Give and support
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Soccer Technique
Technical activation: Pass, one-two and position change
Warm up - Useful drill to train quick ball transmission between teammates
Passing
Combination of diagonal passes - Diego Pablo Simeone
Combination of diagonal passes - Diego Pablo Simeone
Passing - Exercise by Diego Pablo Simeone: sequence of passes with combinations between several players
Possession
5 v 5 + 4 neutral players with possession and finishing zone - Mikel Arteta
5 v 5 + 4 neutral players with possession and finishing zone - Mikel Arteta
Possession - Mikel Arteta's drill on ball possession and quick finishing
Possession
Double rectangle in a 3 + goalkeeper v 2 situation and a 1 v 1 situation
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 - Barcellona F.C.
Piggy in the middle with cognitive elements - Barcellona F.C.
Perception - Cognitive exercise to develop aspects such as perception, analysis and decision making
Shooting
From 1 vs 1 to 4 vs 4
From 1 vs 1 to 4 vs 4
Shooting - Futsal drill focused on rapid and erratic shooting, decision-making ability and peripheral vision
Possession
7 v 5 Ball possession: offensive superiority - Mikel Arteta
7 v 5 Ball possession: offensive superiority - Mikel Arteta
Possession - Mikel Arteta's ball possession drill to train superiority in attack and quick completion
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
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.
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
Anaerobic threshold
Small-Sided Game in offensive superiority
Small-Sided Game in offensive superiority
Anaerobic threshold - 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)
2 versus 1
2 v 1 with functional movements
2 v 1 with functional movements
2 versus 1 - Finishing in a 2 v 1 numerical superiority situation in favor of the offensive players
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
Losing your marker
Unmarking, control to open and finishing
Unmarking, control to open and finishing
Losing your marker - Train offensive players on unmarking for finalization
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
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
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
Ball possession
Rondo 2 v 2 + 2 neutral players: switch play and 1 v 1
Rondo 2 v 2 + 2 neutral players: switch play and 1 v 1
Ball possession - Rondo 2 v 2 with 2 jokers for wide ball possession and final 1 v 1 situation with finishing
Dribbling
Dribbling in different size spaces
Dribbling in different size spaces
Dribbling - Improve dribbling and close control in spaces of different sizes
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
Joint mobility
Pinball
Pinball
Joint mobility - In this popular game you train motor skills, strength, mobility and endurance that will affect the growth of the soccer player
1 versus 1
Duels 1 v 1 with a pass - Valencia CF
Duels 1 v 1 with a pass - Valencia CF
1 versus 1 - 1 v 1 situations to train positioning, dribbling and tackling a frontal attack
Dribbling
Marker conquest - Ajax FC
Marker conquest - Ajax FC
Dribbling - Exercise to train several ball carrying techniques and speed
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
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
Receiving and shielding of the ball
Receiving and defending the ball
Receiving and defending the ball
Receiving and shielding of the ball - 1 v 1 situations
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
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
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
Shooting
From 1 vs 1 to 4 vs 4
From 1 vs 1 to 4 vs 4
Shooting - Futsal drill focused on rapid and erratic shooting, decision-making ability and peripheral vision
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
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
Passing
Combination of diagonal passes - Diego Pablo Simeone
Combination of diagonal passes - Diego Pablo Simeone
Passing - Exercise by Diego Pablo Simeone: sequence of passes with combinations between several players
Perception
Piggy in the middle with cognitive elements - Barcellona F.C.
Piggy in the middle with cognitive elements - Barcellona F.C.
Perception - Cognitive exercise to develop aspects such as perception, analysis and decision making
Anaerobic threshold
Small-Sided Game in offensive superiority
Small-Sided Game in offensive superiority
Anaerobic threshold - 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)
Joint mobility
Pinball
Pinball
Joint mobility - In this popular game you train motor skills, strength, mobility and endurance that will affect the growth of the soccer player
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
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
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
Lateral free kick awarded
Lateral free kick: long ball on the second post
Lateral free kick: long ball on the second post
Lateral free kick awarded - Game plan for lateral free kick with zone defense
Attacking corner
Corner kick with three-player combination
Corner kick with three-player combination
Attacking corner - Corner kick to free a player for the conclusion in the penalty area
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
Passing
Combination of diagonal passes - Diego Pablo Simeone
Combination of diagonal passes - Diego Pablo Simeone
Passing - Exercise by Diego Pablo Simeone: sequence of passes with combinations between several players
Possession
5 v 5 + 4 neutral players with possession and finishing zone - Mikel Arteta
5 v 5 + 4 neutral players with possession and finishing zone - Mikel Arteta
Possession - Mikel Arteta's drill on ball possession and quick finishing
Possession
Double rectangle in a 3 + goalkeeper v 2 situation and a 1 v 1 situation
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 - Barcellona F.C.
Piggy in the middle with cognitive elements - Barcellona F.C.
Perception - Cognitive exercise to develop aspects such as perception, analysis and decision making
Shooting
From 1 vs 1 to 4 vs 4
From 1 vs 1 to 4 vs 4
Shooting - Futsal drill focused on rapid and erratic shooting, decision-making ability and peripheral vision
Possession
7 v 5 Ball possession: offensive superiority - Mikel Arteta
7 v 5 Ball possession: offensive superiority - Mikel Arteta
Possession - Mikel Arteta's ball possession drill to train superiority in attack and quick completion
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
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.
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
Anaerobic threshold
Small-Sided Game in offensive superiority
Small-Sided Game in offensive superiority
Anaerobic threshold - 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)
2 versus 1
2 v 1 with functional movements
2 v 1 with functional movements
2 versus 1 - Finishing in a 2 v 1 numerical superiority situation in favor of the offensive players
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
Losing your marker
Unmarking, control to open and finishing
Unmarking, control to open and finishing
Losing your marker - Train offensive players on unmarking for finalization
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
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
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
Ball possession
Rondo 2 v 2 + 2 neutral players: switch play and 1 v 1
Rondo 2 v 2 + 2 neutral players: switch play and 1 v 1
Ball possession - Rondo 2 v 2 with 2 jokers for wide ball possession and final 1 v 1 situation with finishing
Dribbling
Dribbling in different size spaces
Dribbling in different size spaces
Dribbling - Improve dribbling and close control in spaces of different sizes
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
Joint mobility
Pinball
Pinball
Joint mobility - In this popular game you train motor skills, strength, mobility and endurance that will affect the growth of the soccer player
1 versus 1
Duels 1 v 1 with a pass - Valencia CF
Duels 1 v 1 with a pass - Valencia CF
1 versus 1 - 1 v 1 situations to train positioning, dribbling and tackling a frontal attack
Dribbling
Marker conquest - Ajax FC
Marker conquest - Ajax FC
Dribbling - Exercise to train several ball carrying techniques and speed
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
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
Receiving and shielding of the ball
Receiving and defending the ball
Receiving and defending the ball
Receiving and shielding of the ball - 1 v 1 situations
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
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
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