Re: [LU] Training with Bielsa
Go up or not, this is the most refreshing, innovative approach to club management we have seen. If not this year, then next. But there is no denying the revolution we are witnessing. This truly momentous. Dr Michael Benjamin, Community Psychiatrist, Oranit, Israel 4481300 +972505317772 SKYPE:BEDENOGA Amazon Author Page<https://www.amazon.com/Michael-Benjamin/e/B00ZTT5HUK/> Blogs:<https://www.jpost.com/Blogger/Michael-Benjamin> myRay Online Self Help <http://www.myray.org> From: Leedslist on behalf of Mark Pilling Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2019 11:29:25 PM To: leedslist Subject: [LU] Training with Bielsa Haven't seen this posted/mentioned. thought it might interest: https://www.socceriqeducation.com/bielsa-observations.html Leeds were set to face QPR on Sunday at 2pm in the FA Cup, so in all honestly I came into the visit not exactly too sure of what I was about to experience. I naturally expected something resembling a generic pre-game preparatory session, fine-tuning a few details before tomorrows game. But as we reached the fields, I already knew this was going to be something a little out of the ordinary. This is a Bielsa team after all. Once we got down to the fields, 5 fields were prepped and ready to be put to use, each one sprinkled with mannequins, and each one created for a different purpose and area of the pitch. As the players headed out to the field, the make-up of the squad consisted of around 13 first-team players, 8 u23 players, and 5 u18 players, with some players coming back from injury on another small field for a total of around 29 players training that day. Goalkeeper Coach Marcos Abad had a small area set up behind us to begin work with Bailey-Peacock Farrell and Will Huffer, and his themes for the session focused around tipping high balls, near-post angles from cut-back crosses, and reacting to make double saves inside 10-12 yards. On what seemed to be the main field, there were 6 mannequins set up in the attacking third. Midfielders Lewis Baker, Adam Forshaw, and Tyler Roberts left the core group (who went to warm-up on another empty field) and immediately began working with Assistant Coach Diego Flores on some triangulating movement patterns & combination play. This was fairly intense and included lots of repetition and sharp movement over 15 yard spaces. Carlos Corberan (Leeds United’s First team Coach and Head Coach of the u23’s) took 5-6 players over to one field, where he worked them through a very specified passing pattern to replicate playing out of pressure and manipulating the opponents shape to exploit spaces in wide areas. This went on for roughly 15 minutes, and the pattern was obsessively replicated, with extremely fine details touched on by Corberan in terms of angles of reception to the ball, and disguises in body shape when looking to play into the next zone. On another field adjacent, a few other Assistant Coaches worked with a small group of 5 u18 / u23 players. Again, there were mannequins set up in a specific shape, and this group were focusing on building out from the Goalkeeper into the middle third in high intensity bursts. The phase of play itself lasted no more than 10 seconds, but the pattern was repetitive and diligent. Players had cues of exactly when to move into targeted pockets of space either in front of, or behind certain colored mannequins. Everyone knew their part within the pattern, and the detail was intriguing to watch. After the 15 minute warm-up via some passing patterns and agility, the core group of players headed onto the main field to begin the main chunk of the session. By this point, The equipment staff and Assistant Coaching staff had set up an opposition formation (via mannequins) in the attacking half of the field. I had an idea this was going to be some focus on team shape in transitions, and sure enough it was. This was probably my most intriguing part of the day, as the attention to detail was astounding. iPads with numerous members of the coaching staff, filled with specific visual movements for each player to observe and then produce when it was time to execute certain shifts in shape. The shifts in shape were short bursts, yet quick and inventive. I’d like to say I fully understood the tactical transitions completely but I didn’t, as they happened so quick and there were 4 or 5 varied patterns in which each player knew their exact next move. You’d hear a number called out loud by a staff member, and out of nowhere the #2 was suddenly on a full sprint into the #8 position, while the #9 would turn into the #11 and the #11 would become the #10 as the #10 became the #9 (for example). All this happening within about 5 seconds. It is also worth noting how fascinating it was to see the staff to player ratio in the ongoing sessions. As I looked around the numerous fields in use, there must have been a 1-to-3 ratio in every capacity at any moment
Re: [LU] Training with Bielsa
