Individual Player Development

For private training and small groups

Set up:
A circle (or square) for the quick feet work. 3 different color sticks
in a triangle shape

Exercise variations:
1: Player starts with quick feet without the ball. When he comes out
of the circle, the coach shouts Yellow or Red. The player opens to
Yellow and passses the ball back.
2: The player starts with quick feet exercises with the ball. Once
3 4 finished, he passes the ball to the coach and reacts by opening to
Yellow or Red. He receives the ball forward and dribbles towards
the blue stick.
3: Exercise starts same like 2. After he goes past the blue stick, he
plays a one two with the coach around the 3rd stick. After that,
he scores on the small goal. (blue)
4: Variation of exercise 3. Player now receives the ball on the front
foot, and plays a one two with the coach around the first stick.
(yellow arrows).

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1P: First touch and turning

Set up:
2 lines of mannequins mimicking 2 central defenders and 2
midfielders. 3 balls with the coach

Exercise description:
1: Player asks the ball centrally. First ball is a bounce back, after
this he opens up to a side.
2: If the player receives the ball on the back foot, then he turns
forward and finishes.
3 4 3: After opening, the player opens to the other side. If the player
receives the ball on the frontfoot, then he plays the ball back in 1
touch.
4: After opening 2 times, he comes back in the center. If the coach
coaches to turn, then the player turns and shoots. Otherwise, he
set back the ball.

The exercise continues until the 3 balls have been shot to goal

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1P: Quick feet and Passing

Set up:
2 red cones near to the coach with in between a zone for quick feet
(with ladder, sticks, cones,..). 2 mannequins further away

Exercise description:
1: Player goes through the quick feet zone and receives a short pass
from the coach. He sets the ball back in 1 touch. (Variation: Coach
throws the ball and the player volleys the ball back)
2: Player moves back through the quick feet zone and receives
3 4 a short pass on the other foot.
3: Players moves back to the mannequin and receives a longer
pass. He takes his first touch away from the mannequin and passes
back to the coach.
4: The player opens to the other mannequin and receives the ball.
He takes his first touch away from the mannequin and passes
back to the coach.

Variation:
1. Player does a one-two with the coach around the mannequin
2. Player takes a touch forward and shoots to goal

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2P: Passing and first touch

Set up:
Two squares and a target (goals or a circle)

Exercise variations:
1: Both players play against eachother. Player1 plays a ball
(variations: Short, long, high or on the ground) to Player2. The ball
needs to arrive in the square of Player2. Player 2 has one touch to
control the ball inside the circle. If he can control the ball in one
2 touch in the circle, he gets 2 points. If a player passes the ball not
into the other players square, then he receives -1.
2: The circle is replaced with 2 small goals. Player2 now needs to
score in one touch in the small goal to receive 2 points.
Variation: Player1 needs to coach Player2 to score on a specific goal

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2P: Quick feet work and first touch

Set up:
3 mannequins with a player in front of the line and a player behind
the line

Exercise variations:
1: Player1 opens between the mannequins. Player2 makes the
opposite movement. Player1 receives the ball from the coach.
Player2 makes the deep run and shoots after receiving the ball from
player1.
3 4 2: Player1 opens between the mannequins. Player2 makes the
opposite movement. Player2 receives the ball and plays a split
pass to player1. Player1 shoots.
3.: Player1 opens next to the mannequins. Player 2 makes the
opposite movement. If player1 receives the ball on the back foot,
then player2 makes a deep run and receives the ball from
player1.
4: Player1 opens next to the mannequins. Player 2 makes the
opposite movement. If player1 receives the ball on the front foot,
then player2 comes under the ball. Player1 plays a one-two with
player2. Player1 shoots to goal.

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2P: Skills

Set up:
A square 9m x 9m with 2 mannequins on the side

Exercise variations:
1: Both players have a ball. One Player is doing a combination of
skills, the other player has a rest. The focus is on working with
high intensity and short recoveries (when the other player is
working). Player dribbles to the mannequin, then continue to the
3 4 next mannequin and then back to his starting position. Now player2
starts.
2: Player1 dribbles, Player2 applies pressure. Player1 use a skill to
go past player2. They switch positions and Player1 passes to
Player2. The exercise starts again.
3: Player2 receives a pass from player1. He takes his first touch
in the direction of a mannequin. He does a skill at the mannequin
and passes back to player1.
4: Player1 passes to Player2 and immediately puts pressure on him.
Player2 takes his first touch sideways into the space (and away
from player1). He does a skill at the mannequin and takes position
of player1. The exercises restarts now

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3P: 2v1 and 1v2

Set up:
A small square

Exercise variations:
1: Defending/Doubling
2 Defenders against 1 attacker. There are 3 balls played in total.
The defenders try to recover the ball as fast as possible. They need
to recover 3 balls within 30seconds.
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2: In posession – Movement/Decision making
Attacker receives the ball and tries to keep possession as long as
possible. Workload is 45seconds

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3P: First touch under pressure

Set up:
Two cones 20-24m apart. A small goal

Exercise description:
Coach passes the ball to A(ttacker). 2 D(efenders) are ready to
press as soon as the pass is given. A must scan and be pro active
for the press. He needs to try to take touch forward into the space
and score a goal. If the D’s recover the ball, they score on the
2 small goal

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3P: Finishing with defender

Set up:
A zone in front fo the box

Exercise variations:
1: 1v1 with the defender in the back. Attacker receives the ball
and tries to eliminate the defender with a first touch turn. The
defender can only defend inside the zone. Once the attacker
leaves the zone, he can shoot.
2 Tip: First couple of times the defender is not allowed to steal
the ball, just to put pressure

2: 2v1 inside the box. The second attacker joins the box after
passing the ball to the attacker inside the box. The defender can be
outplayed by a first touch or by a pass

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4P: 3v1 moving

Set up:
Two squares connected to eachother. 16m x 8m

Exercise description:
3 attackers against 1 defender. After 5 passes the players can
progress to the next square. Important is the timing of the run
and making triangles at all times.

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Variations:
1. Free play
2. Max 3 touches
3. Max 2 touches
4. 1 touch – 2 touches
5. 1 touch apart from the first pass received in the next box

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4P: Skills and quick feet

Set up:
Mannequin and 2 quickfeet zones

Exercise description:
1 and 1’ go towards the mannequin. They go past the mannequin
with a skill and pass to 2’ and 2. After that they go through the
quick feet zone. Now the exercise starts again.

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Variations:
1. At the mannequin, 1 turns back and plays a one-two with 2.
After the one-two he passes to 2’

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4P: 3 times Shooting

Set up:
3 mannequins around the box

Exercise description:
Player 1 shoots 3 times.
Black: Player1 receives the ball from 2 and turns and shoots.
Yellow: After he shoots, he comes through the mannequin and plays
a one-two with player3. Player1 makes the run in the box and tries
2 to score on the cross of 3.
Blue: After player 1 shoots. Player4 dribbles towards the backline
and cuts the ball back to player1. Player1 in the meantime, runs out
of the box touching the mannequin. And enters the box again to
score on the cross of player 4.

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