Deliberate Soccer Practice: 50 Small-Sided Football Games to Improve Decision-Making Power Ray

Small-sided games are the epicentre of soccer improvement. The environment created through these games makes it possible not just to 'let the game be the teacher, ' but also to improve specific skills and tactics - all in the context of the real game. Done right, they can play a huge role in the development of players.

Small-sided games have the look and feel of the 'real' game where learning is made intrinsic by the game itself.Aimed at football coaches of all levels, but with a particular emphasis on coaches who work with youth We do this by manipulating the secondary rules of the game, by either adding elements or constraining players in various ways.The ultimate alternative to the 'drill, ' small-sided games training promotes player autonomy through decision-making, problem-solving, and the much-heralded coaching technique of guided discovery.