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The 5-Minute Football Coach #44

Ajax pass-and-move, Small-sided matches, Linking training to matches

Fabrice Retkowsky
Feb 4, 2020
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Here are this week’s highlights:

⚽️ Practice of the week

A nice pass-and-run with layoffs drill from Ajax. Good for a technical warmup, all 1st- touch!

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AFC Ajax @AFCAjax
Just listen to the ball. 🎶 #ajapsva
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2:08 PM ∙ Jan 29, 2020
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📖 Topic of the week

Back in 2003, Manchester United conducted a trial of playing 4v4 (rather than 8v8) matches - specifically at Under-9 academy level. Interesting experiment and the findings are worth going through.

The key points: more touches of the ball, more challenges, more fun for the players! But also less demanding physically (so just make the pitch bigger?).

More reasons to use small-sided games for training, rather than just drills or full-size matches.

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Plan It Coach @PlanItCoach
500% more goals scored in 4v4 games 😱⚽️ It’d be interesting to know the 3v3 stats @PeterPrickett �jB
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8:23 PM ∙ Jan 30, 2020
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💡 Idea of the week

A great tip I will keep in mind, not just to plan sessions but also when we talk to our players.

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My Coaching Journey @MyCoachingJour1
Years ago, I often struggled to link a session to a match day By changing my planning to write the actual positions rather than ❌’s and ⭕️’s, I now find it a lot easier to plan and deliver activities that represent the game. Anyone else had any simple but effective💡moments?D
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3:56 PM ∙ Feb 1, 2020
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I hope you enjoyed this. Have a great week!

Fabrice


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