goals

1v1 - Duel situations of 1 v 1

U8 Soccer Drills

Running with the ball

Robin Hood: driving the ball at speed - Ajax AFC

Running with the ball - Driving the ball at speed with fun elements for players

Mobility

Pinball

Mobility - In this popular game you train motor skills, strength, mobility and endurance that will affect the growth of the soccer player

U7 Soccer Drills

Awareness

Space-time coordination skills: relaunched ball

Awareness - Game for youth soccer players to develop space-time orientation and coordination skills

Shielding the ball

Receiving and defending the ball

Shielding the ball - 1 v 1 situations

U6 Soccer Drills

Education

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.

Dribbling

Dribbling in different size spaces

Dribbling - Improve dribbling and close control in spaces of different sizes

U5 Soccer Drills

Creating space

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

2v2 - 2 v 2 game situation with defender's high pressing for ball recovery

U4 Soccer Drills

Running with the ball

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

Running with the ball - Game proposal for basic activity to train carrying the ball inside a square

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