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Endurance capacity circuit with ball and motor skills work

Endurance capacity circuit with ball and motor skills work

15 min
6-22 joueurs
Conditioning
U17 - U16
Excellent athletic circuit that will allow your players to work on endurance capacity (aerobic) while incorporating ball work in the form of dribbling....
Pass, dribble, cross, and near-post off-the-ball run

Pass, dribble, cross, and near-post off-the-ball run

14 min
8-14 joueurs
Technical
U17 - U20
Pass into the run, dribbling, cross, and off-the-ball run to the near post... All the elements are combined in this drill to train your players under the best conditions!...
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The U18 category includes players aged 17-18 years.

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U18 Agility soccer drills

  1. High-Intensity Pair Running Repetitions
  2. Bayern Munich: agility and quickness on a 4-cone run
  3. Speed Work and 1v1 Duels
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U18 Attacking transition soccer drills

  1. Collective Defensive Positioning in Zonal Marking
  2. J. Klopp: Quick attacks with work on defensive-attacking transitions
  3. Attacking transition of José Mourinho with quick attacks in 5v3
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U18 Build-up play soccer drills

  1. Creating a numerical advantage in a possession game across 3 zones
  2. Positioned Attack and Offensive Movements (8v8)
  3. Double 2v2 and Shooting on Full-Size Goal
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U18 Circuit soccer drills

  1. Aerobic Training for Early Season in 6 Phases
  2. The double passing sequence of F. Lampard
  3. Circuit training: aerobic endurance and explosiveness
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U18 Cognitive soccer drills

  1. Decision Making and Reaction Time with Shooting in 2v1
  2. Pep Guardiola's Quick Attacks: Working on Transitions in 6v6
  3. Relay in pairs for athletic and agility work
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U18 Counterattack soccer drills

  1. Transition and "support players" of Pep Guardiola (in 3 zones)
  2. Warm-up: pressing, constrained play and counter
  3. Attacking to defensive transition with a 5v3 in a dual zone
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U18 Counter-pressing soccer drills

  1. Possession game with quick transitions upon losing the ball
  2. Warm-up with a small-sided game focused on counter-pressing
  3. Small group possession in 4 zones
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U18 Defensive recovery / Tracking back soccer drills

  1. Build-up play from the goalkeeper and alternating between short passing game and direct play
  2. Zonal marking: defensive positioning and team block
  3. 4v4 game with line touch after each goal
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U18 Defensive transition soccer drills

  1. Possession game and attacking transition with 3 teams of 5
  2. Pep Guardiola's Quick Attacks: Working on Transitions in 6v6
  3. "Positional play" in 4v4 + 3 neutral players
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U18 Dribbling soccer drills

  1. Mr. Bielsa: working on lateral-winger automatisms with a passing circuit
  2. Circuit with offensive combinations in groups of 4
  3. Switch of play and shooting with a series of 1v1 duels
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U18 Duels soccer drills

  1. Defensive play training for the fullback
  2. 2v2 Situation and Shooting
  3. Exploiting a Numerical Advantage with 3v2 Duels
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U18 Endurance soccer drills

  1. 6v6 with central no-go zone – switches of play and attacks using width
  2. High-Intensity Pair Running Repetitions
  3. Circuit training: aerobic endurance and explosiveness
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U18 Explosive strength soccer drills

  1. Speed training: interval sprints on various courses
  2. 3v3 with 4 supports and a central player
  3. Athletic circuit with ball: passing and agility work
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U18 Fun Game soccer drills

  1. Duel Training by V. Del Bosque in 1v1, 2v2, and 3v3
  2. Luis Enrique: Switch of play in a dynamic 3v3 with a neutral player
  3. Rondo 8v3 and Passing Accuracy Under Pressure
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U18 Gaps soccer drills

  1. Build-up play: finding space between the lines
  2. Attacking to defensive transition with a 5v3 in a dual zone
  3. Luis Enrique: dynamic situation in 3 zones with support for the ball carrier
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U18 Offensive combinations soccer drills

  1. Build-up and transition in 5v3
  2. Circuit with offensive combinations in groups of 4
  3. Attacker Technique: Combination, Cross, and Shooting
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U18 Overload soccer drills

  1. Exploiting the Weak Side with this 8v4 by Marcelo Bielsa
  2. 1v1 Duels then Defensive Transition in 2v1
  3. Goalkeeper build-up into 1v2 duels with defensive recovery
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U18 Passes soccer drills

  1. Short and long passes in a square with combination play
  2. Forwards: Agility and precision of shots without control
  3. Athletic work in groups of 3 with the ball
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U18 Positional play soccer drills

  1. 3-Team Possession Game (6v6 + 3 neutral players)
  2. Offensive combination work between the lines of Pep Guardiola
  3. "Juego de Posición" in possession 9v9 + 2 support players
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U18 Possession soccer drills

  1. Jurgen Klopp's possession play with use of the weak side
  2. Possession game in 4v4 followed by a 2v1 counterattack
  3. Possession game with quick transitions upon losing the ball
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U18 Pressing soccer drills

  1. Fast-paced 3v1 play with speed and agility work
  2. Warm-up: Possession with numerical advantage and defensive pressing
  3. Possession play and high press in 2 zones
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U18 Rondos soccer drills

  1. Defensive transitions after loss in rondo games
  2. Possession play and defensive-attacking transition with players providing support
  3. Possession game in 4 zones with mandatory switch of play
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U18 Scanning soccer drills

  1. Finishing Exercise from 4 Different Angles
  2. Warm-up: defensive block and group positioning
  3. Warm-up with Carlo Ancelotti's Y passing drill
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U18 Shooting soccer drills

  1. One-touch shooting with diagonal run
  2. The arena: protecting your goal with defensive duels work
  3. Pep Guardiola's technical circuit with shooting and speed drill
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U18 Support soccer drills

  1. Short passing game and direct play with support
  2. 3v3 with 4 supports and a central player
  3. Xavi: using width in a 6v6 with 4 support players
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U18 Transition soccer drills

  1. Small group possession in 4 zones
  2. Pep Guardiola: Small-sided high-intensity play from 1v1 to 5v5
  3. Pressing and Gegenpressing: 4vs 2 + 4 in a double grid
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U18 Using width soccer drills

  1. Defensive play training for the fullback
  2. Defending and Delaying in the Final Third in 6v6
  3. Possession game in 2 zones with role change
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