Technical test of touches of the ball.

1. Material required.

-Marked terrain of 1 m diameter circle.

-1 ball.

-1 chronometer

2. Realization.

For a minute the player must:

  1st. Lift the ball (which will be located in the interior of the circle) from the ground with your feet. (Chronometer running).

  2nd. Perform 5 consecutive touches, without the ball touching the floor, with the following surfaces:

-Right foot.

-Left foot.

-Head.

-Right thigh.

-Left thigh.

The touches that don´t complete the 5 to be taken on every surface, aren’t counted.

  3rd. Once again leave it in the circle, stepping on it with one foot. (Stop the Chronometer).

-The surfaces can alternate as you want (as long as the ball has not touched the ground).

-Two attempts, posting the best will be carried out.

3. Valuation.

a) 25 points. 1 point for every touch made with surface that has achieved 5 consecutive touches: 5 points x 5 surfaces = 25 points.

b) 25 points. Granted from the beginning will subtract 0.3 points per second used to make 25 touches.

Systems of play (I)

One of the more debated aspects in grassroots football is what type of systems of play is the appropiate for these ages.

When any system of game is outlined, it is fundamental that trainers make a division of tasks to be developed. They should do it by distributing them rationally on the playing field, informing each player of the functions to be carried out within his action area, both in attack phases and in defense ones. 

During this weeks we will the systems of play which exists in grassroots football by organizing them according to their lines:

-Those of two lines (1-3-3 and 1-4-2).

-Those of three lines (1-3-1-2, 1-3-2-1, 1-2-3-1, 1-2-2-2 and 1-1-3-2).

-Those of four lines (1-1-2-1-2 and 1-1-3-1-1).

In today’s post we will begin by analyzing the play 1-3-3 System

It consists of: 1 goalkeeper, 3 defenders (right-back, left-back and centre-back) and 3 forwards (right-forward, left-forward and centre-forward).

Defenders are two full-backs, who can have or not offensive-defensive path, and a centre-back, who acts urmarked to facilitate coverages to their full-backs.

Forwards are composed of two wing-backs, clinged to the wings, who have high-speed and good finalisation of the attacks. Besides there is also a high-speed centre forward in the area who has much capacity to shoot.

Intermittent fitness test (IFT 30-15)

Is designed to more closely reproduce the demands of intermittent sports. To difference of the sound-proof, where athletes run continuously to increase the speed of every minute, this test consists of 30 seconds of operation with 15 seconds of walking. This test is intended to assess the ability to recover and repeat the activity intermittent, similar to many sports situations.

 The IFT 30-15 consists of performing careers of back and forth in 30 seconds interespaciadas with periods of recovery of 15 seconds. The initial speed is 8 km·h^{- 1} and increases by 0.5 km·h^-1 at each subsequent stage of 30 s (well trained players may begin the test with a speed of 10 or even 12 km·h^-1). Players must run back and forth between two lines separated by a distance of 40 m, at a pace determined by an audible signal. The prerecorded beep allows individuals to adjust your running speed when entering the area of 3 m located in the middle and at each end of the assessment area.

During the 15 s of passive recovery period, players step forward, towards the closest line (either towards the middle line or lines from the ends of the area of assessment, depending on the place in which the race has finished). In this line, the next stage will begin. Tell the players that they must complete the most number of stages, and the test ends when the players cannot maintain the required stroke rate or can not reach the area of 3 m together with the audible signal on three consecutive occasions.

Reducción de toques en cada zona

Number players: 16 – 22.

Dimensions: Field football 8.

Aim: To adapt to the real situations of competition, improve the tactics, training decision making and improve attention and concentration.

Impact: Speed in the game, pressure, depth, orientation changes, pass, controls and rational occupation of space.

Duration: 20 minutes.

Development: Field will be divided into three areas: area home, area of creation and end zone. The starting zone will belong to the space of the defenses; the zone of creation will be for players in midfield and completion for the front area. You play a match eight against eight or eleven against eleven. You play a match where players will have curfews limited depending on the zone in which they participate in the game:

• 3 hints if the player is in the area that suits you.
• 2 hints if the player is in another area.
  

What you should know and do coach

FOOTBALL PLAYERS UP TO 10-12 YEARS

CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN	WHAT SHOULD THE COACH DO?
1. the potential of children and girls up to age 10, is more similar than different.	1 leave the children and girls train and compete together, since both benefit from it.
2. children of this evolutionary phase are highly motivated and enthusiastic, and they love to be active all the time.	2 maintaining motivation through a variety of exercises and games. Avoid queues and exercises in which the child is static long. Listen to what they say children during practices.
3. they are usually self-centered and likes to have the ball the maximum time possible. Worry about yourself to others.	3 have enough balls and organize competitions, to take advantage of his egocentric behavior. Propose fair play.
4. still lack a good technique and a good level of coordinative ability. Frequently, they do not understand their task both in attack and in defence.	4 allow so much time to learning the techniques to understand what to do and when.
5 everybody loves scoring goals. You have skills in shot on goal motivates them and gives them confidence.	5 you must practice frequently games simplified 2 x 2 and 3 x 3, as well as mini soccer to all children often touch the ball and mark goals.
6. your attention span is very limited, they are not trained to assimilate much information.	6 Insert multipurpose or multilateral soccer practice games. Not to mention much, is better to show.
7. only are beginning to learn r, how to cooperate with others (team play).	7. Select games in which cooperation is indispensable to win (mini soccer).
8. they have no very clear the ideal model of game or a technical gesture.	8 demonstrate repeatedly how to do so and present models appropriate for their age.
9. they are very sensitive to criticism.	9 it must always be positive, praising the effort and the progress of the children.
10 they are very tolerant to changes in temperature.	10. make their dress is adequate and that there is enough time to regain lost fluid.

COMPARISON BETWEEN YOUNG SOCCER AND ADULT SOCCER

GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL	ADULT SOCCER
Objective: Training of young footballers	Objective: Performance (result)
It is a recreational and sport activity	It is a sport
It is through teaching sessions	It is through the training sessions
With the presence of an educator	Directed with the presence of a trainer
It is taught through played forms, that induce to progress.	Is taught through analytical forms, they induce an increase in performance
Structures adapted to the age of the young (ball, goals, dimensions and number of players)	Unique and standardized structure

Physical preparation

Physical preparation considered to be one of the most important determining factors in the stages of formation of the athlete. It is one of the aspects to keep in mind in the development of football players. For this reason, López Bedoya, en Blázquez, 1995 considers early physical training as the process of developing the basic athletic motor skills of child. In correspondence with her psycho-biological development and during her sensitive phases.

An ideal level of physical condition will ensure all levels of development:

• Enhanced learning, assimilation and  technical improvement will endorse the safety of the     player in terms of their actions and confidence.      
• Efficacy in technical solutions.
• Capacity to impose technical and tactical decisions.
• Psychological and physical exercise tolerance.

Physical activity at recreational levels is an essential element for general sports preparation, where specificity isn´t required till an advanced level of performance. The physical activity preparation in the recreational phase requires an educational approach besides the scope of the group (federated teams, recreational preparation and physical activity lesson).