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Soccer Tactics
Game possession: research of lines
Possession - Ball possession to encourage research of lines to pass and recognition of diamond's construction
Ball possession
6 v 6 ball possession with width play development
6 v 6 ball possession with width play development
Ball possession - Ball possession with development of the game in width to search for depth and verticalization with insertions without the ball
Read the intentions
Anticipate and play - Real Madrid CF
Anticipate and play - Real Madrid CF
Read the intentions - Recover the ball and perform a quick turnaround of passes, Real Madrid school
Ball possession
Three-team 4 v 2 rondo at high pace - Julian Nagelsmann
Three-team 4 v 2 rondo at high pace - Julian Nagelsmann
Ball possession - Drill by Julian Nagelsmann to train retention of possession in tight spaces and at high pace
Losing your marker
Receiving behind the opponent's back - Marcelo Bielsa
Receiving behind the opponent's back - Marcelo Bielsa
Losing your marker - Analytical drill by Marcelo Bielsa to train the forward to lure the opponent out of their zone and then exploit the space created
Possession
Game possession: research of lines
Game possession: research of lines
Possession - Ball possession to encourage research of lines to pass and recognition of diamond's construction
Visual perception
4 vs 4 in six zones
4 vs 4 in six zones
Visual perception - A situational drill to train body positioning, receiving the ball and oriented control to avoid the opponent's attack
Dribbling
Agility and ball driving - Valencia FC
Agility and ball driving - Valencia FC
Dribbling - With this exercise we train agility, driving and ball control
Ball possession
5 against 2 - Ball possession with 3 teams
5 against 2 - Ball possession with 3 teams
Ball possession - Small-sided game with ball possession useful to train situations of pressing and superiority
Pressing
Pressing and preventing counterattack - Barcelona FC
Pressing and preventing counterattack - Barcelona FC
Pressing - Simplified game to train pressing and prevent counterattack
1 versus 1
Quick 1 v 1 with shot on goal
Quick 1 v 1 with shot on goal
1 versus 1 - Practice for fast ball driving and goal shooting with 1 v 1 situation (attack and defend)
Losing your marker
Receiving close to the opponent - Marcelo Bielsa
Receiving close to the opponent - Marcelo Bielsa
Losing your marker - Analytical drill by Marcelo Bielsa to train the forward to take advantage by creating space to the opponent's side
Cognitive
Cognitive challenge - AFC Ajax
Cognitive challenge - AFC Ajax
Cognitive - Competitive cognitive exercise with subsequent finalization on goal
Finishing
Losing a marker and finishing
Losing a marker and finishing
Finishing - A useful drill to train positioning and countermovements to try losing the marker
Pass
Technical warm-up - Peripheral vision, passing and running with the ball
Technical warm-up - Peripheral vision, passing and running with the ball
Pass - Improve players' technique by also stimulating peripheral vision
Oriented control
Receiving with oriented control - Marcelo Bielsa
Receiving with oriented control - Marcelo Bielsa
Oriented control - Analytical drill by Marcelo Bielsa to train the forward to unmark effectively
Transitions
Immediate Transition to shoot on Goal
Immediate Transition to shoot on Goal
Transitions - Drill to train ball possession during power play and to encourage positive transitions
Anaerobic power
Ball possession 4 vs 2
Ball possession 4 vs 2
Anaerobic power - Exercise to improve lactic acid clearing rate and various technical skills
Losing your marker
Ball possession with movement to lose the marker - BVB Borussia Dortmund
Ball possession with movement to lose the marker - BVB Borussia Dortmund
Losing your marker - Exercise to train pass and the movement to lose the marker through a guided ball possession
Switch play
Themed match: two courts with a central goal
Themed match: two courts with a central goal
Switch play - Themed match on a playing field divided into two parts by a central goal in which to score
1 versus 1
Ball drive, tunnel pass and 1 v 1
Ball drive, tunnel pass and 1 v 1
