Station Training Little space - lots of options
Very often teams have to share their space with other teams so your team ends up playing on a small field. Look at it as a positive because your players get to play small sided soccer games which are, especially for younger teams a good thing. Combine your training once a week with another team of the same or older age group and improve the effectiveness of your training session.
Organization
A clear structure for planning your training program
Sequence
Five stations with six to nine players each
Time per station up to two minutes
Objectives
Variable technical-tactical requirements by changing fields
Intensive one v one situations
Quick short passing games and finishing with the courage of taking risk
Offensive defense: quick transition to gain possession
Tactics with numbers up or down
Communication and coaching each other
High pace
General objectives
Intensive exchange between coaches and teams
Learning by playing
Having fun and enjoying the games
Many eyes see more: the coaches can identify progress and mistakes not only from their own players
Players learn how to judge themselves by comparison to other (older) players
Simple organization
Tips
Stay involved in the games and motivate your players to create a competitive and passionate environment.
Challenge your players to constantly act rather than react.
A high paced game will force more errors so be patient with your players so they can learn from their mistakes.
Explain to them that these games are the basis for their ability to learn how to play successful soccer.
