Tiki-Taka Passing Patterns & Exercises Volume 2: New Book Available on Amazon! Description: The rotation in this exercise is a follows. Player A takes Player B’s place, Player B takes Player C’s place, Player C takes Player D’s place, Player D takes Player E’s place, Player E takes Player F’s place, Player F takes Player G’s place, Player G takes Player H’s Spot and Player H plays into Player I and takes Player I’s place. Pre-determine what passes will be 1-touch and what passes will be 2-touch.

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To increase or decrease the tempo, adjust the touch requirements. Notice the shape of the is two diamonds.

Registered: Posts: 121 Posted I came across these sessions through a friend on linkedin. These are 91 training sessions prepared by Pep and Tito during their time coaching Barca B. The sessions are marked out by date, time along with the objective for each session. There are more details and the download link for the pdf at the following site: All of it is in Spanish - but this can be easily tackled through google translate Please note that you have to register on the site, which does not take too much time. Other than this, there is a trove of useful stuff on the website. Disclaimer: I do not have anything to do with the website. Taking out the grey areas from football analysis.

Registered: Posts: 121 Posted I checked with the guy who uploaded it, and he said its ok to share it freely. So I am uploading this on dropbox. You can download it here: I know people are uncomfortable registering on websites. I just wanted to give due credit form where I found it. Kev, I wish I could translate, but I do not know Spanish.

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If time permits though, I will give it a shot - that is a nice idea to translate this into English. On the same note - is there anyone on this forum who can help out with this? Taking out the grey areas from football analysis.

Originally Posted by profraza I checked with the guy who uploaded it, and he said its ok to share it freely. So I am uploading this on dropbox. You can download it here: I know people are uncomfortable registering on websites. I just wanted to give due credit form where I found it. Kev, I wish I could translate, but I do not know Spanish. If time permits though, I will give it a shot - that is a nice idea to translate this into English. On the same note - is there anyone on this forum who can help out with this?

Appreciate it raza. Mind you they DO say that soccer IS the language - and that players relate through soccer!!! Registered: Posts: 144 Posted Thank you for posting these.I have them but I haven't looked at them in a while. I think looking at plans like this are good, but in my personal experience I find once I come full circle I see that really I found nothing that wasn't already there to be looked at.You don't learn as much as you think you will by going to a pro club. So I tend to not take as from them these days.In general in this pack there are simple drills you can use and adapt to most abilities, and in fact it's nothing you wont find in any good dutch coaching book. There's a mixture of conditioning, sprint work combined with triangle passing drills and positional games.

There also some high touch small rondo games. In all a very simple way of setting up training compared to some other 'pro' session plans I've seen. Registered: Posts: 7,887 Posted We had a guy who graduated form our school who went on to play in the MLS. When he came back he told the guys that they did the same drills at the pro level, they were just a lot faster, with better technique. Went to see ManU play in Houston, and watched their warm up. Pretty similar to what we do, but once again, faster with better technique.

A lot better technique. 'When you start, you may have to move tons of dirt to find a gold nugget. But when you start mining for gold, you overlook the dirt.'

-Andrew Carnegie. Registered: Posts: 5,415 Posted Kev, we have had this video before. I don't think this is a good session because the kids are not at the right level to play it (I would take it back a notch and teach them readiness, how to move and a lot more comfort moves with the ball before doing the Rondo stuff.

Why would you want young kids to play 1 touch first? They need to be comfortable with the ball at the feet and should be able to pass or dribble not be thinking only to pass. Timing and reading the defenders movements should be stressed at this time, with the relevant skills being stressed. I also think he doesn't teach them anything (not sure he can see all the faults?). Rondo's are the middle bit of possession but the players can only get the most out of them if they develop the above mentioned skills first and they are progressed onto execution parts of the game (otherwise there is a danger of possession for possessions sake).

Registered: Posts: 5,415 Posted I also do not like the progression to 3v2 and 4v3 cos it is a different topic. I would go: 1. Rondos at two ends of the pitch v 1 defender. Add a middle section defender and play with one ball, with breakouts going from end to end (start with 3 or 5 passes before the breakout 4. Add one more defender so that they can transition to put two defenders in any section (need to communicate).

As you add defenders reduce the number of passes needed and add that they can break as a pair and then as a 3. Add that they can and should go backwards depending where the defenders are. Add goals Note, we throw away the bib if we win it as defenders (gives a bit of time and incentive).

We also encourage different ways of playing breaking out, like an overlap, 1,2, 3rd man run, back heel etc and we have different supporting runs and strategies in the breakout phase. The key is to connect the topics though then the retention of info is improved.

Registered: Posts: 14,650 Posted Ed, I know we've had this before, but I was aiming this more for the newer coach as a way to steer them from the dreaded Lines, Laps, Lecture format that most newer coaches fall into. Remember, this forum is about all levels of experience and its up to the more experienced coaches to inspire new coaches to become more effective in THEIR coaching. Strange that you dismiss it out of hand even though its not about lines and monotonous cone moving.?

Of course the kids are not advanced technically but rondos are easily organised so time is used well in terms of player contact with the ball (yes I know they could do individual technique work but that is a separate element). And its a given that this is just a pre-emptive session which should conclude with a SSG with goals to bring in the elements of finishing off every attack with a strike at goal By the way, I like the fact you recognise the danger of possession for possessions sake. Does this mean you may be leaning more towards my 3Gs of play?

I am VERY interested to know what point 3 is????.is this the invisible 'X' factor YOU have Ed?.