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Periodisation of Tactical Games

The document provides guidelines for periodizing tactical games within a standard weekly football training schedule, recommending limiting 11v11 games to 1-2 blocks of 8 minutes in the days leading up to a match to prepare tactically while avoiding fatigue accumulation, and emphasizing conditioning games 3 days after a match for recovery. Coaches are advised to use situational coaching methods during tactical games to stop and discuss principles with players while allowing recovery between actions.

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Periodisation of Tactical Games

The document provides guidelines for periodizing tactical games within a standard weekly football training schedule, recommending limiting 11v11 games to 1-2 blocks of 8 minutes in the days leading up to a match to prepare tactically while avoiding fatigue accumulation, and emphasizing conditioning games 3 days after a match for recovery. Coaches are advised to use situational coaching methods during tactical games to stop and discuss principles with players while allowing recovery between actions.

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Periodisation of

Tactical Games

Coaches are responsible for Injuries


Adapted from Football Periodisation Verheijen
Planning the fine Detail
In a session there is a natural progression to tactical games, in a simplified
format of 11v11 the training objective is addressed before concluding the
session with 11v11 games.

During games 11v11/8v8 for tactical purposes a different emphasis is placed on


games in terms of overload as opposed to conditioning games.

In conditioning games the coach should allow the game to flow using a guiding
way of coaching, whereas in tactical games the emphasis is on overloading att,
def and transition principles. The coach should use situational methods to stop
and discuss/make agreements with players
Sun Game
Standard Week Mon Football
Recovery
This is an example of a standard training week
with 6 days in between matches. Tue Day Off

➔ Coaches Wed Football 1-2 x 8 mins


Are responsible for the planning of all Technical
session and game activities
Thur Football
➔ Players Conditioning
Deserve coaches who look to better
their objective knowledge Fri Football 0-4 x 8 mins
Tactical
➔ Team
Fine tune the team overloading to its Sat Football 1-2 x 8 mins
capabilities whilst staying fresh and fit Tactical

Sun Game
The What
Match Day Planning tactical games 11v11/8v8 in the 1st 3 days after a match may result in potential
accumulation of fatigue
+ 1,2 & 3
Although it may be the case that the coach wants to address a tactical situation, this can be done
with maximum recovery on the 3rd day after the match.

Match Day As this is the best moment in the week to perform football conditioning training a higher emphasis is
placed on the guided coaching of football conditioning games.
- 3

Match Day 2 days prior to a match is a good opportunity to use 11v11/8v8 to prepare players for the match
tactically. In order to keep the quality of the games high & avoid accumulation of fatigue coaches
should play 1-4 blocks of 8 minutes and avoid longer games lasting 20-30 minutes.
- 2

Match Day The last day before the match tactical games should be limited to 1-2 blocks of 8 minutes to cover
any final prep for the match and are performed with a high speed of actions.
- 1
Guidelines
To avoid overtraining of players within these tactical games a general
guideline for work to rest ratio is playing 8 minute blocks which is 50% of
the maximum training game time.

Stoppages will naturally occur when using situational coaching allowing


players to recover between actions whilst achieving tactical objectives.

Playing tactical games continuously for 15/16 minutes will change the
aspect of the exercise to more conditioning focus.

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