Increasingly coaches are using small-sided games to develop and prepare players physically, technically and tactically.
But how much thought goes into the number of players used in these small-sided games, the dimensions of the playing area for these sessions and how it transfers to full-size 11v11 competitive matches.

Andrea Riboli – Atalanta Sports Scientist
Sigrid Olthaf – Sports Scientist and Performance Analysts Liverpool John Moores University
Rui Sa Lemos – Ex-Head Coach Porto U23

Our three presenters look at how to create small-sided game outcomes that relate to the game physically, Tactically and Technically based around principles of spacing, movement and intensity.

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