🎉 Pre-Season Week 1: Calendar is Stacked with more to come! https://app.touchtight.com/calendar/agenda?date=2024-07-01

Let's kick start week 1 of pre-season, with new physical based content, finishing and small sided games to get the social back on track. We will be looking to implement new practices each day, together with new sessions every Tuesday and Thursday over the next 6 weeks. 🤗 

That's 7-10 new practices and sessions each week. If there is anything you would like us to develop during this time, now is the time to send your requests in! It will be predominantly pre-season focused with the ball, but we are open to all ideas from you our driving force! 💪

Reply below with your suggestions and smash the week! ⭐️

Pre-Season 6 Week Plan and Free 30 Page Ebook! 🎁

This comprehensive 6-week Pre-Season plan is designed to prepare your team for a successful season ahead. This program is meticulously crafted to enhance players' physical conditioning, technical skills, and tactical understanding, ensuring they are match-ready by the time the season kicks off. Click Here: https://app.touchtight.com/programs/pre-season-6-week-plan

Objectives of the Pre-Season Plan:

Physical Conditioning: Improve players' endurance, strength, agility, and speed to handle the physical demands of the game.

Technical Skills: Sharpen essential skills such as passing, dribbling, shooting, and ball control through focused drills and exercises.

Tactical Awareness: Develop players' understanding of team tactics, positional play, and game strategies.

Team Cohesion: Build team chemistry and communication, fostering a unified and motivated squad.

🔥 Attacking Transitions at Speed | 09-P14

This 11 v 11 game is designed to develop fast transitions and improve clinical finishing in the final third. The back line of the first attacking team begins by advancing freely up the field while the midfielders and strikers of the defending team remain inactive. The objective is to connect with the attacking 6 players, who must combine and exploit the 6 v 4 overload to finish. If the defending team wins possession or the attack ends, the ball is played to the previously defending players, triggering a counter-attack in the opposite direction. Both teams aim to score within 8 seconds of receiving possession. This dynamic setup ensures players develop quick decision-making, teamwork, and finishing under pressure! 💪⚽️

⚽️ The Dribbling Zones Game | Mini Ballers P43

Engage your mini ballers with this exciting small-sided game designed to enhance dribbling and awareness! In this practice, the objective for the team in possession is to have one of their players dribble the ball from Zone 1 to Zone 2, and then from Zone 2 to Zone 3, to finish the attack. The same player or a different player can dribble between the zones. If possession is won in the middle third, players must recycle the ball and dribble through all three zones. If the ball is won in the final zone (the possession team's first zone), the player can finish immediately. This game not only sharpens dribbling skills but also improves players' spatial awareness and decision-making under pressure, making it a fun and essential addition to your training sessions! 💪⚽️

🔥 Pre-Season 94: Sprints, Recovery Runs and 2 v 2's

This pre-season practice develops sprint speed and 2 v 2 game skills, designed to sharpen both physical and tactical abilities. Players are divided into two pairs: attackers and defenders. On the coach's call, both pairs sprint forward—the attackers racing towards the ball and the defenders chasing them down.

As soon as they enter the game zone, a 2 v 2 attack is triggered. The attackers must make at least one pass before finishing, while defenders can counter-attack and score past the goalkeeper if they win possession.

After the attack ends, all players sprint to the corner cones and return to the starting position. Roles are swapped in the next round, ensuring a dynamic and challenging session that sharpens speed, teamwork, and game tactics.

⚽️ Pre-Season 96: Speed Endurance & Games

This pre-season practice is designed to boost your team's speed endurance and small-sided gameplay. Players are divided into two teams, each starting in opposite corners of the field.

The session begins with endurance runs, following specific speed intervals: 20%, 40%, 60%, and 80% along designated sides of the area. On the coach's call, a 7 v 7 game is triggered with a ball fed randomly to one team. After two balls have been used (resetting after a goal or when the ball exits play), players get a recovery period before starting their next run.

This engaging and dynamic practice not only enhances endurance but also sharpens tactical awareness and teamwork! 🙌⚽️

🔥 Pre-Season 95: Endurance Runs and Small Sided Games

This pre-season practice is designed to elevate speed endurance and sharpen 3 v 3 gameplay. Players are divided into two teams, each starting in opposite corners of the field and further split into groups of three. On the coach's whistle, two teams of three begin their endurance runs: sprinting at 85% speed along the widths and at 50% speed across. After completing their runs, they enter the game zone for an intense 3 v 3 match. Once a goal is scored or the ball exits play, the players leave the area to recover, triggering the next two groups to start their endurance runs. This dynamic session keeps players engaged and pushes their limits in both fitness and tactical play! 💪⚽️

⚽️ Pre-Season 93: Agility, Passing and Finishing Circuit

This pre-season practice is designed to develop your players' agility, passing, and dribbling to finish.

Players will navigate through the circuit, moving through agility ladders and hurdles to enhance quick footwork and speed. They will then engage in precise passing and receiving drills to sharpen their ball control and accuracy. The circuit culminates with the striker executing a show-and-go move, dribbling around a pole, and finishing with a shot past the goalkeeper.

This dynamic session ensures players stay energised, focused, and ready for the challenges of the new season.🔥⚽️

⚽️ Cone Goals Game | Mini Ballers P41

Get your mini ballers pumped with this fun small-sided game designed to sharpen finishing accuracy! In this game, the objective is for the team in possession to combine and create opportunities to score in any of the three goals. The central goal is worth 1 point, while the two side goals are worth 3 points each, as they are smaller and more challenging to hit. Coaches keep score, and the team with the most goals at the end of the set period wins the game. This engaging practice not only develops finishing skills but also keeps young players motivated and excited! 💪⚽️