Small Ball Possession Games .Comparison Normal SSGames v SSG with change of play area (transition games)

 

Antonio Sanchez (instagram :Koeman_cor ) PHD Sport Scientist  try to present the difference between the Small Sided Games with and without transition (with change of play area ).In this analyse the data that he use are Total Distance ,Distance between 18-21km/h ,Distance over 21km/h ,Peak Spead and Accelerations/Decelerations. In the comparison illustrated one big difference in the 2 speeds (18-21km/h ) and (>21km/h ) and also difference in Peak speed and in Acc/Dec.That means in days that we like to have peak performance is better to utilise SSG with change of play area because they can combine except the cardiovascular load more parametres like (HSR).Conclusion :When selecting exercises for a session it is important that you keep in mind that the tasks performed in SSSpaces will increase the Neuromascular Load (Acc,Dec,Cod) and the tasks that carried out in larger spaces will increase the Total Distances and the distances to high and very high intensity.

Managing high-speed running load in professional soccer players: The benefit of high-intensity interval training supplementation

https://sportperfsci.com/managing-high-speed-running-load-in-professional-soccer-players-the-benefit-of-high-intensity-interval-training-supplementation/

Pre Season Microcycle Plan Training

Pre Season Training

This plan from hiitscience team it involves 1-2 training session (alternate One Session per day -double training sessions ) and a combination of HIIT runs (Short-Long ) ,submaximal,Strength and Technical Tactical Sessions .During Pre Season it's good to restrict locomotor and neuromascular load ,initially ,focusing on Large Sided -Small sided Games and Short Interval Type I (10''/20'' or 10''/10'' ).As long as adequate recovery is provided ,type 4 HIIT could be included (e.g .4v4 during a Strength Session ).

The HIIT Sessions prescribed should be context dependent player fitness level ,previous training load etc.For further information you can find in "High Intensity Interval Training " book  from Laursen-Buccheit .

My opinion is that this period is the most difficult for the fitness coaches and at this time is not a normal pre season like the previous years because the transition period of the players is small (15-20 days max)

and the duration of the pre season is about 4 weeks because the most of the championships starts on 12th September that means is a "fast" pre season in a small period you must introduce a lot of things.

This plan of hiitscience team for my opinion is excellent and I propose to follow this ,because is important to alternate the session with 1 and 2 sessions and  to give after the double session time for recuperation to the players and to start with more power the next session also the combination in the HIIT Runs  (Short -Long Intervals  more 10''/10''  15''/15''  and 3-4'min Long ) is crucial .At the end I propose more Large-Medium  Sided Games and Less Small Sided Games  (5v5 or 4v4 ) especially at the last 2 weeks of the pre season period but for sure not the last week .Dont forget to start from the second week to work in the speed with specific training sessions until the last week ...

Don't Forget to order  this magazine of "mr -football " are very useful for the Pre season period 

Intermittente nel calcio: Tutto quello che devi sapere

Un altro articolo importante sull'allenamento Ιntermittente nel calcio.
In questo articolo puoi trovare importanti tabelle relative a Ιntermittent running, indicazioni, conclusioni molto necessarie per il periodo di preparazione estivo  e la stagione delle gare.
I capitoli principali sono i seguenti.

1.L'Intermittente Corsa
2.Fisiologia del Lavoro Intermittente
3.I Vantaggi di lavoro Intermittente


http://ancheiopossoallenare.com/preparazione-atletica/lintermittente-nel-calcio-tutto-quello-che-devi-sapere/

Optimizing your HIIT – go short to get more bang for buck!

This Article from HIIT Science Blog by Nicki Almquist and Bent Ronnestad is exactly continue of my article in the new magazine MR Football .They analyse the two common formats Long Intervals (LI) and Short Intervals (SI) ,prescribe the key physiological difference between SI and LI and conclude ,spending more time in VO2max and at high intensity exercise (Higher Power Output ) has been proposed to be the determining factors needed for improvements in both cardiospiratory fitness and muscular adaptations .

https://hiitscience.com/optimizing-your-hiit-go-short-to-get-more-bang-for-buck/

HIIT Training : Long Intensive Runs or Short Intensive Runs?

