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55 min
4 drills
U6 - U13

Developing Explosiveness through Fun Games and Cognitive Duels

This training session focused on explosiveness combines fun exercises (collecting and stealing cones, tic-tac-toe) with cognitive work and duel situations, to develop quickness, feints, and information processing in youth soccer players.

Drill #1

Collecting Cones: Feints and agility in youth academy

Collecting Cones: Feints and agility in youth academy

15 min
4-20 joueurs
Warm-up
U6 - U11
A small agility exercise to offer to younger players to work on their quickness and ability to deceive their opponents in small spaces. A very fun game that players enjoy!...

Drill #2

Cognitive work with colored gate choice in 1v1

Cognitive work with colored gate choice in 1v1

10 min
5-20 joueurs
Technical
U10 - U13
Series of 1v1 duels where the attacker must read the defender's choice by going through the same colored gate before going to shoot on goal....

Drill #3

Agility and game awareness: The cone drill in youth academy

Agility and game awareness: The cone drill in youth academy

10 min
4-24 joueurs
Conditioning
U6 - U11
Fun game to offer in soccer school, it will help your players work on important elements such as agility and information gathering....

Drill #4

Tic-Tac-Toe possession game with overload

Tic-Tac-Toe possession game with overload

20 min
10-20 joueurs
Small-sided games
U6 - U13
A very fun game that combines problem-solving, decision-making, and attacking-defensive transitions. Highly appreciated by players and ideal for soccer schools!...

Session Objectives & Focus Areas

Dribbling Fun Game Duels Cognitive Scanning Agility Overload Explosive strength

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