Really interesting piece Mark - ta for sharing John Sent from my iPad > On 25 Jan 2019, at 00:19, Nicholas Armit via Leedslist > wrote: > > Sounds remarkably similar to my training sessions with the U-12 East Lansing > Boys Recreational League. >On Thursday, January 24, 2019, 6:45:07 PM EST, Simon McNally > wrote: > > Superb! > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 24 Jan 2019, at 21:29, Mark Pilling wrote: >> >> Haven't seen this posted/mentioned. thought it might interest: >> >> https://www.socceriqeducation.com/bielsa-observations.html >> >> >> >> Leeds were set to face QPR on Sunday at 2pm in the FA Cup, so in all >> honestly I came into the visit not exactly too sure of what I was about to >> experience. I naturally expected something resembling a generic pre-game >> preparatory session, fine-tuning a few details before tomorrows game. But >> as we reached the fields, I already knew this was going to be something a >> little out of the ordinary. This is a Bielsa team after all. >> >> Once we got down to the fields, 5 fields were prepped and ready to be put >> to use, each one sprinkled with mannequins, and each one created for a >> different purpose and area of the pitch. As the players headed out to the >> field, the make-up of the squad consisted of around 13 first-team players, >> 8 u23 players, and 5 u18 players, with some players coming back from injury >> on another small field for a total of around 29 players training that day. >> >> Goalkeeper Coach Marcos Abad had a small area set up behind us to begin >> work with Bailey-Peacock Farrell and Will Huffer, and his themes for the >> session focused around tipping high balls, near-post angles from cut-back >> crosses, and reacting to make double saves inside 10-12 yards. >> >> On what seemed to be the main field, there were 6 mannequins set up in the >> attacking third. Midfielders Lewis Baker, Adam Forshaw, and Tyler Roberts >> left the core group (who went to warm-up on another empty field) and >> immediately began working with Assistant Coach Diego Flores on some >> triangulating movement patterns & combination play. This was fairly intense >> and included lots of repetition and sharp movement over 15 yard spaces. >> >> Carlos Corberan (Leeds United’s First team Coach and Head Coach of the >> u23’s) took 5-6 players over to one field, where he worked them through a >> very specified passing pattern to replicate playing out of pressure and >> manipulating the opponents shape to exploit spaces in wide areas. This went >> on for roughly 15 minutes, and the pattern was obsessively replicated, with >> extremely fine details touched on by Corberan in terms of angles of >> reception to the ball, and disguises in body shape when looking to play >> into the next zone. >> >> On another field adjacent, a few other Assistant Coaches worked with a >> small group of 5 u18 / u23 players. Again, there were mannequins set up in >> a specific shape, and this group were focusing on building out from the >> Goalkeeper into the middle third in high intensity bursts. The phase of >> play itself lasted no more than 10 seconds, but the pattern was repetitive >> and diligent. Players had cues of exactly when to move into targeted >> pockets of space either in front of, or behind certain colored mannequins. >> Everyone knew their part within the pattern, and the detail was intriguing >> to watch. >> >> After the 15 minute warm-up via some passing patterns and agility, the core >> group of players headed onto the main field to begin the main chunk of the >> session. By this point, The equipment staff and Assistant Coaching staff >> had set up an opposition formation (via mannequins) in the attacking half >> of the field. I had an idea this was going to be some focus on team shape >> in transitions, and sure enough it was. This was probably my most >> intriguing part of the day, as the attention to detail was astounding. >> iPads with numerous members of the coaching staff, filled with specific >> visual movements for each player to observe and then produce when it was >> time to execute certain shifts in shape. >> >> The shifts in shape were short bursts, yet quick and inventive. I’d like to >> say I fully understood the tactical transitions completely but I didn’t, as >> they happened so quick and there were 4 or 5 varied patterns in which each >> player knew their exact next move. You’d hear a number called out loud by a >> staff member, and out of nowhere the #2 was suddenly on a full sprint into >> the #8 position, while the #9 would turn into the #11 and the #11 would >> become the #10 as the #10 became the #9 (for example). All this happening >> within about 5 seconds. >> >> It is also worth noting how fascinating it was to see the staff to player >> ratio in the ongoing sessions. As I looked around the numerous fields in >> use, there must have been a 1-to-3 ratio in every capacity at any moment. >> The players had plenty of observant e
Re: [LU] Training with Bielsa