High Intensity Intermittent-Interval  Training
Like I Think of It I Use It I Analyze ...
Tips Directions, Examples of Professional and Amateur Football in the new
Μagazine "MR-FOOTBALL" to be released ..
An excellent article very useful for the Pre Season Period .
I avoid talking about generalities in this article, I give examples from trainings that I use and always with data from the GPS.I give advices on Short and Long Interval training and we suggest for the first time in the world literature what is the best method between the two.Don't miss the next magazine of

Paul Gotsis :The man who keep's Asteras players fresh in the Play out

Ο Γυμναστής Παύλος Γκότσης έχει μεγάλο μερίδιο ευθύνης  στην εξαιρετική παρουσία του Αστέρα στα play out.

Ο Αστέρας στα play out έχει ένα καταληκτικό πρόσωπο που τον οδηγεί προς την κορυφή της ειδικής βαθμολογίας.Η σοβαρότητα του συλλόγου, το γεμάτο ρόστερ και οι συνθήκες δουλειάς παικτών και προπονητών είναι οι βασικοί λόγοι που ο Αστέρας θεωρείται και είναι ένα σοβαρό κλαμπ αλλά και υπερτερεί των άλλων ομάδων που συμμετέχουν στους αγώνες κατάταξης.
Οι φετινές ειδικές συνθήκες όμως λόγω της πανδημίας άλλαξαν τα πάντα.Οι παίκτες βρέθηκαν σε αγωνιστική απραξία δυο-τριών μηνών.
Όσο και να προσέχει ένας αθλητής, όσο και να προπονείται μόνος η απουσία του γηπέδου και των ομαδικών προπονήσεων δεν αναπληρώνονται.
Οι ποδοσφαιριστές όλων των ομάδων αναγκάστηκαν λοιπόν να ολοκληρώσουν τη σεζόν, μέσα στο καλοκαίρι με υψηλές θερμοκρασίες, με συνεχόμενα παιχνίδια και με έλλειψη ρυθμού.
Βλέπουμε διαρκώς ομάδες να χάνουν παίκτες από τραυματισμούς ή να μην έχουν- δικαιολογημένα- τρεξίματα.Ο Αστέρας εμφανίζεται φρέσκος, έχει ανάσες και καλό ρυθμό σε όλο το παιχνίδι.
Μεγάλο μερίδιο στην επιτυχία αυτή έχει ο γυμναστής της ομάδας Παύλος Γκότσης.
Ένας γυμναστής παθιασμένος με τη δουλειά του, οργάνωσε σωστά το πλάνο ώστε η ομάδα να είναι στην καλύτερη δυνατή κατάσταση την στιγμή που έπρεπε και του αξίζουν συγχαρητήρια.
Στο δεύτερο πέρασμα του στην ομάδα, ο Λάκωνας γυμναστής κλήθηκε να διαχειριστεί μια ιδιαίτερη κατάσταση και παίρνει άριστα!
Στο ποδόσφαιρο, υπάρχουν πολλοί άνθρωποι που δουλεύουν σκληρά για να βγει ένα σωστό αποτέλεσμα και είναι πίσω από τα φώτα της δημοσιότητας, η δουλειά τους όμως είναι εξίσου σημαντική.

 Paul Gotsis Fitness Coach , has a big share of responsibility in the excellent presence of Asteras in the play out

Asteras in the playoffs has a final face that leads him to the top of the special standings.
The seriousness of the club, the full roster and the working conditions of players and coaches are the main reasons that Asteras is considered and is a serious club but also superior to the other teams that participate in the ranking matches.This year's special conditions, however, due to the pandemic, changed everything.The players were found in a two- or three-month-long inactivity.
No matter how much an athlete watches, no matter how much he trains alone, the absence of the field and team training is not replaced.So the players of all the teams were forced to finish the season, in the summer with high temperatures, with continuous games and with a lack of rhythm.
We constantly see teams losing players due to injuries or not having - "good" runnings.
Asteras appears fresh, has breaths and a good rhythm throughout the game.The Fitness Coach of the team, Paul Gotsis, has a big share in this success.A coach passionate about his job, he organized the plan properly so that the team is in the best possible condition at the right time and deserves congratulations.In his second pass in the team, the Laconian Fitness Coach, was called to manage a special situation and he gets excellent!In football, there are a lot of people who work hard to get the right result and are behind the spotlight, but their work is just as important.

