Training session from aro “Around the world in 18 exercises” SoccerCoachingInternational’s new feature ‘Training session from around the World’ started last issue with 6 exercises from various Dutch Professional clubs. This issue we took it a couple of steps further: Around the world in 18 exercises, originating from 12 clubs in 6 countries on 3 continents. Below you will find an overview of the clubs featured:

Club

Country

Division

Union Deportiva Lanzarote

Spain

Segunda División B

Arsenal

England

FA Premier League

Carabobo FC

Venezuela

Primera División Venezolana

1. FC Köln

Germany

Bundesliga

Liverpool FC

England

FA Premier League

FC Barcelona

Spain

Primera División

Werder Bremen

Germany

Bundesliga

Manchester United

England

FA Premier League

Universidad de las Palmas CF

Spain

Segunda División B

Chelsea FC

England

FA Premier League

Club Deportivo Guadalajara (Chivas)

Mexico

Primera División de México

Red Star Belgrado

Serbia

Meridian Superleague Serbia

E01: Group forming (Union Deportiva Lanzarote) Type: Warming up Number of players: 23 Field size: 30 x 30m Focus: Response time

Organization: - Players jog around the field - At a given point the coach will call out 4 names - All the other players must, as fast as they can, gather around the players whose names have been called by the coach to form 4 groups of 5 - The 3 players who are too slow (grey) and are left without a ‘group’ will be punished (i.e. 10 pushups, 10 situps, sprint, etc.)

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und the World Rondo 6 versus 2 (Arsenal) Type: Warming up Number of players: 8 Target: Increase handling speed

Organization: - 6v2 - The groups of 6 players try to pass the ball around keeping it away from the 2 defenders - Once the ball is touched by a defender, he will change places with the player who last touched the ball

Variation: - Max. 1 touch - Max. 2 touches

Backwards line-throw (Union Deportiva Lanzarote)

Type: Warming up Number of players: 2 rows of 10 players

Organization: - Players line up in 2 row of 10 players each - Each row has a ball - Purpose of the exercise is to get the ball as fast as possible from the first player in line to the last - The ball should be thrown backwards above the head (with hands) - The last player runs quickly to the start of the line, the first team to reach this point wins - The other team will get a punishment (i.e. 10 pushups, 10 situps, sprint, etc.)

Jogging zigzag (Carabobo FC) Type: Warming up Number of players: all divided into 3 groups

Organization: - All groups begin at the starting point with a 15 second interval - They first jog around the field once - When they get back to the starting point they enter the field at cone 1 and start a zigzag course (made up of 13 cones) - Players jog from cone 1 to cone 2, then sprint from cone 2 to cone 3, jog again from cone 3 to cone 4 and sprint again from cone 4 to cone 5, etc. - The zigzag course ends at cone 13

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Heading and hurdle course (1. FC Köln)

Type: Heading and conditioning Number of players: 4 2

Organization:

3

- 4 players, 3 at each of the 3 cones and 1 active player - The active player first receives a ball from the player at cone 1 and heads it back to him - He then turns around and jumps over the 3 hurdles - He then receives a ball from the player at cone 2 and heads it back to him - He jumps back over the 3 hurdles and runs around the disc towards the last hurdle - While he jumps over the hurdle while simultaneously heading the last ball thrown by the player at cone 3 1

Passing game (FC Barcelona) Type: Passing Number of players: 8 Focus: Increase passing accuracy A

2

1

Organization:

D

B

Player 1 starts to dribble and passes the ball to the player at cone A Player 2 comes to the ball and passes it back to player 1 Player 2 runs towards cone B, while player 1 passes the ball to cone B Player 3 receives the ball from player 1 and passes it to incoming player 2 Player 2 passes the ball to player 4 at cone C, while player 3 runs towards cone C - Player 4 receives the ball and passes it to incoming player 3 Player 3 passes the ball to the next player at cone D (exercise starts again)

