Creating space
Cover and penetrating pass - Mental and physical preparation
Cover and penetrating pass - Mental and physical preparation
Creating space - 4 v 4 ball possession with quick transmission and losing the marker to encourage central penetrating pass
1v1
1 vs 1 duels + 3 Neutral players
1 vs 1 duels + 3 Neutral players
1v1 - 1 vs 1 situations with three neutral players who perform one-two passes
Aerobic power
Technical motor circuit: Double shooting!
Technical motor circuit: Double shooting!
Aerobic power - Technical motor circuit to develop aerobic power training several players technical aspects: Ball carrying in speed, long pass, pass, give and go, crossing and shooting
Shooting
Conditioned game: quick build-up for conclusion
Conditioned game: quick build-up for conclusion
Shooting - A game designed to practice quick actions for finishing
Aerobic capacity
From 2 v 1 to 2 v 3 to improve aerobic capacity
From 2 v 1 to 2 v 3 to improve aerobic capacity
Aerobic capacity - Exercise to improve a soccer player's specific aerobic capacity
Strength endurance
Muscle Building with Bodyweight Circuit Training
Muscle Building with Bodyweight Circuit Training
Strength endurance - A circuit designed to improve strength and coordination
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
Attacking Principles
Offensive tactics for 4-4-2 line-up: Switch play on the wide player's cross
Offensive tactics for 4-4-2 line-up: Switch play on the wide player's cross
Attacking Principles - Offensive tactics drill for 4-4-2 line-up taking advantage of the weak side of the opponent
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
Ball handling
Warm-up with coordination course and high dive
Warm-up with coordination course and high dive
Ball handling - Coordination drill for goalkeepers to be performed during the warm-up phase
Deflection technique
Deflection technique
Deflection technique
Deflection technique - Exercise for goalkeepers to train deflection technique and positional awareness
Corner kick
Corner kick play starting in line
Corner kick play starting in line
Corner kick - Corner kick play with simultaneous unmarking movements starting in line
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
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!
Faking a pass reception
Faking a pass reception: simplified situation
Faking a pass reception: simplified situation
Faking a pass reception - Situational drill to develop three-player offensive cooperation
Width
8 v 8 thematic match + 2 side flank players to search for width
8 v 8 thematic match + 2 side flank players to search for width
Width - 8 v 8 thematic match for finishing on goal involving two outer side flank players for the development of the game in width
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
3v2
Small-sided Game: situations of numerical superiority aimed at scoring goals
Small-sided Game: situations of numerical superiority aimed at scoring goals
3v2 - Small-sided game 3 v 2 for the goal in favor of the attackers with the defenders restarting play after recovering the ball
Possession
Small-sided game 4 v 4 + 2 support players for finishing
Small-sided game 4 v 4 + 2 support players for finishing
Possession - Small-sided game 4 v 4 plus 2 outside flank players, focusing on ball possession in width and finishing on goal
Aerobic power
Circuit training for athletic endurance
Circuit training for athletic endurance
Aerobic power - Multi-station athletic circuit designed to improve aerobic endurance
Aerobic capacity
From 2 v 1 to 2 v 3 to improve aerobic capacity
From 2 v 1 to 2 v 3 to improve aerobic capacity
Aerobic capacity - Exercise to improve a soccer player's specific aerobic capacity
Aerobic power
Endurance circuit with passes - FC Bayern Monaco
Endurance circuit with passes - FC Bayern Monaco
Aerobic power - A technical-motor circuit designed to improve the ability to create passing lanes and build aerobic power
Aerobic power
Technical motor circuit: Double shooting!
Technical motor circuit: Double shooting!
Aerobic power - Technical motor circuit to develop aerobic power training several players technical aspects: Ball carrying in speed, long pass, pass, give and go, crossing and shooting
Ball handling
Warm-up with coordination course and high dive
Warm-up with coordination course and high dive
Ball handling - Coordination drill for goalkeepers to be performed during the warm-up phase
2v2
2 v 2 with target
2 v 2 with target
2v2 - 2 v 2 drill useful for training offensive and defensive phase situations
Lactacid anaerobic treshold
Medium-Sided Game: 5 v 5
Medium-Sided Game: 5 v 5
Lactacid anaerobic treshold - 5 v 5 possession drill alternated with a running drill
Quickness
Functional training: speed and shooting on goal
Functional training: speed and shooting on goal
Quickness - Technical and motor skills circuit to develop speed, 1 v 1 situations, and shooting on goal
Attacking Principles
Offensive tactics for 4-4-2 line-up: Switch play on the wide player's cross
Offensive tactics for 4-4-2 line-up: Switch play on the wide player's cross
Attacking Principles - Offensive tactics drill for 4-4-2 line-up taking advantage of the weak side of the opponent
Width
6 v 6 getting away from markers in width, to cross and to shoot for the goal
6 v 6 getting away from markers in width, to cross and to shoot for the goal
Width - Small-sided Game 6 versus 6 with insertions (without the ball) to shoot for the goal and to attack the goal by crossing the ball
Agility
Technical-motor circuit: capture the flag
Technical-motor circuit: capture the flag
Agility - Technical and motor skills circuit with a competitive game focusing on running with the ball and accurate finishing
Depth
Deep attack with half-circle movements
Deep attack with half-circle movements
Depth - Drill for the 4-2-3-1 and 4-3-3 lineups: create space behind the defenders and attack the depth with half-circle movements
1v1
1 v 1 with flanks - Arsenal FC
1 v 1 with flanks - Arsenal FC
1v1 - 1 v 1 with flanks to practice offensive and defensive situations
Creating space
Tactical drill: attacking in numerical superiority and inferiority
Tactical drill: attacking in numerical superiority and inferiority
Creating space - A conditioned match to develop offensive strategies in situations of numerical superiority and inferiority
1v1
1 v 1 with response to stimulus - Borussia Dortmund
1 v 1 with response to stimulus - Borussia Dortmund
1v1 - Players face each other in a conditioned 1 v 1 with subsequent finishing
Consolidation
7 v 7 conditioned game - Barcelona FC
7 v 7 conditioned game - Barcelona FC
Consolidation - A conditioned 7-a-side game with a requirement for consecutive passes to practice spacing, passing density, and finishing
Strength endurance
Muscle Building with Bodyweight Circuit Training
Muscle Building with Bodyweight Circuit Training
Strength endurance - A circuit designed to improve strength and coordination
1v1 Defending
Double rectangle: Exit build-up zone for a 1 vs 1 inside finishing zone
Double rectangle: Exit build-up zone for a 1 vs 1 inside finishing zone
1v1 Defending - Drill to train the tactical movement of building from the back followed by 1 vs 1 situation inside finishing zone
Creating space
Technical drill for passing, receiving, dribbling, and finishing
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
1v1
Kick and defend: running with the ball, dribbling and finishing
Kick and defend: running with the ball, dribbling and finishing
1v1 - Exercise that trains ball driving, 1 v 1 and goal shooting
Passing
Pentagon: Pass the ball
Pentagon: Pass the ball
Passing - Drill to train passing and receiving the ball to improve the ability to choose space
Shooting
Competition of shots on goal
Competition of shots on goal
Shooting - Team challenge on shots on goal with different types of stops and ball control
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
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
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 with cognitive elements and shooting at goal
1 v 1 with cognitive elements and shooting at goal
1v1 - 1 v 1 cognitive exercise with final conclusion
1v1
1 v 1 - Ready to call
1 v 1 - Ready to call
1v1 - Psycho-physical exercise to train speed and concentration with 1 v 1 situation after coach's directions
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
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
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