http://www.arcadiasports.gr/index.php/football/asteras-tripolis/63245-gotshs

Atletico Madrid a different work a different Fitness Coach .From quarantine to the First Game

Profe Ortega -One different Fitness Coach
In such a short article it is a bit to describe how I feel about this teacher. When you open the youtube channel you meet videos from Atletico Madrid everywhere. You immediately understand that what you see has nothing to do with the training of the other teams, it is the most typical example that Atletico is the team of the "Fitness Coach ",he works enough time with the players more than anyone else fitness coach in the world.Many people tried to imitate him over time but failed because for me his SPECIAL ONE .I have been following him closely for the last 5 years, I have never seen so many variations in all the elements of training (Flexibility -Mobility -Technical Skills -Strength training  ), with ingenuity rarely and with an incredible discipline and guidance, everything revolves around him in training.In all that is happening in the team, the team itself certainly plays an important role with the respect it shows towards its person with the protection it provides and finally with the provision of a rich material and technical infrastructure so that it can transfer everything it has in his mind in the field.Certainly a very important role is played by the presence of Simeone where he is the one who brought him and he certainly trusts him and gives him a lot of time every day, something that is unconventional in today's reality.
Μetodologia Integrata by Profe Ortega
I recently attended an online ortega seminar where he analyzed his different way of working, which he called integrated training.If you observe the daily way of working of Atletico Madrid you will understand that there is a combination of many different stimulations together. We will bring an example,he may want to improve the flexibility and mobility of the lower limbs, but he doesn't just use the high-obstacle exercises as he would in another team, but he also combines technical elements through the game as well as elements that have to do with strength. prioproceptive exercises etc.His method is a combination method with different elements everyday depends the intensity and the day of the microcycle ,because for him is very important which is the day in microcycle and when is the next game .After from efficientfootball.com we present the Profe Ortega's method in Atletico Madrid
you can read more analytic about his methods.
https://www.efficientfootball.com/el-metodo-del-profe-ortega-en-el-atletico-de-madrid/
At the end  I would like to show you the way of Atletico Madrid worked after the quarantine, so you will be able to get a little "taste" of the modern way of working  from Profe Oscar Ortega.
When you read the above article you will see the videos and the pages that I suggest ,you will understand that what I write in the title of the article is reality, he is a completely different preparador fisico...

https://eldesmarque.com/madrid/atletico-de-madrid/noticias-2/191410-profe-ortega-se-han-tres-sesiones-de-calidad-y-veo-a-los-futbolistas-motivados

Running on the road in Football Quarantine Covid 19 :Does Running Build Muscle ?

https://www.runnersworld.com/training/a32072413/does-running-build-muscle/

Greek Super League Covid-19 : Asteras Tripolis fc Virtual Training - Home Workout

Asteras Tripolis F.c   Home Workout

We try to find solution how we can control the players and simultaneus

create one Team Activity .We started with Scype but we had some

problems because all depends from the signal of each player ,after try to

find a better solution thanks to the help the Team Analyst 

of the team which created a very reliable base for meeting .Now we make

3 Times per week Core Strengthening Exercises plus Cardio and

at the same time we use one application for mobile phones or for watches to

control and the Running part which ise very important at this period.

We run 4 times per week and after the running each player sent to us the results

which are very useful to us .( Each player has his own file )

I like to thank you for the collaboration and the assist  all the staff

Coach :Milan Rastavac  A.Coach :Milos Vacic  but especially the Team Analyst

Tsilimigras Theo because without him we cannot make this excellent work presentation .