Sounds remarkably similar to my training sessions with the U-12 East Lansing Boys Recreational League. On Thursday, January 24, 2019, 6:45:07 PM EST, Simon McNally wrote: Superb! Sent from my iPhone > On 24 Jan 2019, at 21:29, Mark Pilling wrote: > > Haven't seen this posted/mentioned. thought it might interest: > > https://www.socceriqeducation.com/bielsa-observations.html > > > > Leeds were set to face QPR on Sunday at 2pm in the FA Cup, so in all > honestly I came into the visit not exactly too sure of what I was about to > experience. I naturally expected something resembling a generic pre-game > preparatory session, fine-tuning a few details before tomorrows game. But > as we reached the fields, I already knew this was going to be something a > little out of the ordinary. This is a Bielsa team after all. > > Once we got down to the fields, 5 fields were prepped and ready to be put > to use, each one sprinkled with mannequins, and each one created for a > different purpose and area of the pitch. As the players headed out to the > field, the make-up of the squad consisted of around 13 first-team players, > 8 u23 players, and 5 u18 players, with some players coming back from injury > on another small field for a total of around 29 players training that day. > > Goalkeeper Coach Marcos Abad had a small area set up behind us to begin > work with Bailey-Peacock Farrell and Will Huffer, and his themes for the > session focused around tipping high balls, near-post angles from cut-back > crosses, and reacting to make double saves inside 10-12 yards. > > On what seemed to be the main field, there were 6 mannequins set up in the > attacking third. Midfielders Lewis Baker, Adam Forshaw, and Tyler Roberts > left the core group (who went to warm-up on another empty field) and > immediately began working with Assistant Coach Diego Flores on some > triangulating movement patterns & combination play. This was fairly intense > and included lots of repetition and sharp movement over 15 yard spaces. > > Carlos Corberan (Leeds United’s First team Coach and Head Coach of the > u23’s) took 5-6 players over to one field, where he worked them through a > very specified passing pattern to replicate playing out of pressure and > manipulating the opponents shape to exploit spaces in wide areas. This went > on for roughly 15 minutes, and the pattern was obsessively replicated, with > extremely fine details touched on by Corberan in terms of angles of > reception to the ball, and disguises in body shape when looking to play > into the next zone. > > On another field adjacent, a few other Assistant Coaches worked with a > small group of 5 u18 / u23 players. Again, there were mannequins set up in > a specific shape, and this group were focusing on building out from the > Goalkeeper into the middle third in high intensity bursts. The phase of > play itself lasted no more than 10 seconds, but the pattern was repetitive > and diligent. Players had cues of exactly when to move into targeted > pockets of space either in front of, or behind certain colored mannequins. > Everyone knew their part within the pattern, and the detail was intriguing > to watch. > > After the 15 minute warm-up via some passing patterns and agility, the core > group of players headed onto the main field to begin the main chunk of the > session. By this point, The equipment staff and Assistant Coaching staff > had set up an opposition formation (via mannequins) in the attacking half > of the field. I had an idea this was going to be some focus on team shape > in transitions, and sure enough it was. This was probably my most > intriguing part of the day, as the attention to detail was astounding. > iPads with numerous members of the coaching staff, filled with specific > visual movements for each player to observe and then produce when it was > time to execute certain shifts in shape. > > The shifts in shape were short bursts, yet quick and inventive. I’d like to > say I fully understood the tactical transitions completely but I didn’t, as > they happened so quick and there were 4 or 5 varied patterns in which each > player knew their exact next move. You’d hear a number called out loud by a > staff member, and out of nowhere the #2 was suddenly on a full sprint into > the #8 position, while the #9 would turn into the #11 and the #11 would > become the #10 as the #10 became the #9 (for example). All this happening > within about 5 seconds. > > It is also worth noting how fascinating it was to see the staff to player > ratio in the ongoing sessions. As I looked around the numerous fields in > use, there must have been a 1-to-3 ratio in every capacity at any moment. > The players had plenty of observant eyes on them, but also plenty of > willing coaches ready to help and tweak any glitches in preparation that > may arise during the session. No stones were left unturned, and it was also > quite surprising to me how often the staff woul
Re: [LU] Training with Bielsa
