Training Idea 4-team rondo. Each team defends in the middle for a round. The coach is in the middle diamond with balls and plays it into the next field. The defending team sends 3 players into the blue field to defend in a 6v3. They look to win the ball and score on the mini-goal

Training Idea 2v1 into 3v2/4v3 small-group game. The game starts with the coach (C) passing into the 2v1 section next to him. Green look to play from there into the 3v2 on the other side of the dotted black diagonal line

Training Idea 6v6 3-zone game. The field is divided into 3 (horizontal) zones. The middle is further sub-divided into 3 (vertical) channels. When the ball goes out, the game restarts from the back with 2 Cb + 1 Gk in zone 1, 2 Mids in zone 2 and 1 Fwd in zone 3 respectively

Training Idea 4v3 into 4v3 long ball game. The game starts in a 3v1 rondo in the bottom half. Orange is looking to break out and play 4v3 to the mini-goals in that half, or attack the big goal in the other half, that half has to be entered via an aerial ball

Training Idea 8v8 game on a medium field. The playing area has two diamonds, one in either half-space. Teams can attack and score normal goals for 1pt each. Goals where you have played through one diamond count 2pts and one where you have played through both diamonds count 3pts

Training Idea Passing into 3v2 attacking. Play starts with the coach playing into one of the 3 players on the mannequins on the left (typically a blue CB, RB and CM for example) they combine freely and look to play the ball into the 3 attackers in the field in front of them

Training Idea 4v3 into 4v4+gk attacking. Blue starts the game in the zone on the left in a 4v3 build up. Their aim is to progress the ball cleanly into the zone on the right and subsequently attack the big goal. If orange win the ball, they attack the two mini-goals on the left

Training Idea An exercise I developed last year. Orange attack in half 1, while blue attack in half 2. The sides alternate turns. The game starts with a coach passing the ball into a 3v1 rondo on the flank. As soon as a pass is played an extra defender can join to create a 3v2

Training Idea In this 7v7 game each teams attacks 2 mini-goals in their own half and the big goal in the opponent half. Play always restarts from the back and if you can score via a combination through the area between the mini-goals and score on the big goal that counts for 2pts

Training Idea We play 11v11 on a normal field with 4 mini-goals placed diago in the half-spaces in either half. Goals scored on the big goals are 3 pts. Goals scored in the mini-goals in your half are worth 1 pt and goals scored on the mini-goals in the other half are worth 2 pts

For this weeks iDiski Times article we did something different. I had the enormous privilege to conduct a two-part (the second part comes out next week) coaching discussion/interview with my good friend René Marić. He shares some amazing insight for coaches at all levels.

Practice example: soccercoachweekly.net/drills-and-gam…

In this weeks iDiski Times article I wrote about wave practices, and why they are extremely useful fpr training scoring and transitions. I also elaborate on their use in the context of pre-season and included a couple of variations including a classic and my own 3v3+2 variation

Training idea 4v1 passing game into 3v2 The game starts with the white player on the left starting the game with a pass to the other white player on that side of the dotted line. The blue defender starts on the dotted line, they start defending forward as the ball is passed

In this weeks iDiski Times article I wrote about the analysis process. How this should be match-centered both in the beginning and the end of the process. Some thoughts about how to coach within this while integrating the players and the use of action language for maximum clarity

In this weeks iDiski Times article I wrote about passing exercises and evolving these into passing games. I give two practical examples as well as some background theoretical reasoning (about opposed and unopposed) that hopefully makes this thinking clear and logical

Training Idea 5v4 line-ball. The orange team of 4 defend 3 gates marked by the sticks/mannequins on the side of the playing area. The green opposition has to dribble through these gates to score. Orange counter-attack towards 2 mini-goals behind greens goal-line.

Training Idea Build up game 10v8. Blue plays against yellow. Blue attack the 3 mini goals at the top while yellow counter-attacks to the big goal at the bottom. The game starts with blue in possession in their box, with a back-pass to the keeper or to a backline player

Training Idea 2v2 into 6v5. The game starts on the sides in a 2v2. The attacking players look to play over the dotted line into the centre. When the ball goes into the final central area all players from the side as well as 1 attacker from the other side join to create a 6v5

In this weeks iDiski Times article I wrote about the development journey of Luke Fleurs. I worked together with his youth coaches rcprince and Jean-Pierre Farrugia to look to extract lessons from his journey from youth football into the professional game at an early age. RIP Luke