Training is more effective if worked in specificity, with resource to contexts to promote the intended behaviors.

1. Creating behaviors in respect to the coach game model: an example of drills that can be used
Note: Every one of these drills can be used to develop a different moment of the football game, depending on the focus the coach gives to the drill with rules, feedbacks, space, etc.
Vítor Marreco de Gouveia
The main idea is to create specific contexts to introduce, develop and work on some game principles, with respect to the principle moments of the GAME.
Attacking
To manage ball possession without loosing the objectivity
and the progression towards the opposite goal
Transitioning
To take advantage of the temporary disorganization in these
moments
Defending
To reduce spaces of progression and ball carrier initiative,
with resource to zonal defending (more or less aggressive)
Dynamicrondoswith
positionalworkand
changeofspace
Ballpossessiondrillswith
morespecificityrespecting
thestructureofplay
Drillswithseveralnumericalrelations
(7-10fieldplayers)andtoattainthe
purposeofthegame:TOSCORE
10 players; 6 with the players distributed
in half of the space and the other on the
other side. 3 defenders in the middle. Ball
possession (8 passes) followed by a
vertical pass to the support players placed
in depth.
Ball possession under pressure;
transition/rupture pass.
Groups of 2 players; 4x2 and after 6
consecutive passes pass it to the
players on the other half of the pitch
and the players in the middle react
fast. The group of the players who
loses the ball enters in the middle,
pressuring ball carrier.
Fast reaction to the loss of the ball.
Positional play to keep the ball;
Linking the build-up and finalization
by the wings; defending with a
medium positioned defensive block,
avoiding internal passes.
Contention in the ball carrier to avoid
internal progression; Lines closer to
reduce space between lines.
Teams of 3 with 3
support players
(wingers and striker).
To link the game
creating routines
with the 3
mentioned players.
Explore space
between lines after
ball possession.
3 Teams; one is using
positional attacking having
7+1x7+GK, the other is
defending and after
winning the ball they
should make the transition
using the support placed on
the other half. The last
team is waiting to start
defending .
Positional attacking; linking
the game by the middle
with the striker.
6+1x4+2: The attacking team must
switch game center to pass the ball
to the other half throw the doors in
the middle; The 4 defending team
must avoid progression and the 2
defensive cover players, protect the
progression doors according to the
ball.
Defensive cover; collective sideways
displacements to avoid progression.
2 teams, 9+1x6; attacking team
must try to keep ball possession (to
have the ball for the higher period
of time); defending team must
pressure the ball carrier and after
winning the ball, they must pass it
as fast as possible to their
teammates on the other half.
Take the ball out of pressure; react
fast to the loss of the ball.
To work on
defensive
positioning in a low
block, to use
strategically
according to the
game situation.
Defensive
alignments; Role of
the defensive
midfielder to reduce
the space between
the defensive and
midfield line.