All Posts by Mike Saif

Transition 1v1s

By Philip Cauchi Title:  Transition 1v1s. Area of practice: 15 yards by 12 yards. Number of players: Six to eight players maximum. Workload:  Work continuously for five minutes with the players rotating all the time.  Therefore the players rest between repetitions as part of these five minutes.  Perform twice (2 x 5 minutes with a

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Crazy 1v1s

By Philip Cauchi Title:  1v1s all over the place. Area of practice: 20 yards by 20 yards. Number of players: Eight players grouped into four pairs. Workload:  2 sets of 6 repetitions x 30 seconds each repetition with a 90 seconds rest between repetitions and three minutes rest between sets. Description of the practice: The

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Counter-Attacking From Deep

By Philip Cauchi Level of ability: Ideally the players should have a sound technical foundation in passing and receiving the ball under opposition pressure. Therefore the players should be able to understand basic visual communication, perceive key stimuli to make decisions, and pass the ball (execute the decision) with accuracy. Adaptations: To increase the time

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Soccer-specific high intensity endurance

By Philip Cauchi Title: Soccer-specific high intensity endurance Aim:  To develop the players’ ability to perform many quality soccer actions per minute.    Introduction:  The following practice develops the players’ ability to perform many soccer actions per minute but also for them to quickly adapt and adjust their position according to the needs of the team

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