C

3

4

8 versus 8 (Liverpool FC) 25m

Type: Small sided game 8v8

Number of players: 16

Field size: 30m

25m (w) x 30m (l)

Focus: - Keeping the play wide - Building up from the back

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5 versus 5 with 1 neutral player (Liverpool FC) Type: Possession

15m

Number of players: 11

Field size: 15m x 15m 15m

Focus: Passing and receiving (quickly, limited space and time)

6 versus 6 (Werder Bremen) 20m

Type: Small sided game Number of players: 12 Field size: 20m x 25m Focus: Collective defending and attacking

Organization: -

25m

Every player is assigned 1 specific player to defend Players can only defend their assigned player Quick passing Start with 2 touch maximum and decrease to 1 touch after a while

11 versus 11 on half a field (Manchester United) Type: Match

Number of players: 22

Field size: Half a field

Focus: Passing and receiving (possession)

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8 versus 8 possession game (Arsenal) 25m

Type: Possession Number of players: 16 Field size: 25m x 35m Focus: Ball possession in small area

Organization: 35m

- 8v8 with goalkeepers - Fast combination play - All members of the team must be across the middle line before the team can score

Variation: - Including a neutral player on the attacking team - Including a neutral player on the defending team - Maximum 2 touches

2 attackers versus 2 defenders (Universidad de las Palmas CF) Type: Attacking Number of players: 4 and 1 goalkeeper Field size: Half a field Focus: attack versus defense

Organization: - 2 attackers versus 2 defenders - The attackers start at the middle line - By means of passing and dribbling they make their way down the field towards the penalty area - In the penalty area they are pressured by two defenders - The attackers must, by means of a combination, try to finish on goal without the defenders winning the ball

11 versus 11 on full field (FC Barcelona) Type: Match

Number of players: 22

Field size: Full field

Focus: passing and receiving (possession)

Organization: - The teams can only score from a cross from the flanks - A goal scored by means of a header = 2 points - All other goals = 1 point

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Finishing (Chelsea FC) Type: Finishing Number of players: 9 (2 and 1 goalkeeper at the time) Field size: Approx. half a field Focus: Finishing and conditioning

D

C

Organization

E

B 2

A 1

- 4 players are positioned at cone A and 4 at cone B - Player 1 at cone A passes to player 2 at cone B - Immediately after player 1 passes the ball he zigzags around the poles, to and around cone C to cone D - Player 2 receives the pass and dribbles from cone B to cone E - At cone E he passes to incoming player 1 - Player 1 finishes on goal

Goalkeeper conditioning (Chivas Guadalajara) Type: Goalkeeping Number of players: 3 Field size: In and around the penalty area Focus: Saving and conditioning

Organization: 2

1

- 2 cones are positioned approx. 6 meters in front of goal - 2 players are positioned at each side of the penalty area, just outside the box - The goalkeeper has to run to and around the cone and back to his starting position - He then receives a pass from the player who is located on the side of the cone, he saves the pass and throws it back to the player - The goalkeeper then moves to the other side of the goal and repeat the same thing on that side

3 Goalkeeping Exercises (FC Red Star Belgrado)

1

2

3

4 5

Organization:

Organization:

Organization:

- Goalkeeper start zigzag at cone 1, where he receives a dropkick pas from the coach - Goalkeeper throws the ball back to the coach and runs diagonally to cone 2, where he receives a dropkick pass from the coach - He continues to cone 3, 4 and 5 in the same format

- 2 cones are positioned approx. 2 meters apart with a rope tied between them - Goalkeeper is positioned one 1 side of the rope, jumps across - At this time the coach throws the ball to the opposite side of the rope - The goalkeeper dives across to save

- 5 cones are positioned in a line across approx. 5 meters - Goalkeeper starts next to cone 1 - Coach rolls the ball diagonally, goalkeeper dives between cone 1 and 2 to save - Same format all the way down the line of cone (difficulty increases as the goalkeeper gets closer to the coach)

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