U12 Soccer Drills
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Soccer Tactics
Rondo 4 v 2 - searching for depth
Depth - Introductory exercise for searching for depth through player insertions -
Soccer Tactics
Passes over the diamond with approaching ball touches and conclusion
Finishing - Combination of passes on the ground with unmarking movements for conclusion on goal -
Soccer Technique
Warm-up - 8 v 2 rondo
Warm up - Exercise to be done during pre-match warm-up to increase players’ focus, useful for dealing with subsequent activities -
Soccer Technique
Cognitive rondo for transitions and peripheral vision - Barcelona F.C.
Peripheral vision - Used by the Barcelona cantera as an introduction to concepts such as free-space perception, activation of a response based on a stimulus, and peripheral vision -
Soccer Tactics
Small-sided game: 4 v 4 with five goals
Shooting - Thematic match to improve shooting accuracy and speed in finding the goal -
Soccer Tactics
Positional game + progression: 2-man pressure
Playing out from the back - Exercise to train build-up from the back while avoiding 2-man pressure -
Soccer Tactics
3 v 3 plus 2 jokers: width
Creating space - Situational game to train playing in numerical superiority by exploiting width -
Soccer Tactics
3 v 3 + 3: ball possession in numerical superiority and equality
Possession - Maintain possession of the ball in situations of numerical superiority by encouraging pressing situations -
Soccer Tactics
Conditioned game: attack against defense
Passing - The exercise improves ball circulation under pressure and free space management