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Shooting
From 1 v 1 to 4 v 4
From 1 v 1 to 4 v 4
Shooting - Exercise focused on quick and unpredictable shooting, quick decision-making, and peripheral vision.
Corner kick
Corner kick set plays: three in line with a dummy
Corner kick set plays: three in line with a dummy
Corner kick - Three corner kick set plays with a dummy to free up a player for a shot on goal
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
Pressing
Exercise for pressing and transitions
Exercise for pressing and transitions
Pressing - Small-sided Game to train pressing and reaggression phases
Shooting
Quickness and shot at goal after a pass towards the cut
Quickness and shot at goal after a pass towards the cut
Shooting - Exercise to train shooting, quickness and individual technique
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
Dribbling
Individual technique: feints, dribbling, and passing
Individual technique: feints, dribbling, and passing
Dribbling - Improve ball control through ball conduction, dribbling at speed, and accurate passing.
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
Creating space
Ball possession and search for space: 3 v 3 + 2 neutral players
Ball possession and search for space: 3 v 3 + 2 neutral players
Creating space - Train how to lose the marker in relation to ball possession and the search for space
Transition
3 v 3 for Transitions
3 v 3 for Transitions
Transition - Small-sided game to improve ball possession and transitions from defensive to offensive phase
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
Shooting
From 1 v 1 to 4 v 4
From 1 v 1 to 4 v 4
Shooting - Exercise focused on quick and unpredictable shooting, quick decision-making, and peripheral vision.
Defending Principles
Managing numerical inferiority during 2 v 2
Managing numerical inferiority during 2 v 2
Defending Principles - Defensive individual tactics drill for 2 v 2 with shot at goal
Shooting
Quickness and shot at goal after a pass towards the cut
Quickness and shot at goal after a pass towards the cut
Shooting - Exercise to train shooting, quickness and individual technique
Ball control
Activation: ball control and mobility
Activation: ball control and mobility
Ball control - Technical activation with ball control alternated with joint mobility exercises and dynamic stretching
Passing
Combination technique circuit - Barcelona FC
Combination technique circuit - Barcelona FC
Passing - Circuit for combination technique that trains passing, losing the marker, countermovements and position changes
Explosive Strength
Circuit with ball exchanges, 1 v 1 and shot on goal
Circuit with ball exchanges, 1 v 1 and shot on goal
Explosive Strength - Technical-tactical exercise with conditional elements
Running with the ball
Technical cognitive relay race
Technical cognitive relay race
Running with the ball - Team-based circuit to train running with the ball, with cognitive elements and relay competition
Possession
7 v 4 thematic match with build-ups from the back for finishing on goal
7 v 4 thematic match with build-ups from the back for finishing on goal
Possession - Thematic match of defenders and midfielders against offensive players to build the play with finishing on goal and transitions
Attacking Principles
2 v 2 with support players
2 v 2 with support players
Attacking Principles - Small-sided game for young players that trains rapid action development through unmarking movements in support and in depth.
Pressing
Exercise for pressing and transitions
Exercise for pressing and transitions
Pressing - Small-sided Game to train pressing and reaggression phases
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
Oriented control towards the adequate side and 1 v 1
Oriented control towards the adequate side and 1 v 1
1v1 - 1 vs 1 situation useful to train oriented control, dribbling and finishing
Running with the ball
Themed game: 3 v 3 with end zones
Themed game: 3 v 3 with end zones
Running with the ball - Youth Academy game 3 v 3 with the objective of driving the ball to the end zone
Transition
Defensive line: negative transition
Defensive line: negative transition
Transition - How to train the defensive line to negative transition in outnumbered situations
Dribbling
Individual technique: feints, dribbling, and passing
Individual technique: feints, dribbling, and passing
Dribbling - Improve ball control through ball conduction, dribbling at speed, and accurate passing.
Attacking Principles
Combination of quick passes with final conclusion - Manchester United
Combination of quick passes with final conclusion - Manchester United
Attacking Principles - Build-up pattern to train close passes at speed and finishing on goal
Shooting
Side penetration - FC Bayern Munich
Side penetration - FC Bayern Munich
Shooting - Series of passes for a side penetration with cross and shot at goal
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
Running with the ball
Three-station technical warm-up
Three-station technical warm-up
Running with the ball - Technical activation in dribbling or running with the ball with precision shot
Passing
Pass and basic technique - Real Madrid CF
Pass and basic technique - Real Madrid CF
Passing - Exercise to train basic technique, passing, and receiving over short distances
Running with the ball
Speed and precision shot challenge
Speed and precision shot challenge
Running with the ball - Slalom driving the ball and precision shot at maximum speed and quickness
Attacking Principles
2 v 1 and finishing 1 v Goalkeeper
2 v 1 and finishing 1 v Goalkeeper
Attacking Principles - 2 v 1 situation with the forward that attacks the goalkeeper to shoot at goal
Dribbling
Slalom in variable conditions
Slalom in variable conditions
Dribbling - Exercise to train running with the ball at speed and quick thinking
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
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
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
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
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
Running with the ball performing feints and shooting at goal
Running with the ball performing feints and shooting at goal
Running with the ball - Ball control with dribbling and shooting
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