1 versus 1 - Promote 1 v 1 through play and technical gesture
Cognitive
Cognitive run with two balls
Cognitive run with two balls
Cognitive - Drill for coordination and cognitive skills to be used in warm-up as well
Dribbling
Marker conquest - Ajax FC
Marker conquest - Ajax FC
Dribbling - Exercise to train several ball carrying techniques and speed
Cut
Rondo 4 vs 2 - striker's unmarking
Rondo 4 vs 2 - striker's unmarking
Cut - Preparatory drill for the seek of depth through striker's cuts
Proprioceptive informations
Combination skills and 1 v 1 for shooting on goal
Combination skills and 1 v 1 for shooting on goal
Proprioceptive informations - Technical-coordination circuit to develop combination and pairing skills with 1 v 1 situation for shooting at goal
1 versus 1
Oriented ball control and 1 v 1 game
Oriented ball control and 1 v 1 game
1 versus 1 - Exercise to train passing, oriented ball control and shooting at goal with a 1 v 1 situation
Striking the ball
Technical warm up - Pass and oriented control
Technical warm up - Pass and oriented control
Striking the ball - Useful exercise to improve technical aspects such as pass and oriented control
1 versus 1
1 against 1 and shooting - "Dribbling at Speed"
1 against 1 and shooting - "Dribbling at Speed"
1 versus 1 - Practise for younger players where we train dribbling at speed and shooting at goal
Ball possession
Sprinting field change
Sprinting field change
Ball possession - Four different mini-games with high physical and cognitive intensity with the aim of replaying game situations and movements
1 versus 1
1 v 1 on three zones plus 2 goalkeepers
1 v 1 on three zones plus 2 goalkeepers
1 versus 1 - 1 v 1 drill losing the marker for receiving, individual duel, dribbling and finishing on 2 goals
Feints and tricks
Paint Ball - Dribbling Exercise
Paint Ball - Dribbling Exercise
Feints and tricks - Fun game to develop the skills of dribbling and pass for young soccer players
1 versus 1
1 vs 1 - Ready to call
1 vs 1 - Ready to call
1 versus 1 - Psycho physical exercise to train speed and concentration. 1 vs 1 situation after coach directions
1 versus 1
From 1 v 1 to double 2 v 1
From 1 v 1 to double 2 v 1
1 versus 1 - Exercise with 1 v 1 game situation and subsequent 2 v 1 and finishing
Dribbling with feints
Running with the ball performing feints and shooting at goal
Running with the ball performing feints and shooting at goal
Dribbling with feints - Ball control with dribbling and shooting trying a running technique
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
Pass
Decision making ability: under pressure passes
Decision making ability: under pressure passes
Pass - Exercise to train quick decision making under pressure
Losing your marker
Receiving behind the opponent's back - Marcelo Bielsa
Receiving behind the opponent's back - Marcelo Bielsa
Losing your marker - Analytical drill by Marcelo Bielsa to train the forward to lure the opponent out of their zone and then exploit the space created
Losing your marker
Receiving close to the opponent - Marcelo Bielsa
Receiving close to the opponent - Marcelo Bielsa
Losing your marker - Analytical drill by Marcelo Bielsa to train the forward to take advantage by creating space to the opponent's side
Education
Soccer academy teaching proposal (U6 - U8)
Soccer academy teaching proposal (U6 - U8)
Education - Kids' approach to soccer and to sports in general is an important and sensitive stage of their growth
Education
Coordination skills' importance in soccer technique
Coordination skills' importance in soccer technique
Education - Motor skills are fundamental when learning soccer technical gestures
Cognitive
Cognitive run with two balls
Cognitive run with two balls
Cognitive - Drill for coordination and cognitive skills to be used in warm-up as well
Pass
Basics of one-touch passing - Atalanta Calcio
Basics of one-touch passing - Atalanta Calcio
Pass - Building the foundation for proper one-touch triangulation
Education
First and foremost, good manners
First and foremost, good manners
Education - The coach is above all an educator: through their way of being and communicating and through their teachings, they raise people as well as soccer players.
