This document contains descriptions of 7 warm-up exercises, 5 introductory defensive exercises, 5 defending exercises, 5 attacking exercises, and 2 tactics games for soccer training. The exercises involve players moving in lines or groups, passing and dribbling, and focus on techniques like shape, formation, pressing, and offensive and defensive tactics. The tactics games incorporate concepts like maintaining formation, shifting as a unit, and zonal defending while aiming to score in goals of different point values.

1. In the zone defense –
defensive and move to
counterattack
Sam’s Soccer Academy International
Football Festival
Marek Dragosz - Coaching
Workshops
17 - 18 June 2012

2. Warm-up
exercise 1
Setting the players and the equipment as
shown.
Players move in fours holding their line
from the red to the blue marker and
perform shaping exercises. They return to
the starting points in the line.
The other four starts when the previous is
half the distance between the markers.
We ask attention to the performance of
exercises in a line across the distance
One of the four functions as leader,
forcing the pace of the race.
Exercises forming

3. Warm-up
exercise 2
Setting the players and the equipment as
shown.
Players move in fours keeping the tag line
from their red to blue (the broken
line) and perform shaping exercises. They
return to the starting points also in line
The other four starts when the previous is
half the distance between the markers.
We ask attention to the performance
of exercises in a line across the distance
One of the four functions as leader,
forcing the pace of the race.
Exercises forming

4. Players move in fours
slalom between the
partners among
themselves while
maintaining the line. After
the race set before the
final group at a distance.
The other four starts when
the previous is half the
distance between the
markers.
Warm-up
exercise 3

5. Warm-up
exercise 4
Setting the player as shown.
The coach plays the ball in any
direction, while their
competitors is a setting in
relation to the ball while
maintaining the distance
between the formations and
players in them are located

6. Warm-up
exercise 5
In the play set as in the
figure four players set in
the corners of the tag, in
the midst of a free rider.
Fun is running across from
corner to corner with a
change of seats. Central
task is to observe traffic
and the partners failed to
change their position to
address space at the
corner.

7. Warm-up
exercise 6
In the play set as in the
figure four players set in
the corners of the tag, in
the midst of a free rider.
The task is to capture any
player's pass, performed
by four players positioned
in the corners.

8. Warm-up
exercise 7
Setting the contestants as
the illustration. The task is
to catch defenders in their
zones are active attackers,
who by changing the zone
of their actions to try to
reach the goal line.
Variations:
- The attackers are played
ball with your hands - the
defenders try to take the
ball
- Attackers take place the
ball down - defenders try
to intercept or knock the
ball

9. introductory exercises
1
A1 moves towards the player B1, at the same time
the player A2 moves inwards to protect the player A1
(movement indicated by the figure as 1). The player
then A2 is moving towards the player B2, A1 and the
player moves to the center of belaying his partner B2
(movement indicated by the figure as 2).
A1 takes place before the player B1, A2, this time the
player is in the middle to protect the player A1. Then
A2 is moving towards the player B2, A1 and the player
moves to the center of belaying your partner B2
Variations:
- B1 and B2 players have a ball
- B1 and B2, the players exchange the passes and the
A1 and A2 are moving towards this one, which is
currently on the ball.

10. A player A1 although
located in the lateral sector
of the field regardless of
your position (which is
farther from their goal than
the partner A2 and does
not see what's going on
behind his back) goes to
attack the player B1, which
has a ball. At the same
time hiding the enemy
fighter A2 B2 goes from
the lateral zone.
introductory exercises
2

11. introductory exercises
3
B2 has the ball. Bring it to the
partner B1 (1) and moves "on
circuit" (2). A player A1 does
not attack B1 the opponent
having the ball, even though
this is in his zone, but maintains
its position or withdrawing to
take the opacity player coming
out from behind B2 B1. At the
same time player A2 attacking
B2 is located closer to the
center of the pitch

12. introductory exercises
4
Players B attack. B1 has the ball. B2
and B3 form eject the front triangle.
Players A1, A2 and A3 lines are
retreating toward the gate, delaying
the attack opponents and blocking the
light gate.
The common signal, all attacking player
B1 with the ball leaving the player in an
offside position B2 and B3 in an offside
position and preventing the
administration of B1 to the partners.