Superb! Sent from my iPhone > On 24 Jan 2019, at 21:29, Mark Pilling wrote: > > Haven't seen this posted/mentioned. thought it might interest: > > https://www.socceriqeducation.com/bielsa-observations.html > > > > Leeds were set to face QPR on Sunday at 2pm in the FA Cup, so in all > honestly I came into the visit not exactly too sure of what I was about to > experience. I naturally expected something resembling a generic pre-game > preparatory session, fine-tuning a few details before tomorrows game. But > as we reached the fields, I already knew this was going to be something a > little out of the ordinary. This is a Bielsa team after all. > > Once we got down to the fields, 5 fields were prepped and ready to be put > to use, each one sprinkled with mannequins, and each one created for a > different purpose and area of the pitch. As the players headed out to the > field, the make-up of the squad consisted of around 13 first-team players, > 8 u23 players, and 5 u18 players, with some players coming back from injury > on another small field for a total of around 29 players training that day. > > Goalkeeper Coach Marcos Abad had a small area set up behind us to begin > work with Bailey-Peacock Farrell and Will Huffer, and his themes for the > session focused around tipping high balls, near-post angles from cut-back > crosses, and reacting to make double saves inside 10-12 yards. > > On what seemed to be the main field, there were 6 mannequins set up in the > attacking third. Midfielders Lewis Baker, Adam Forshaw, and Tyler Roberts > left the core group (who went to warm-up on another empty field) and > immediately began working with Assistant Coach Diego Flores on some > triangulating movement patterns & combination play. This was fairly intense > and included lots of repetition and sharp movement over 15 yard spaces. > > Carlos Corberan (Leeds United’s First team Coach and Head Coach of the > u23’s) took 5-6 players over to one field, where he worked them through a > very specified passing pattern to replicate playing out of pressure and > manipulating the opponents shape to exploit spaces in wide areas. This went > on for roughly 15 minutes, and the pattern was obsessively replicated, with > extremely fine details touched on by Corberan in terms of angles of > reception to the ball, and disguises in body shape when looking to play > into the next zone. > > On another field adjacent, a few other Assistant Coaches worked with a > small group of 5 u18 / u23 players. Again, there were mannequins set up in > a specific shape, and this group were focusing on building out from the > Goalkeeper into the middle third in high intensity bursts. The phase of > play itself lasted no more than 10 seconds, but the pattern was repetitive > and diligent. Players had cues of exactly when to move into targeted > pockets of space either in front of, or behind certain colored mannequins. > Everyone knew their part within the pattern, and the detail was intriguing > to watch. > > After the 15 minute warm-up via some passing patterns and agility, the core > group of players headed onto the main field to begin the main chunk of the > session. By this point, The equipment staff and Assistant Coaching staff > had set up an opposition formation (via mannequins) in the attacking half > of the field. I had an idea this was going to be some focus on team shape > in transitions, and sure enough it was. This was probably my most > intriguing part of the day, as the attention to detail was astounding. > iPads with numerous members of the coaching staff, filled with specific > visual movements for each player to observe and then produce when it was > time to execute certain shifts in shape. > > The shifts in shape were short bursts, yet quick and inventive. I’d like to > say I fully understood the tactical transitions completely but I didn’t, as > they happened so quick and there were 4 or 5 varied patterns in which each > player knew their exact next move. You’d hear a number called out loud by a > staff member, and out of nowhere the #2 was suddenly on a full sprint into > the #8 position, while the #9 would turn into the #11 and the #11 would > become the #10 as the #10 became the #9 (for example). All this happening > within about 5 seconds. > > It is also worth noting how fascinating it was to see the staff to player > ratio in the ongoing sessions. As I looked around the numerous fields in > use, there must have been a 1-to-3 ratio in every capacity at any moment. > The players had plenty of observant eyes on them, but also plenty of > willing coaches ready to help and tweak any glitches in preparation that > may arise during the session. No stones were left unturned, and it was also > quite surprising to me how often the staff would stop exercises and bring > the group in to watch more iPad footage or to to get some tactical points > across. For many of us, a very contrasting notion in comparison to the new > way we