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
Cognitive
Cognitive challenge - AFC Ajax
Cognitive challenge - AFC Ajax
Cognitive - Competitive cognitive exercise with subsequent finalization on goal
Education
Monitor players' fitness level with Hooper Index
Monitor players' fitness level with Hooper Index
Education - Both perceived fatigue and perceived recovery are important. To monitor these parameters coaches can use the Hooper Index
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
Nutrition in young players - Part 2
Nutrition in young players - Part 2
Nutrition - What do young players need? Which are the most appropriate foods for their diet? The nutritionist’s suggestions
Education
How to handle contusions
How to handle contusions
Education - How contusions develop in the following days and which are the best remedies to take care of them?Some advices of the physiotherapist
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 build up patterns
Offensive combination for 4-4-2 system: switch pass for the cross by the wide player
Offensive combination for 4-4-2 system: switch pass for the cross by the wide player
Attacking build up patterns - Offensive combination proposal for 4-4-2 system using the weak side of the opposition
Attacking build up patterns
Offensive combination for 4-3-3: central attacking
Offensive combination for 4-3-3: central attacking
Attacking build up patterns - Offensive combination for the 4-3-3 formation with central attacker and the attack in depth from the two wingers
Education
Intensity: a fundamental parameter in training
Intensity: a fundamental parameter in training
Education - The ability to maintain high levels of physical and mental intensity is a key concept in soccer
Match Analysis
Match Analysis Method
Match Analysis Method
Match Analysis - The methodology and reasoning at the base of Match Analysis
Goalkeeper skills
Ball possession with passback to the goalkeeper
Ball possession with passback to the goalkeeper
Goalkeeper skills - An exercise about possession with the objective of passing to goalkeeper, who defends their area learning to participate actively in the game with teammates
Ball possession
6 v 6 ball possession with width play development
6 v 6 ball possession with width play development
Ball possession - Ball possession with development of the game in width to search for depth and verticalization with insertions without the ball
Read the intentions
Anticipate and play - Real Madrid CF
Anticipate and play - Real Madrid CF
Read the intentions - Recover the ball and perform a quick turnaround of passes, Real Madrid school
Ball possession
Three-team 4 v 2 rondo at high pace - Julian Nagelsmann
Three-team 4 v 2 rondo at high pace - Julian Nagelsmann
Ball possession - Drill by Julian Nagelsmann to train retention of possession in tight spaces and at high pace
Losing your marker
Receiving behind the opponent's back - Marcelo Bielsa
Receiving behind the opponent's back - Marcelo Bielsa
Losing your marker - Analytical drill by Marcelo Bielsa to train the forward to lure the opponent out of their zone and then exploit the space created
Possession
Game possession: research of lines
Game possession: research of lines
Possession - Ball possession to encourage research of lines to pass and recognition of diamond's construction
Visual perception
4 vs 4 in six zones
4 vs 4 in six zones
Visual perception - A situational drill to train body positioning, receiving the ball and oriented control to avoid the opponent's attack
Dribbling
Agility and ball driving - Valencia FC
Agility and ball driving - Valencia FC
Dribbling - With this exercise we train agility, driving and ball control
Ball possession
5 against 2 - Ball possession with 3 teams
5 against 2 - Ball possession with 3 teams
Ball possession - Small-sided game with ball possession useful to train situations of pressing and superiority
Pressing
Pressing and preventing counterattack - Barcelona FC
Pressing and preventing counterattack - Barcelona FC
Pressing - Simplified game to train pressing and prevent counterattack
1 versus 1
Quick 1 v 1 with shot on goal
Quick 1 v 1 with shot on goal
1 versus 1 - Practice for fast ball driving and goal shooting with 1 v 1 situation (attack and defend)
Losing your marker
Receiving close to the opponent - Marcelo Bielsa
