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🔹 DIRECT PLAY & CENTRAL SWITCH 🔹
⚽ Passing drill à la Diego Simeone!

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🔥 Procedure:
✅ Pass to Station 2
✅ Penetrating pass to Station 3
✅ One-touch pass to the central pivot
✅ Central control & through pass to Station 5
🔄 Players rotate after every pass!

🎯 Objectives:
✅ Solve pressure situations intelligently
✅ Perfect timing for switches of play
✅ Improve technique & passing accuracy

⚡ Variations:
🔹 Maximum of 2 touches
🔹 Change direction for more dynamism
🔹 Add a one-two before the penetrating pass for better flow

🎙 Coaching Tips:
✔ Sharp & controlled passes – no random play!
✔ Clear body positioning & awareness – the key to quick decisions!

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6-Goal Game Welcome to Think Soccer Training – don’t just train, think.We set up half a pitch with two big goals and goalkeepers. Next to each goal, two cone gates are p...

‼️1 against 1 or 2 against 2‼️
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⚽️Organization:

- Mark a playing field
- Set up 2 goals on the baselines and staff them with goalkeepers
- Divide into 2 teams Position the players according to the illustration
- 1 ball

⚽️Procedure:

- Player A in possession of the ball receives a pass from the coach - the exercise begins Player A tries to score a goal
against player B, who is in the back
- If player A does not make it, he plays to player C or D, who then have to assert themselves against the two defenders
- E and F in a 2-on-2 against the other goal After a goal is scored, the exercise starts all over again
- Change the attackers and defenders after 10 minutes

⚽️Coaching:

- 1 against 1
- 2 against 2
- Pressing of the defenders
- Attacking with determination

‼️2 against 3‼️

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➡️Organization:

- Mark a playing field
- Build a large gate and staff it with a goalkeeper
- Divide into two teams
- Team Blue 2 players
- Team Red 3 players
- 1 ball

➡️Procedure:

- 2 against 3 The goalkeeper opens the drill with a kick-off ball to one of the three attackers ( red team )
- Red team now tries to score (2)
- The two defensive players (blue team and primary center back or 6) try to win the ball by pressing aggressively.
- If this is successful, the team receives a point A goal or a captured ball scores one point

➡️Variations:

- Time limit for attackers to finish a goal
- If Team Blue captures the ball, they must dribble/pass the ball through the goal line and Team Red goes into counter-pressing mode
- Number of players

➡️Coaching:

- Interaction Pressing/counterpressing

‼️HANDBALL WITH POINTS‼️
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➡️Organization:

- Mark out a 20 x 20 meter square
- Divide into 2 teams
- 1 ball

➡️Procedure:

- 6 against 6 handballgame
- Each team tries to place the ballion one of the cones or play 10 stations in a row (1 point)
- Only 2s steps are allowed with ball in hand
- The attackers may only be surrounded: Knocking the ball out of the hand of the ball holder is prohibited
- If the ballfalls to the ground, possession of the ball changes

➡️Variations:

- Playing with the ball on your foot

➡️Coaching:

- Quickly run at and confront the ball carrier
- Trying to attack when outnumbered
- Attack pressing
- Defend with foresight
- Anticipate opposing passes

‼️4 vs 4 with 2 players on 2 small field goals‼️

🕰30 minutes

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Organization:
➢ Set up a 30 x 25 metre pitch
➢ Divide two teams
➢ Appoint one player on each sideline
Procedure:
➢ Free play in the field
➢ The team in possession of the ball may use the outside players for overtime actions
➢ Each game lasts 3 minutes
➢ Change outfield players after each pass
Variations:
➢ Swap players' positions by
➢ Introduce contact limitation
➢ When the ball is out, the outfielder puts the ball back into play. Instructions such as throw-in, pass in
➢ Goals count double if the outfield player gives the goal feed
Coaching:
➢ Let play
➢ Pay attention to changing positions
➢ Permanently offer the players loudly
➢ After winning the ball, switch quickly
➢ Move without the ball
➢ Involve the outfield players

Center Circle Warm-Up
Duration: 10 minutes

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Organization:
➢ Set up 4 poles around the center circle as shown in the diagram
➢ Divide players into 3 teams of 3 players each
➢ Assign each player in the team a number (number them from 1-3)
➢ One ball per team

Procedure:
➢ Players pass the ball to each other within the center circle
➢ The coach calls out a number
➢ The players with the called number must immediately receive the ball, dribble around a free slalom pole, and then pass the ball back to a teammate inside the circle

Variations:
➢ Two balls per team
➢ Players dribble back into the field
➢ Dribble around 2 slalom poles

Coaching Points:
➢ Dribbling
➢ Passing
➢ Off-the-ball movement
➢ Support play
➢ Speed
➢ Communication
➢ Awareness

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‼️4 vs. 4 with 2 neutral Players and 4 mini goals‼️

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🔥Setup:
- Mark out a 25 x 15 meter field.
- Place two mini goals on each side.
- Divide players into 3 teams.
- Designate one team as the neutral players, positioning them at the ends next to the mini goals with 1 ball.
- Coach stands beside the field.
- Have enough balls available.

🔥Organization:
- 4v4 in the field.
- The neutral players next to the mini goals play directly; goals scored from their passes count double.
- Free play in the field.
- Switch roles after some time.

🔥Variations:
- Introduce a contact limitation in the field.

🔥Coaching Points:
- Focus on transitioning.
- Train decision-making skills.
- Encourage creativity and individual ideas.

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Passing Game & Shot on Goal
Duration: 20 Minutes

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Organization:
▶️ Place a goal with a goalkeeper
▶️ Position the cones as shown in the diagram
▶️ Set up players according to the diagram: A, B, and C

Procedure:
▶️ Player A starts and passes the ball to Player B (1)
▶️ Player B lays the ball off for A (2)
▶️ C makes a run and receives the pass from Player A (3)
▶️ C lays the ball off for B (4) and then runs around the cone to receive a through ball from Player B (5)
▶️ Finally, C takes a shot on goal (6)
▶️ All players move one position forward

Variations:
▶️ Play with one touch
▶️ Play with at least two touches

Coaching Points:
▶️ Passing
▶️ Quality
▶️ Intensity
▶️ Shot on goal

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