Small-sided games are recognised throughout grassroots and professional coaching as one of the best methods to coach soccer skills and tactics. There are so many benefits to using them.

 

– More player participation

– More touches of the ball

– More passes attempted

– More 1v1s attempted

– More goals scored

– More goalkeeper participation

– No referee needed

– No results recorded

– Players take responsibility

– Different games mean different problems to solve and skills to use

There are dozens of coaching manuals out there that can help specific aspects of your game, but that’s the problem; they all assume you have the crucial basics down – the positive foundation to build upon…which to be honest, most teams just don’t have.

 

64 Small-Sided Soccer Games is here to change all that. All while keeping enjoyment a central part of the game!

 

“…invaluable when it comes to planning my coaching sessions.” Stephen Brown, Lower Maze FC, Northern Ireland.

 

No coaching – the game is the teacher

I’m a firm believer in the idea that players learn the game from playing. I’ve designed these games to help coach players in every aspect of the game, from individual core skills, to team-based attacking strategies.

 

These games are tried, tested and proven with both grassroots beginners and top youth players in professional academies. They are designed to stimulate players and lead them down the most effective paths of learning.

Some games get your players working on passing skills in competitive scenarios, while others are more tactically focused, providing your players with the skills to see the opportunities before them on the pitch.

 

Players will develop core skills through the sheer number of touches that each game guarantees. At the same time they will develop “football vision” – the ability to see spaces on the pitch – as each game is played in realistic game conditions.

 

And because of the pitch dimensions, you can run several games simultaneously, perhaps focusing on different disciplines, so that all of your players are playing all of the time.

 

64 Small-Sided Soccer Games will give you an array of skills, techniques and strategies to give your team an edge.

 

So why not be grab yourself a copy of this unique resource?

Why small-sided games work

The inspiration for the use of small-sided games in coaching lies in street football and “kickabouts” on the nearest available patch of grass – small groups of players playing intense, high-tempo, skilful, competitive-yet-fun football.

 

It’s widely held that the practice was first adopted as a structured coaching method by the Dutch Football Association back in the 1970s under the guidance of Rinus Michels, the inspiration behind what became known as “Total Football”.

 

The Dutch recognised the decline in street football and the damaging effect that would have on developing players in future generations. They formulated the 4v4 method as a response and it became widely known as “the Dutch way”.

 

Fast forward all those years to now, and the Dutch have produced some of the best football teams the world has ever seen, and influenced the likes of F.C. Barcelona – an amazing achievement for a nation of that size.

The legendary Tony Carr, former Director of the West Ham United Academy also tells of how, when he was a player at West Ham in the 1960s, the great Ron Greenwood used small-sided games at the heart of his coaching philosophy.

 

Greenwood produced players of the calibre of Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters – and Tony himself continued his philosophy, developing some of the best players in the modern English game – including Joe Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick, Jermain Defoe, Frank Lampard and John Terry.

 

Huge, successful names. All developed with that simple blueprint: the Dutch-inspired use of small-sided games.

Easy to use, quick to start and perfect for developing the technique of young players – small-sided games are a huge asset to coaches of all levels

Regardless of its origins, small-sided games work and more and more grassroots coaches and international associations are realising the benefits of the approach.

 

Simply put, players and teams get better – faster!

What you’ll find inside this manual

• Exactly what it says on the cover: 64 small-sided games for soccer; one per page, covering every aspect of the game
• Set up instructions listing equipment needed and how to lay out the pitch
• Rules of each game clearly explained so that everyone knows what they’re doing
• Three illustrations for each game to help you and your players visualise the progression of the game

Clever Design

I designed 64 Small-Sided Soccer Games with you, the coach, in mind. At the top of this page you’ll see an inside look, giving you a chance to see first-hand what you’ll be investing in. here’s some key things to look out for:

Set Up

Short bullet points noting everything you’ll need to run the drill – from the size of the area to the number of balls, cones, and of course players.

Rules

Each session is a game, so here you’ll find each game’s own clear rules to make it easy to understand, repeat, and enjoy.

3 easy-to-use steps

Painstakingly crafted for your ease of use, each game contains 3 crisp illustrations – one for each step so you can easily visualise the sequence of movements that are involved in each game.

Key

Makes sure you can differentiate between runs, dribbles and passes in the illustrations.

Captions

Underlining what’s happening in each illustration, my personally attributed captions explain what needs to happen at each stage of the session, and in each illustration.

 

Dramatically improve your team’s performance

As an experienced youth football coach, I know three things to be true about small-sided games:

1. They have improved my players’ technique.
2. They have boosted our team performance.
3. We have a lot of fun playing them.

64 Small-Sided Soccer Games will give you a ready-made answer to all of your coaching issues. Not scoring enough goals? Use a finishing game. Need your defence to work more as a unit? We have defensive games. Passing not sharp enough? Take your pick. You could use a different game each session without repeating yourself all season.

 

Your players will love these games. They’ll grow in confidence and maturity, their decision-making will be enhanced and their skill and control will be super-charged.

 

64 Small-Sided Soccer Games is only available here, so order now and take your players to the next level.