Ataque 6 x 6 + 1 con inicio del portero

Number players: 12 - 14 - 16-18.

Dimensions: ½ field.

Aim: Play with the minimum possible, touches speed in the game, improve the output of the ball, situations in superiority, pressure, etc.

Impact: In the best decisions, on the pass (in the face of pressure from behind) and control oriented and above all in the good beginning of creation with the Porter.

Duration: 10 to 15 minutes.

Development: Divides the space as shown in the image. Place players by position and will be a possession of ball of the offensive team and once it is achieved to give five consecutive passes, you will have to play with the goalkeeper quickly and the plants and the ends will have to be opened spaces for the goalkeeper to play in short or long looking for one of the players (having to be avoided by the defenders) you will get 1 point. If you get to keep the ball after pass from goalkeeper, there will be a 2 x 1 band, only being able to enter a defence and trying to finish in goal, to try to get another point.

Juego tricolor

- Number players: 9 - 12 - 15.

- Dimensions: 30 x 25 / 35 x 30 / 40 x 35.

- Purpose: Possession - occupation of the space - game without a ball - recovery - quick Play.

- Impact: Play with ease, amplitude, in group defense, defensive attitude.

- Duration: 12 or 20 minutes.

- Objective: Form three teams of three, four or five players. Two teams of three retained possession while the other team tries to intercept or retrieve the ball. Goes to retrieve the player's team that lost without stopping the game in such a way that the players maintain good attention while playing. It is appropriate to limit the toques by player in two or two plus one and even if the field is well to a touch.

Juego tres colores + finalización

Number players: 9 – 12 – 15.

Dimensions: 30 x 25 / 35 x 30 / 40 x 35.

Purpose: Recovery and counterattack, shot dead in speed moves, pressure in area of completion, not to fall in out of the game, change of mentality attack defense.

Impact: Circular movements to prevent outside game, rapid incorporation into attack, complete with decision the goal scoring.

Duration: 12 to 20 minutes. (Series of 4 or 5 minutes each team that retrieves ball).

Development: Three teams of three, four or five players and a goalkeeper that defends all attacks. Two of the three teams maintain possession to one or two touches while the other team tries to recover the ball. If recovers the ball, free touches a goal attack is carried out while they are defended by the two teams that began the possession. Teams that currently only defend may defend in delimited space, entering the offensive team without opposition except the goalkeeper in goal area. Last series for each team four or five minutes, leaving the players to return delimited space walk after a play in goal. Starts again with the goalkeeper with the hand release a player to begin with possession of ball. It is important to indicate the area where pita offside being normally shown on the graph. If during the possession, the team loses the ball is counted half goal for the team that recovers. The Organization of a competition among the three teams to see who gets more goals in each series encourages the intensity in the game.

Posesión + progresión

Number players: 10-20

Dimensions: ¼ field 10 to 12 players. Field for 18 to 20 players

Purpose: Possession - Progression - Recovery

Impact: Support of security - verticality of the attack - Game is sure - occupation of the game space.

Duration: 12 to 20 minutes.

Developement: There are two teams that attack and defend in one direction only, and define the field of game graphics according. The game is to achieve different objectives while playing. 1^st OBJECTIVE:  It consists of performing ten passes within the own half of field. Once achieved the ten passes are for the game to start from the base line own to try to achieve the second objective. 2^nd OBJECTIVE: is to try to get the ball crossing the line in midfield and touch one more player after crossing and only on the condition that only two players on the team keeper can play in the most backward area and without for the game we got to the third goal 3^rd OBJECTIVE: Achieve cross the third line of the field without going on outside of game (that is valid a deep pass to a teammate).

What kind of relationships exist in grassroots football? 

It is a well-known fact that in playing fields we found different types of social groups that influence the players themselves. In grassroots football it is appreciated how both parents and referees, as well as trainers and the players themselves interact so that everybody live together intervening one over the other. 

Thereupon, we expound the possible types of relationships which can occur in playing fields of grassroots football.

Player-trainer relationship: This relationship can be divided into two contexts:

During the training, where the relationship between the player and the trainer tends to be friendly and direct. At that moment, the trainer must worry about that players learn in an ideal and agreeable environment. They must always take into account the seriousness and work, but never taking them to authoritarianism.

During the match: In this category it is very common that we find trainers who throw out motivating messages to their players so that they go out and play one hundred percent. In addition, trainers give them some advice on how they shoud act within the field, they explain them briefly the tactical strategies, and so on. However, we can also see, although over the years to a lesser extend, that there are trainers who underestimate the effort of their players, by limiting themselves only to the result.

Parent-trainer relationship: The relationship between parents and trainer is similar in the cordial way to the former, but on the contrary is not always as direct. On many occasions it is players themselves the intermediaries between the father or mother and the trainer. It is true that there are also situations, in which, when a parent is interested in the progress of his child, the parent-trainer relationship is completaly direct.

Trainer-referee ralationship: The relationship between referees and trainers within a grassroots football match are usually oscilatory. At matches in this age group, is frequent and shameful to see trainers insulting the referee and consequently to be expelled.

On the other hand, we find trainers who do work well with referees so that children are able to grow sportly and personally. Despite the existence of these cooperative situations between referee and trainer, in leagues in which the competition and the victory come first, is difficult to occur.

