El Rondo

Oct 13, 14 El Rondo

Posted by in Irish Grassroots Football

I first heard of the meaning of ‘Rondo’ back in 2011, when Albert Benagies (Former head of Youth Development) came to Ireland with two FC Barcelona coaches. They put on two magnificent days of coaching for over 300 coaches. It was unbelievable experience to get that close to the Barca ethos & philosophy (particularly...

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Possession is Nine-tenths of the Game – By Inside Soccer

Dec 07, 12 Possession is Nine-tenths of the Game – By Inside Soccer

Posted by in Coaching

Why us possession games in training?  The most basic reason for using possession games in training is because they are CLOSELY RELATED TO REAL GAME SITUATIONS. While there may be a compelling argument to hone technique with “choreographed” drills, it is in opposed situations where players have to problem-solve, analyze, decide...

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Barca Ball retention “El Rondo”

Jul 14, 10 Barca Ball retention “El Rondo”

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Rondos are usually set up in a grid of varying size, which can be anything from 8×8 to a half pitch depending on the skill level of the players or the aspect of play you want to work on. There are always players “in the middle” with the team in possession usually having numerical superiority either though given number of...

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