The Structure of the Training Session

Who Is This Course For?

Youth Academy Coaches
Academy Managers
Heads of Methodology
Heads of Player Development

Why Choose this Course?

Turn every training session into a powerful tool for player development.

In The Structure of the Training Session course, you will learn how to organize your training sessions for players of all levels — from Early Stages to Improvement Stages — so you can maximize every training session and help your players reach their full potential.

You will gain a detailed understanding of every element of a drill and how to adjust them to achieve your objectives in each drill. In addition, you will practically and realistically learn the different types of drills, with examples of each one that you can implement immediately.

In conclusion, this course will help you master the art of structuring training sessions, allowing you to both maximize your players’ performance and take a step forward in your methodological development on your professional coaching journey.

Course Curriculum

Introduction to Training Structure
Albert Puig Welcome(1:11)
Chapter 1: Development and Improvement Stages(6:11)
The Elements of the Drill
Chapter 2: Interactions and Principles during the training session(9:28)
Chapter 3: The Methodology(5:34)
Chapter 4: The Methodology on Early Stages and Development Stage(6:48)
Chapter 5: The Methodology on Improvement and Performance Stage(8:23)
Chapter 6 & 7: Player’s Coordination and Module Review(8:44)
How the elements vary your training session
Chapter 8: Balls, Players and Neutrals(14:47)
Chapter 9: Space and Zones(15:17)
Chapter 10: The Rules(11:49)
Chapter 11: The Scoring Rules(17:21)
Chapter 12: Moments of the Game and Constraints(5:18)
The Type of Drills
Chapter 13: The Applied Game(5:37)
Chapter 14: The Pass Sequence(5:41)
Chapter 15: The Basic Situation(8:31)
Chapter 16: The Rondo(13:04)
Chapter 17: The Positional Game(15:40)
Chapter 18: The SSG(11:45)

What you’ll Learn:

The characteristics of the Early, Development and Improvement stage players.
The elements that can vary your training sessions.
The types of drills you can use, how and when to use them.
How to design effective sessions that balance player development and team performance.
Practical drills examples you can use immediately in training.
Transform theory into practice with a methodology that’s simple, clear, and effective.
Be able to structure training sessions with purpose and clarity.
Maximize the performance of your players in both the short and long term.
Coaching methodology knowledge to advance in your career path.

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