Parent-referee relationship: This relationship is probably the most complicated one within the playing field, because whatever the referee does, his decision is going to be questioned by the team affected. There are many occasions in which it can be seen how players’ parents underestimate and insult the referees in charge of controlling the match.

Player-player relationship: The relationships of players from different teams within the playing field tend to be respectful. Despite being this, we can also find players who do not respect these education rules and during the match throw insults and threats to the players of the opposing team.

In addition to the previous ones, we find relationships between the players of the same team, where there can be moments of the league in which unpleasant situations among teammates appear. The trainer’s role is trying to reduce the possibilities of the emergence of such situations and to create a good working environment. One of the purposes is that they should not be a group but a team.

Referee-player relationship: For players of this age, the referee must be other educator, as well as flexible and have the ability to teach the footballer who should and should not do on the field. Sometimes, we can find referees who treat players of this age as if they were professionals ones. In this way, changing this image, we could achieve making  the learning of these footballers much more easy.

Parent-player relationship: finding the famous “parents-trainers” has become in a frequent image within matches. Those parents are characterized by being during all the match questioning the decisions of the referee, and saying phrases of scorn to the teammates themselves of their child. This image should be completely removed from playing fields. 

Cara, JF., Pernía, I, & Utrilla, M. (2014). Socio-emotional relationships among players, parents and referees on grassroots football fields. E-motion. Education, Motricity and Investigation magazine, nº 2, pp.78-87.

¿Qué tipo de relaciones existen en el futbol base?

Es sabido por todos que en los terrenos de juego, nos encontramos distintos tipos de grupos sociales que influyen en los propios jugadores. En el fútbol base se aprecia cómo tanto padres, árbitros, entrenadores como los propios jugadores interactúan de forma que todos conviven interviniendo unos sobre otros.

A continuación, exponemos los posibles tipos de relaciones que se pueden dar en los terrenos de juego de fútbol base.

Relación jugador-entrenador: Esta relación se puede dividir en dos contextos:

Durante el entrenamiento donde la relación  entre el jugador y el entrenador suele ser cordial y directa. Donde el entrenador se debe preocupar de que los jugadores aprendan en un ambiente óptimo agradable teniendo siempre presente la seriedad y el trabajo, pero nunca llevándolos al autoritarismo.

Durante el partido: Es frecuente en esta categoría que encontremos a entrenadores que lanzan mensajes motivadores a sus jugadores para que salgan al cien por cien a jugar, que dan consejos de cómo actuar dentro del campo, les explican de forma reducida las estrategias tácticas…Pero por otra parte también se puede observar, aunque con el paso del tiempo en menor medida que existen entrenadores que menosprecian el esfuerzo de sus jugadores, ciñéndose sólo al resultado.

Relación padre-entrenador: La relación entre padres y entrenador es similar en lo cordial a la anterior, pero por el contrario no siempre es tan directa. En muchas ocasiones son los propios jugadores los intermediarios entre el padre ó madre y el entrenador. Es cierto que también existen situaciones en las que la relación padre-entrenador es directa en su totalidad, cuando un padre se interesa en el progreso de su hijo.

Relación entrenador-árbitro: La relación de los árbitros y los entrenadores dentro de un partido de fútbol base suelen ser oscilatorias. En los partidos a estas edades, viene a ser frecuente y vergonzoso ver a entrenadores insultar al colegiado y por consiguiente ser expulsados.

Por otra parte, encontramos entrenadores que sí se compenetran con los árbitros para que los niños puedan crecer deportiva y personalmente. A pesar de existir estas situaciones de cooperación entre árbitro y entrenador, en ligas en las que prima la competición y la victoria es complicado que ocurran.

Relación padre-árbitro: Esta relación es quizás la más complicada dentro del terreno de juego, ya que haga lo que haga el árbitro su decisión va a ser cuestionada por el equipo perjudicado. Son muchas las ocasiones en las que se puede ver como padres de los

jugadores, menosprecian e insultan a los árbitros encargados de controlar el partido.

Relación jugador-jugador: Las relaciones de los jugadores de diferentes equipos dentro del terreno de juego suelen ser respetuosas. A pesar de ser esto también se puede encontrar jugadores que no respetan estas normas de educación y durante el partido lanzan insultos y amenazas a los jugadores del equipo rival.

Además de las anteriores encontramos relaciones entre los jugadores de un mismo equipo, donde pueden darse momentos de la liga en los que aparezcan situaciones desagradables entre compañeros. La función del entrenador es intentar reducir las posibilidades de la aparición de dichas situaciones y crear un buen clima de trabajo. Una de las finalidades es que no sean un grupo sino un equipo.

Relación árbitro-jugador: Para los jugadores de esta edad el árbitro debe ser un educador más, debe ser flexible y tener la capacidad para enseñar al futbolista qué debe y qué no se debe hacer dentro del campo. En ocasiones se puede encontrar a colegiados que tratan a los jugadores de esta edad como si de profesionales se tratase, cambiando esta imagen podríamos lograr hacer el aprendizaje de estos futbolistas mucho más fácil.

Relación padre-jugador: Se ha convertido en una imagen frecuente dentro de los partidos, encontrar a los famosos “padres-entrenadores”. Estos padres se caracterizan por dedicarse durante todo el encuentro a cuestionar las decisiones del entrenador de su hijo, y a pronunciar frases de menosprecio hacia los propios compañeros de su hijo. Esta imagen debería eliminarse por completo de los terrenos de juego.