[LU] Training with Bielsa
Haven't seen this posted/mentioned. thought it might interest: https://www.socceriqeducation.com/bielsa-observations.html Leeds were set to face QPR on Sunday at 2pm in the FA Cup, so in all honestly I came into the visit not exactly too sure of what I was about to experience. I naturally expected something resembling a generic pre-game preparatory session, fine-tuning a few details before tomorrows game. But as we reached the fields, I already knew this was going to be something a little out of the ordinary. This is a Bielsa team after all. Once we got down to the fields, 5 fields were prepped and ready to be put to use, each one sprinkled with mannequins, and each one created for a different purpose and area of the pitch. As the players headed out to the field, the make-up of the squad consisted of around 13 first-team players, 8 u23 players, and 5 u18 players, with some players coming back from injury on another small field for a total of around 29 players training that day. Goalkeeper Coach Marcos Abad had a small area set up behind us to begin work with Bailey-Peacock Farrell and Will Huffer, and his themes for the session focused around tipping high balls, near-post angles from cut-back crosses, and reacting to make double saves inside 10-12 yards. On what seemed to be the main field, there were 6 mannequins set up in the attacking third. Midfielders Lewis Baker, Adam Forshaw, and Tyler Roberts left the core group (who went to warm-up on another empty field) and immediately began working with Assistant Coach Diego Flores on some triangulating movement patterns & combination play. This was fairly intense and included lots of repetition and sharp movement over 15 yard spaces. Carlos Corberan (Leeds United’s First team Coach and Head Coach of the u23’s) took 5-6 players over to one field, where he worked them through a very specified passing pattern to replicate playing out of pressure and manipulating the opponents shape to exploit spaces in wide areas. This went on for roughly 15 minutes, and the pattern was obsessively replicated, with extremely fine details touched on by Corberan in terms of angles of reception to the ball, and disguises in body shape when looking to play into the next zone. On another field adjacent, a few other Assistant Coaches worked with a small group of 5 u18 / u23 players. Again, there were mannequins set up in a specific shape, and this group were focusing on building out from the Goalkeeper into the middle third in high intensity bursts. The phase of play itself lasted no more than 10 seconds, but the pattern was repetitive and diligent. Players had cues of exactly when to move into targeted pockets of space either in front of, or behind certain colored mannequins. Everyone knew their part within the pattern, and the detail was intriguing to watch. After the 15 minute warm-up via some passing patterns and agility, the core group of players headed onto the main field to begin the main chunk of the session. By this point, The equipment staff and Assistant Coaching staff had set up an opposition formation (via mannequins) in the attacking half of the field. I had an idea this was going to be some focus on team shape in transitions, and sure enough it was. This was probably my most intriguing part of the day, as the attention to detail was astounding. iPads with numerous members of the coaching staff, filled with specific visual movements for each player to observe and then produce when it was time to execute certain shifts in shape. The shifts in shape were short bursts, yet quick and inventive. I’d like to say I fully understood the tactical transitions completely but I didn’t, as they happened so quick and there were 4 or 5 varied patterns in which each player knew their exact next move. You’d hear a number called out loud by a staff member, and out of nowhere the #2 was suddenly on a full sprint into the #8 position, while the #9 would turn into the #11 and the #11 would become the #10 as the #10 became the #9 (for example). All this happening within about 5 seconds. It is also worth noting how fascinating it was to see the staff to player ratio in the ongoing sessions. As I looked around the numerous fields in use, there must have been a 1-to-3 ratio in every capacity at any moment. The players had plenty of observant eyes on them, but also plenty of willing coaches ready to help and tweak any glitches in preparation that may arise during the session. No stones were left unturned, and it was also quite surprising to me how often the staff would stop exercises and bring the group in to watch more iPad footage or to to get some tactical points across. For many of us, a very contrasting notion in comparison to the new way we are taught to coach in terms of “let the players play”. Nevertheless, as much as I would love to share the actual session diagrams with everyone, and the meticulous approach to pattern play in which Bielsa is renowned for, I unfortunately can
