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
Diagonal runs
Rondo 3 v 2: cut of a wide player
Rondo 3 v 2: cut of a wide player
Diagonal runs - 3 v 2 preparatory drill on finding depth with a cut by an outside player
Numerical superiority (attack)
Search for lateral duel, overlap
Search for lateral duel, overlap
Numerical superiority (attack) - Thematic match to seek numerical superiority through the principle of “play inside to go outside”
Passing
Combination of passes at varying distances - Diego Pablo Simeone
Combination of passes at varying distances - Diego Pablo Simeone
Passing - Exercise by Diego Pablo Simeone: sequence of ball passing with combination of passes and unmarking between several players
Passing
Combination of out-in-out passes - Diego Pablo Simeone
Combination of out-in-out passes - Diego Pablo Simeone
Passing - Diego Pablo Simeone's exercise: sequence of ball passing with combination of passes between several players
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
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
Indirect free kick
Lateral free kick: long ball on the second post
Lateral free kick: long ball on the second post
Indirect free kick - Game plan for lateral free kick with zone defense
Goalkeeping
Ball possession with passback to the goalkeeper
Ball possession with passback to the goalkeeper
Goalkeeping - Exercise about possession with the objective of passing to goalkeeper, who defends their area learning to participate actively in the game with teammates
Receiving to turn
Cognitive Gestures 1
Cognitive Gestures 1
Receiving to turn - Technical training with cognitive aspects
Ball possession
Managing ball possession in 1 v 1 situations
Managing ball possession in 1 v 1 situations
Ball possession - Ball possession that trains various offensive and defensive objectives in 1 v 1 situations
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
5 v 4 ball possession with transitions and 2 v 2 situation
5 v 4 ball possession with transitions and 2 v 2 situation
Possession - 5 v 4 ball possession with negative transition in a situation of 2 attackers against 2 defenders for finishing
Possession
8 v 8 ball possession plus 3 neutral players
8 v 8 ball possession plus 3 neutral players
Possession - Conditioned game to train ball possession and cognitive skills in numerical superiority situation
Switching play
Ball possession numerical superiority: neutral player and 1 v 1 for conclusion
Ball possession numerical superiority: neutral player and 1 v 1 for conclusion
Switching play - Rondo in numerical superiority to practice switching play plus 1 v 1 situation with finishing
Goalkeeping
Ball possession with passback to the goalkeeper
Ball possession with passback to the goalkeeper
Goalkeeping - Exercise about possession with the objective of passing to goalkeeper, who defends their area learning to participate actively in the game with teammates
Creating space
Passing sequences with players unmarking in space
Passing sequences with players unmarking in space
Creating space - Practice passing and receiving by taking care of time and unmarking movements
Passing
Combination of passes at varying distances - Diego Pablo Simeone
Combination of passes at varying distances - Diego Pablo Simeone
Passing - Exercise by Diego Pablo Simeone: sequence of ball passing with combination of passes and unmarking between several players
Coordination skills
Technical-coordination circuit for the warm-up phase
Technical-coordination circuit for the warm-up phase
Coordination skills - Course with stations for technical-motor activation
Possession
Ball possession 3 v 2 in 4 areas
Ball possession 3 v 2 in 4 areas
Possession - Small-sided Game 3 v 2 to train ball possession, losing the marker during possession and transitions
Diagonal runs
Rondo 3 v 2: cut of a wide player
Rondo 3 v 2: cut of a wide player
Diagonal runs - 3 v 2 preparatory drill on finding depth with a cut by an outside player
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
1v1
Coordination circuit and 1 v 1 situation
Coordination circuit and 1 v 1 situation
1v1 - Coordination circuit followed by a 1 v 1 with cross from the back to a teammate
Shooting
Triangle, pass and shot - Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Triangle, pass and shot - Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Shooting - Train ball transmission, reception, possession triangle to attack depth and shot on goal
Transition
Flying 3 vs 2
Flying 3 vs 2
Transition - Small-sided game to train power play: training transitions and playing speed
Dribbling
Slalom in variable conditions
Slalom in variable conditions
Dribbling - Exercise to train running with the ball at speed and quick thinking
Passing
Combination of out-in-out passes - Diego Pablo Simeone
Combination of out-in-out passes - Diego Pablo Simeone
Passing - Diego Pablo Simeone's exercise: sequence of ball passing with combination of passes between several players
Passing
Conditioned game: attack against defense
Conditioned game: attack against defense
Passing - The exercise improves ball circulation under pressure and free space management
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
Ball handling
Evaluation of trajectories with different balls
Evaluation of trajectories with different balls
Ball handling - Exercise with balls of different weights and sizes so that the trajectory is variable
1v1
1 v 1 duels with three objectives
1 v 1 duels with three objectives
1v1 - 1 v 1 drill to practice dribbling under pressure during the finishing phase and the transition phase
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
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
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.
Dribbling
Dribbling in different size spaces
Dribbling in different size spaces
Dribbling - Improve dribbling and close control in spaces of different sizes
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
Passing
Technical warm-up - Peripheral vision, passing and running with the ball
Technical warm-up - Peripheral vision, passing and running with the ball
Passing - Improve players' technique by also stimulating peripheral vision
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
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
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