Fitness Coach Asteras Tripolis fc

Paul Gotsis

http://www.asterastripolis.gr/first-team/2495-i-ksexoristi-proponisi-ston-astera.html

English Football Premier League Covid-19 : Tothenham Hotspur f.c Home Workout

 Tothenham Hotspur F.C
 Home Workout Virtual Training

Covid-19 : Home Workout -Individual Programs for Strength and Running

https://www.gazzetta.gr/football/superleague/article/1462096/asteras-tripolis-19-meres-atomikes-proponiseis-me-ti-voitheia-eidikis-platformas

Spanish Football La Liga Covid -19 : Atletico Sevilla fc Fitness at Home

 Atletico Sevilla fc 
Covid -19  Solutions 
Fitness  at Home 

COVID 19 : Our Mentality for Strength and Running in this period

The team is out of normal training for 2 weeks.The problems we have are many to keep our players in good shape.What happens when a player detrains for a long time (now this time is 20 days but probably this period continued ) ?What body systems /functions (that relate to football performance ) are affected during the days of detraining ?What can we do to help the players this difficult period ?

First of all we should mention the detraining effects for the Muscular System and for the Cardiospiratory System .

A. On MUSCULAR SYSTEM (if they do not do strength training at home)

1. Decrease max strength

2. Gradual decrease in muscle size 

3. Faster decrease in speed of actions (muscles contract at a slower rate)

4. Fast fibers in the human body DETRAIN FASTER since they are not used at all during the detraining period (slower muscle fibers are used with daily tasks and low intensity actions)

B.  On CARDIORESPIRATORY SYSTEM 

1. Decrease strength of heart muscle (myocardium)

2. Decrease pumping capacity of the heart (less blood is pumped / heartbeat)

3. Decrease strength of Ventilatory Muscles 

4. Decrease blood volume (-5% within 2 weeks)

These 4 factors (B1, B2, B3, B4) causes HEART RATE and BREATHING RATE TO INCREASE although work rate does not increase .
Υοu can watch in the figure the changes in VO2max and in Cardiovascular variables

Until now my players took from me  the previous weeks an Individual Body Weight Workout and a Plan for Road Training because all the other spaces to run are closed.Ηere is a sample of my workouts for Strenghth Training for the last 2 weeks and for the next week ( I give to each player about 6-8 personal plan for Core and Body Weight Workout )

Sample for Aerobic Running on the Road .As you know is difficult to achieve high speed running on the road ( 14-16km/h) and I speak fot the players that are not used to make thraining in the road.

Muscle /Gym/Strength
We need to focus on to areas :

a.High fast actions with very low resistance +speed actions without resistance -so that muscles can contract at max speed +nerves will send signals fast   
b.High LOAD -LOW reps  
Cardiospiratory System
Slow or medium Intensity Running or Long Runs or Continuous Running not help at this time so much ,only for 1-2 times per week .We need to focus as soon as possible to HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING since we need to reach at >90% max .We propose Slow Running with inside Bursts  ex ( 45''-15'' )   (2'-1' )   for the reason to increase the Stroke volume of the heart and the Cardiac Output and simultaneous to activate the fast muscle fibres ,because all this period the most of the actions are slow.
We propose one video for best understanding the High Intensity Interval Training .If someone have Field or Treadmill to make normal training we give to this player different individual program but inside I put for sure 2 HIITrainings .All we need to understand how important is the High Intensity training in Modern Soccer Training with and without ball.

( I Like to thank mr Ziogas G PHD Physiologist Paok fc for all the details about the effects in the detraining period in Football )

V˙O2 Kinetics and Performance in Soccer Players after Intense Training and Inactivity

The main measures taken by health authorities following the classification of COVID-19 as a pandemic have changed the conditions for football players around the world. However, it is important to have training still, but in safe conditions.

It is important to continue training despite the current situation. Most physiological variables that are important to football performance are particularly sensitive to inertia. In a scientific study of Danish elite players, it has been shown that the level of physical performance decreased by 20-25% after two weeks of inactivity (Thomassen et al., 2010; Christensen et al., 2011). In addition, a decrease in several important physiological variables was observed. In contrast, a group that received significantly less training than usual during the season, but at a very high intensity, showed that they improved their physical performance as well as maintained or improved several key physiological variables (Rago et al., 2019).