13. defending exercises
1
Four players arranged in a line (red).
The player with the ball (gray)
carries the ball across field passing
through the zone under the
responsibility of the defending
players. Those attacking the ball
leading player in its area. At the time
when he moves to the next zone
communicate it to partner.
Variation: pressing on the ball in his
area of the line shift
Variation: pressing on the ball in his
area of rope and line narrowing

14. defending exercises
2
Four defenders (red) is set to the
ball, four attackers (blue) passes
the ball between themselves, not
by changing the settings
Variation: pressing on the ball in his
area of the line shift Variation: pressing on the ball in his
area of rope and line narrowing

15. defending exercises
3
Four defenders moves on the
pitch, depending on the operator
ball If the operator is moving
towards the goal, the defenders
of the four arms then they are
retreating and if a ball moves
back toward the center line of the
gate line of defense, then go
forward and reduce the field of
play and also set the order to
leave opposing players' theory
offside. In the next stage of the
exercise during the retreat of the
defenders narrow down your line
of trying to cover up the light
defended their goal.

16. defending exercises
4
4x4 game to eight goals. Each
pair of gates located in one area
(as shown). The task of the
defending team is followed by
the setting of a safety net and
get the ball and the task of the
attacking team is to score on
one of the four goals.
Exercise can be used for teaching midfielders to move.
Setting defending
against having a ball.

17. defending exercises
5
The defenders lined up at a
distance of 10-15 meters in front
of the penalty area. Players
attacking in fours spaced across
the width of the pitch. Each has
four available ball. On signal,
begin attacking coach attack on
goal. Attack of the 4x4 is played
until a goal scored, the shot will
be defended, the ball leaves the
playing field or four defenders will
come into its possession.
The modifications to the exercises can be introduced
to attack two of the attackers (attack 6x4) ...
... and two backs (8x4 attack).

18. attacking exercises
1
One of the players who train with
goalkeeper centers the ball into
the box (1). Goalkeeper comes to
crossing and the grip the ball as
soon as possible moves towards
the penalty area boundary line
(2) and hand or foot passes the
ball to a partner you set the pitch
on the opposite side (3), thus
initiating a fast attack, moving the
burden of playing or starting any
different kind of offensive action.
Exercise performed on the two
sides

19. attacking exercises
2
Set as illustration. Player A
plays broadly to the C (1), plays
the ball to B (2) and converges
to the center between the two
attackers (3). At the same time
B plays a closer striker D (3)
and also falls in place
offensively released by (4). D
plays on the wing to the
incoming B (5) and E together
with a partner doing the change
of the cross runs in the penalty
area (6). B performs cross from
the direction of the attackers D
and E or C and is in the helper
line "Sixteen" (7). The
campaign ends with a shot on
goal (8). Exercise performed on
two side.

20. attacking exercises
3
Set as illustration.
Player A plays inside the B (1),
plays the ball to the outgoing C
(2), which briefly sets out to
provide feedback (3). After that
B gives to C space vacated by
the lateral sector, for entering
into it A (4). The centers in the
direction of running change
"cross" attackers D and E (5),
one of which ends with an
action shot (6). Exercise
performed on two sides.

21. attacking exercises
4
Player A starts serving to C (1).
The first touch plays to B (2)
and converges towards the
center of the pitch slowing
down the space and "taking"
behind the defender (3). At the
same time D performs a similar
maneuver in the direction of
pulling defender touchline (3).
Player A runs in the exempt
sector (4) and receives a pass
perpendicular to B (5) and then
ends with an action shot (6).

22. attacking exercises
5
Player A starts outgoing striker
pass to D (1). The first touch
plays to B (2) and converges
towards the center of the pitch
by releasing space (3). At the
same time, C runs in the
exempt sector (3) and receives
a pass perpendicular to B (4)
and then ends with an action
shot (5).
variety: Pass opening the way to goal directed between two
defenders.

23. Tactics game
1
10x8 game playing with the
assumptions for the helpers -
the maintenance of normal
space and distance within the
formation, and between the line
and help the defenders and the
corresponding shift in the
formation depending on who
has the ball and where it is
located, and depending on the
position and movement of
rivals.

24. Tactics game
2
Game 11 x 11 in two small
and two large goals
Each team
will defend zonally. For
winning the small goal
steam gets 1 point, and a
large 3 points. After getting a
small goal, the
team winning can continue
to attack the large goal.