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F-Jugend (U7–U8) — Explore

Individual mastery, 1v1 and perception.

At a glance

Age
U7–U8
Session length
60–75 min
Game formats
1v1 to 4v4

Indicative split of focus

  • Technique40%
  • Individual tactics15%
  • Team tactics5%
  • Physical and motor25%
  • Cognitive and psychosocial15%

These are methodological focuses, not rigid minutes: a single task can work on several areas at once.

Technical progression

Dribbling, shielding, short passing, control and finishing, with plenty of touches and 1v1s.

Tactical and cognitive progression

1v1, occupying space, helping, attacking and defending. The player comes before the position.

Physical progression

Coordination, agility, accelerations and decelerations.

The season in macrocycles

Blocks set priorities, not exclusive content: each one keeps secondary content from the others.

  1. Individual mastery8 weeks

    Dribbling, feints and shielding. Ball, coordination and 1v1.

  2. Working with a teammate8–10 weeks

    Passing and control, support and 2v1. Perception before action.

  3. Attacking and defending8–10 weeks

    Attacking 1v1, defending 1v1 and finishing.

  4. Transfer8–10 weeks

    2v2 and 3v3, four mini-goals, match play and consolidation.

A typical week with 2 sessions

Session 1: technical learning and decision-making. Session 2: duels, numerical superiority and a small-sided game.

Structure of a session

A session has one main objective and always ends with transfer to match play. Indicative percentages of its total length.

  • Activation and warm-up15–25%
  • Main part A: introduce or reinforce the objective20–30%
  • Main part B: more opposition, decision-making or specificity20–30%
  • Transfer to match play25–40%
  • Cool-down and feedback0–10%

Assessment

Qualitative observation. In U5–U12 the match result does not replace formative assessment.

Periodisation

Broad, flexible phases, with no peaks of form.

Sample exercises for this stage

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