Small sided soccer games are one of the main elements of player development. With the help of it we can store numerous programs of decision making and understanding the situation in our control centre. Thus, we can develop the football players’ decision making and problem solving skills as well as their situational moves.

When planning small sided football games we always have to consider the players’ age characteristics and level of technical and tactical awareness and also their cognitive abilities. Besides, we can achieve our goals in case the soccer players perform the games as if they were playing a match. This approach promotes the development of different skills and abilities.

In our Small Sided Soccer Games category you can find a lot of exercises in which your football players:

• touch the ball more often and so they become more and more skilled. We can ensure players’ individual technical improvement and the development of their cognitive abilities and competitiveness
• make more decisions during the games and we can ensure their tactical improvement
• have more possibilities to create movements with or without the ball at the restricted area, which football is characterized by. These can include starts, stops, changing directions, adjustment to the ball and basic tactical defending and attacking tasks
• have more chances and possibilities to score a goal. Participating in small sided soccer games players can feel the real thrill of football and the joy of scoring a goal
• learn how to play in a team. During these games soccer players will be able to create personal and game specific contacts in small teams. They will be happy about their team mates’ successful passes and goals

All things considered, small sided football games are basic pillars of becoming a real player. In any kind of training process they must be given primary focus.