Here is the research that may be useful for you at this time, the issue is how footballers can run high intensity programs without the guidance of fitness coaches.

https://journals.lww.com/acsm-

msse/Fulltext/2011/09000/V_O2_Kinetics_and_Performance_in_Soccer_Players.15.aspx

https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Fulltext/2012/08000/The_Copenhagen_Soccer_Test___Physiological.24.aspx

Paul Gotsis -Fitness Coach Asteras Tripolis Interview: Covid-19 Everyday the players worried about their families.

http://www.arcadiasports.gr/index.php/football/asteras-tripolis/proti-omada/61693-gotsi-sto-as-adunaton-na-parameinoun-pneumatika-sugentrwmenoi-oi-paiktes

ESCLUSIVA TJ - Il calcio al tempo del Covid-19: i consigli dei preparatori atletici Sinatti e Bordon

https://www.tuttojuve.com/primo-piano/esclusiva-tj-il-calcio-al-tempo-del-covid-19-i-consigli-dei-preparatori-atletici-sinatti-e-bordon-507190

Physical and Technical Comparisons between Various-Sided Games within Professional Soccer

AO Performance adamowen1980  (https://twitter.com/adamowen1980?lang=el)

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256490435_Physical_and_Technical_Comparisons_between_Various-Sided_Games_within_Professional_Soccer

La Liga: The 'invisible workout' and how you maximize your players' performance

https://www.gazzetta.gr/planetfootball/analyseis/article/1445767/la-liga-i-aorati-proponisi-kai-pos-megistopoieis-tin-apodosi-ton-paikton-soy

Post -Match Day in Soccer :How to compensate a 60'min match for substitutes ?

https://mart1buch.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/lacome-small-sided-games-in-elite-soccer-does-one-size-fits-all.pdf

Logical HIIT solutions in Professional Soccer

https://hiitscience.com/logical-hiit-solutions-in-professional-soccer/

https://sportperfsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/SPSR73_Buchheit_190719_final.pdf

Comparison Back Squat ,Romanian Dead Lift and Barbell Hip Thrust for Leg and Muscle Activities during Hip Extension

https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Abstract/2019/10000/Comparison_Between_Back_Squat,_Romanian_Deadlift,.1.aspx

Effects of 7 Week Hip Thrust V Back Squat Resistance Training on Performance

mdpi.com/2075-4663/7/4/80

Exclusive Interview : Rafael Benitez -Newcaste United fc Ηis way of working

Newcastle United fc Sports Scientist Jamie Harley spoke to Mark Douglas about
the club's appliance of Science.
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/blood-tests-big-data-rafa-16224870

Functional Bodyweight and Technical Session For Footballers

Ι propose this functional bodyweight workout to improve your performance on the pitch. Today I show you a full workout that doesn't involve any weights which you can do either at the gym, or at home. I also show you a full technical training session to get thousands of touches on the ball inside a 90 minute training session

Gym workout:

1.Stasionary Bike -5'

2.Pre Activation Band Work -5'

3.SL RDL 3x5 each leg

4.Lateral Bounds 3x20''

5.Single Leg Squats 3x5 each leg

6.Box Jumps 3x5

7.Depth Jumps 3x5

8.Push-ups 3x10

9.Decline-Push ups 3x10

10.Hamstring Curls 3x10

11.Long Jumps 3x8

12.Crunches 20''

13.Toe Touches 20''

14.Heel Touches 20''

15.Russian Twist 20''

16.Plank 30''

17.Side Plank 30'' each side

Pitch Session :

2 touch wall passes - 100 reps

1 touch wall passes - 100 reps

Directional touches - 50 reps

First time passes - 40 reps

Low driven passes - 10 reps

Aerial two touch - 30-40 reps

Pole weave - 20 reps Speed dribbling drill - 5 reps

Shooting techniques - 10/20 reps

For Further Information about Programs in Functional Strength Training :7mlctraining.com /shop/