Receiving close to the opponent - Marcelo Bielsa
Losing your marker - Analytical drill by Marcelo Bielsa to train the forward to take advantage by creating space to the opponent's side
Cognitive
Cognitive challenge - AFC Ajax
Cognitive challenge - AFC Ajax
Cognitive - Competitive cognitive exercise with subsequent finalization on goal
Finishing
Losing a marker and finishing
Losing a marker and finishing
Finishing - A useful drill to train positioning and countermovements to try losing the marker
Pass
Technical warm-up - Peripheral vision, passing and running with the ball
Technical warm-up - Peripheral vision, passing and running with the ball
Pass - Improve players' technique by also stimulating peripheral vision
Oriented control
Receiving with oriented control - Marcelo Bielsa
Receiving with oriented control - Marcelo Bielsa
Oriented control - Analytical drill by Marcelo Bielsa to train the forward to unmark effectively
Transitions
Immediate Transition to shoot on Goal
Immediate Transition to shoot on Goal
Transitions - Drill to train ball possession during power play and to encourage positive transitions
Anaerobic power
Ball possession 4 vs 2
Ball possession 4 vs 2
Anaerobic power - Exercise to improve lactic acid clearing rate and various technical skills
Losing your marker
Ball possession with movement to lose the marker - BVB Borussia Dortmund
Ball possession with movement to lose the marker - BVB Borussia Dortmund
Losing your marker - Exercise to train pass and the movement to lose the marker through a guided ball possession
Switch play
Themed match: two courts with a central goal
Themed match: two courts with a central goal
Switch play - Themed match on a playing field divided into two parts by a central goal in which to score
1 versus 1
Ball drive, tunnel pass and 1 v 1
Ball drive, tunnel pass and 1 v 1
1 versus 1 - Promote 1 v 1 through play and technical gesture
Cognitive
Cognitive run with two balls
Cognitive run with two balls
Cognitive - Drill for coordination and cognitive skills to be used in warm-up as well
Dribbling
Marker conquest - Ajax FC
Marker conquest - Ajax FC
Dribbling - Exercise to train several ball carrying techniques and speed
Cut
Rondo 4 vs 2 - striker's unmarking
Rondo 4 vs 2 - striker's unmarking
Cut - Preparatory drill for the seek of depth through striker's cuts
Proprioceptive informations
Combination skills and 1 v 1 for shooting on goal
Combination skills and 1 v 1 for shooting on goal
Proprioceptive informations - Technical-coordination circuit to develop combination and pairing skills with 1 v 1 situation for shooting at goal
1 versus 1
Oriented ball control and 1 v 1 game
Oriented ball control and 1 v 1 game
1 versus 1 - Exercise to train passing, oriented ball control and shooting at goal with a 1 v 1 situation
Striking the ball
Technical warm up - Pass and oriented control
Technical warm up - Pass and oriented control
Striking the ball - Useful exercise to improve technical aspects such as pass and oriented control
1 versus 1
1 against 1 and shooting - "Dribbling at Speed"
1 against 1 and shooting - "Dribbling at Speed"
1 versus 1 - Practise for younger players where we train dribbling at speed and shooting at goal
Ball possession
Sprinting field change
Sprinting field change
Ball possession - Four different mini-games with high physical and cognitive intensity with the aim of replaying game situations and movements
1 versus 1
1 v 1 on three zones plus 2 goalkeepers
1 v 1 on three zones plus 2 goalkeepers
1 versus 1 - 1 v 1 drill losing the marker for receiving, individual duel, dribbling and finishing on 2 goals
Feints and tricks
Paint Ball - Dribbling Exercise
Paint Ball - Dribbling Exercise
Feints and tricks - Fun game to develop the skills of dribbling and pass for young soccer players
1 versus 1
1 vs 1 - Ready to call
1 vs 1 - Ready to call
1 versus 1 - Psycho physical exercise to train speed and concentration. 1 vs 1 situation after coach directions
1 versus 1
From 1 v 1 to double 2 v 1
From 1 v 1 to double 2 v 1
1 versus 1 - Exercise with 1 v 1 game situation and subsequent 2 v 1 and finishing
Dribbling with feints
Running with the ball performing feints and shooting at goal
Running with the ball performing feints and shooting at goal
Dribbling with feints - Ball control with dribbling and shooting trying a running technique