The Soccer Library

Training Menu

Choose from these exercises for simple effective training sessions.

Rondos

Rondos are one of the most effective training exercises in soccer. They help players develop technical skills, decision-making, and positional awareness in a simple competitive format. We break them down into three categories:

Small-Sided Games

These are simply soccer games with smaller fields and smaller teams usually teams of 3-7 players. Some notes on effective execution:

Tactical

It's important to work on tactical concepts in realistic scenarios. While many tactical principles can be addressed in rondos and small-sided games. Sometimes it is necessary to use a larger space and larger groups to communicate certain principles and patterns your team should implement. These exercises can be useful in these scenarios and modified to cover all aspects of the game:

Adaptation Considerations

Proper adaptations are key to successful coaching. These are important ways you should consider modifying exercises to guide the players to the principles you want to instill in them: