Developing Players with Rondos Using the Soccer Awareness Philosophy - Part 1

This 120 page Book is part 1 of Wayne Harrison exploring the use of rondos in youth soccer. Rondos are a great way to prepare players for the game situations and especially the fast decision making needed within the game. He has included as a way to work into these game situations many Rondo ideas that he feels are great foundation builders for players learning to combine and play together. He has stayed with simplistic ideas that all levels of players can try and be successful at. It is up to each coach to work out how to make it work for their players. Though the foundation of the basic rondo stays the same; we explore different ways to present it. It can be made easier or more difficult based on the number of touches players are allowed, for example, so it benefits ALL players who practice with them; also the size of area they play within can be manipulated to change the challenge. Contents 1) Soccer Awareness 4 v 0 Rondo and unlimited touches 2) Soccer Awareness 4 v 1 Rondo (Unlimited touches) 3) Soccer Awareness 5 v 2 Rondos using (1 and 2 touches) 4) 3 v 1 Soccer Awareness Rondos using Two touches 5) Soccer Awareness Sliding Rondos using one and two touches (or more if needed) 6) No player movement off the ball 7) Soccer Awareness Sliding Rondos every player moving off the ball 8) Passing Rondos always to the central player in a diamond shape for 5 players 9) Different colored pinnies to teach the "look and think" Use cones as the starting points 10) Square passing Rondo 11) Things to consider for brain centered awareness training 12) Barcelona Rondo: Angled Passing and moving in 4s 13) Barcelona Rondo: Angled Passing and moving in 6s 14) Awareness Training Rondos emphasizing quick decision making (The Skill Factor) and Peripheral vision through brain centered development (many developments within this) 15) Soccer Awareness Double Rondos for 8 players 16) Adding Cones to force players to move into open passing lanes 17) Passing Double Diamond Introduction Rondos for 8 players 18) Soccer Awareness Double Rondos with 10 players