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FOOTBALL RONDOS

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Davies, J. (2015) Football Rondos. London: Inspire Football Publishing.

BEFORE READING THIS BOOKLET YOU MUST READ PART ONE and TWO (November 19/26th 2015). THIS BOOKLET (PART THREE)

PROVIDES US WITH AN ADD-ON TO THE ORIGINAL RONDO DETAILED WITH COACHING DETAIL. PLEASE FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW FOR PART

ONE and PART TWO:

PART ONE: http://www.slideshare.net/JonTrew/rondos-up-back-through

PART TWO: http://www.slideshare.net/JonTrew/rondos-week-48-2015

http://www.slideshare.net/JonTrew/rondos-up-back-through

http://www.slideshare.net/JonTrew/rondos-week-48-2015

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Right WingerLeft Winger

Goalkeeper / Central Defenders

Right-sided Defender (RB)

Left-sided Defender (LB)

Striker

4

Target (phase B)

Receiving Area / ‘the pocket’


Opposition Midfield Line

14-16

8-1

4

8-12

4-6

This rondo is an ADD-ON to the Up-Back-ThroughRondo as detailed last week (19th November 2015)AND weak-side full back rondo (26th November 2015)on www.inspire.football. It is absolutely imperativethat the previous rondos are carried out beforeplugging in this progression.

In this rondo the Up-Back-Through option takespriority as option one. However, a condition has nowbeen added to encourage the weak-side full backmovements and/or OUT-IN-OUT movements asdetailed in this rondo.

Condition: anytime there is a clear passing linethrough to a winger in the marked out zones in theimage to the left, the winger can race into this areato receive the ball. The ball will be played OUT to thewinger, back IN to a supporting player facingforwards and then OUT to the overlapping full back.

The objective of the rondo is the same, to go fromGK/CB to the GK/CB on the other side via one of thetwo options outlined. Once the ball reaches theother GK/CB, there must be one horizontal passbefore the objective is reset (to allow forreorganisation).


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Right Winger




Striker

4

Target (phase B)




14-16

8-1

4

8-12

4-6

Upon the opportunity opening itself up, the wingerwith a clear line of pass is able to make hismovement into the marked out area to receive theball for an OUT-IN-OUT movement.

In the game, the winger who moves inside will takewith him his marking opponent and thereforefreeing up space for the full back to overlap.

Left Winger

OUT

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Right Winger




Striker

4

Target (phase B)




14-16

8-1

4

8-12

4-6

Left Winger

When and ONLY when the winger who has droppedinto the wide receiving area can play back to aforward facing supporting player, should the relevantfull-back overlap with pace.

If no supporting player is immediately on, then theball should be played back to any player and therondo recycles and resets.

IN


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Right Winger




Striker

4

Target (phase B)




14-16

8-1

4

8-12

4-6

If support is available and the option to playing OUT-IN-OUT is available, the full back then commits to anoverlap at pace.

The ball is then played to the opposite target for therondo to continue and mirror itself in the oppositedirection

OUT


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LW

RB

Goalkeeper / Central Defender

RW

Striker

GK or CB




LB

4

GK or CB

The rondo is then mirrored in the opposite direction.The players are to move as shown with the arrows.

The target player who receives the ball MUST playone horizontal pass (to a deep full back or to his newpartner on the end line) before the team can seekany Up-Back-Through or Weak-side Full back or OUT-IN-OUT opportunities to get to the new target.


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LW

RB

Goalkeeper / Central Defender

RW

Striker

GK or CB



LB

4

GK or CB

Previously the RW

Previously the RBPreviously the LW that

moved inside to receive the OUT-IN-OUT

Previously the overlapping LB

Previously the Striker

Previously the CB/GK

Opposition Midfield Line This image shows the previous positions of theplayers who have now taken up their new positions(at speed to encourage intensity of thought andaction).


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A

B

D

D

D

A

C

B

BReceiving Area / ‘the pocket’


E

B

Opposition Midfield Line Player A = GK/CBPlayer B = Full back / WingersPlayer C = Number 4 (specialist role)Player D = Opposition Defenders (strikers/CB)Player E = Striker/CB (depending on phase of rondo)

OPTION 1 – UP-BACK-THROUGHOPTION 2.A – WEAK-SIDE FBOPTION 2.B – OUT-IN-OUT


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Content created by Jed Davies (@TPiMBW)

ABOUT RONDOS

Spain, Barcelona and Pep Guardiola have brought about a world-widerecognition for rondos in the last decade and in most nations, ourpossession box games shrunk overnight.

Unfortunately, possession box games have also become a neglected timein our sessions, often un-coached and without many learning objectives.The objective of the rondos presentations delivered by inspire footballcoach education (UK) is to highlight potential learning opportunities in thistraining methodology and format.

Kieran Smith will deliver a webinar for Inspire on rondos and give his firsthand account and insight into how ideas can be implemented throughrondos (Kieran Smith is a former AD Alcorcon coach 2014-15, who wouldplay fixtures against many of Spain’s biggest clubs such as Real Madrid).

I owe the foundations of my knowledge to a coach I worked alongside atthe University of Oxford (2013-14) called Jon Collins (who was writing aPhD in Spanish training methodology at the time). Jon Collins opened myeyes to the hundreds of details that turn rondos into a truly valuableeducation tool.

Some months before beginning my work at the University of Oxford I was

fortunate enough to undertake study visits to clubs such as Barcelona,Villarreal, Swansea, Liverpool and others. All the rondos that will bedetailed each Thursday for Inspire (www.inspire.football) have beencreated with a heavy influence from those I’ve observed before.

Positional rondos, rondos that look to educate the languages of the game,rondos that promote specific principles (overloading, penetration,movement, the responses in transition etc) and much more will form themajority of the theoretical content in these presentations.

My sole objective is to promote multi-directional possession box formats(rondos) as valuable tools for player education. I do not believe thatrondos serve a purpose to imitate the playing style or the trainingmethodology of Spain or Barcelona.

Barcelona youth academy graduates spend around 20% of all contact hourstraining in rondos (referenced in the book ‘Coaching the Tiki-Taka Style ofPlay’, pg. 34). The La Masia graduates may have spent 1,000 hours inrondos, but they’ve done so in a very specific type of rondo, specific to theBarcelona playing style.

Please share these presentations freely and use your Thursdayswisely! Visit www.inspire.football

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