STRUCTURED MICROCYCLE PLANNING, SUB9 CATEGORY

Planning focused on 2 "micro cycles" as an introduction to a work method for the under-9
category (2012-2011) where various specific works will be carried out that contribute to the
"optimal" complement of the player in his various individual structures where comprehensive
training is the fundamental principle of training.

It is proposed that the methodological principles that will be used in this practice are related to
a globalized teaching in the various tasks that will be established where priority will be given to
the "coordinative" and "cognitive" structure of the child, this structure is composed of didactic
games that encourage the child's attention when carrying out physical activity that complements
their coordination both at a motor level and also focused on objects (ball).

The planning will be composed of various analytical tasks that in most cases will be used as
corrective exercises that encourage the player to correctly "technically" execute the various
gestures with and without a ball, it will be presented mostly as "motor activation circuits" where
the player's psychomotor skills are encouraged and the child's adaptation to knowing how to
handle his body, as well as encouraging the child to be interested in knowing his body and its
capabilities related to a sports discipline, we define these tasks in the planning as generic tasks
where there is an absence of the ball and isolated exercises from the "game" will be performed,
these will support basic motor coordination.

Coordination based on or in relation to objects, that is, towards the ball, will be trained through
directed and special tasks. These technical tasks will be carried out based on the
technical/cognitive capacities of the groups to be practiced, since the groups will be divided
depending on these capacities in order to in turn carry out training according to their current
training needs. In the directed task, the various technical gestures relating to the ball will be
trained and developed. These may be ball control, ball dribbling, “lateral” and “linear” handling,
among others that will be specified more clearly later.

Special tasks are important in the gradual development of the player's training since in them
various sessions will be carried out with real "opposition", subjectively it is proposed that the
player from an early age should be stimulated the intelligence of the game based on training
similar to a match or situation pre-designed by the coach in charge, these tasks are related to
the globalized teaching of training at the level of children's soccer where "3x3", "2x3" and "2x1"
situations will be established that stimulate the player to learn by playing and thus we stimulate
the coordinative, cognitive and creative / expressive structure in an integral way and thus form
intelligent players.
Possession games are included in the work plan, but these will be carried out with a
predetermined group chosen by the coach where an optimal level is observed to adapt and
assimilate the task in question.

FRACMENTATION METHODOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES

Analytical method based on training the execution of movement in early
childhood stages in children in early training and gradually advancing to
TYPE OF TRAINING
a globalized multilateral teaching method towards optimal training of
(PLANNING METHODS) technical/cognitive practice.
MOTOR Functional movements, Laterality, Understanding physiological space
COORDINATION and time, Initial running technique, Initial eye/perceptual coordination,
Initial space/perceptual coordination, initiation to changes in direction
(PSYCHOMOTRICITY AND
motor GESTURE at speed, initiation of reactive speed.
MECHANICS)
Lateral and linear ball conduction, control and passing with various body
OBJECT-ORIENTED
surfaces, initial technical gestures (hooking, cuts, changes of direction),
TECHNIQUE
composed feints with and without the ball, changes of rhythm with the
(TECHNIFICATION) ball.
TYPE OF TRAINING
TASKS TO BE USED Generic tasks focused on psychomotor training. Directed tasks focused
(CLASSIFICATION) on physical/technical training. Special tasks focused on basic decision
making with real opposition, stimulating intelligence associated with the
game and motor principles.
Competitive tasks focused on game development and recreation

SITUATIONS OF THE Recreation of “1x1”, “2x2”, “3x3”, “2x1” situations, positional games
REAL GAME A and basic rondos in small spaces.
TRAINING (GAME
MOMENTS AND DECISION
Introduction to the basic principles of the game both in attack and
MAKING) defense through “1x1,2x2,3x2,2x1” situations
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER Coordinative structure > Coordination in relation to motor functions
STRUCTURES TO BE developing an optimal motor gesture with and without a ball.
DEVELOPED
Conditional structure > initiation towards physical effort Cognitive
(QUALITATIVE FACTORS OF structure > Initiation of decision making and understanding of space and
THE PLAYER)
time in relation to the game
Socio/affective structure > Initiation of “collective” training where
cooperation is encouraged
Emotional/evolutionary structure > Growth of the child's confidence
and self-esteem in initiation to the practice of soccer and
encouragement to concentrate in relation to attention.
Creative/expressive structure > educational recreation that encourages
the player to be creative in association with the game of soccer and
physical activity
CORRESPONDING AGES It is defined between 6 and 7 years old corresponding to the sub9
(CATEGORY)
category.
 WEEK 1

First week of training, in which basic training is carried out to get to know the players, their
abilities, characteristics and personalities. During this week, the coach will directly observe the
development of the training and the recruitment of the players to the previous tasks to be
planned.

This week, emphasis will be placed on evaluating the player's coordination abilities in order to
carry out a prior diagnosis of the group in order to identify the weaknesses as well as the
virtues and work on them through optimal training that strengthens their technical/cognitive
abilities.

MONDAY TUESDAY 28TH WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 30TH FRIDAY 31ST SATURDAY SUNDAY 02
27TH 29TH 01
GENERIC TASK: DIRECTED TASK:
(psychomotor (circuit focused on
activation circuit) general technical
training and
GENERIC TASK: psychomotor skills)
RECOVERY
(educational RECOVERY RECOVERY GAME GAME
PASSIVE
relay game PASSIVE SPECIAL TASK: PASSIVE
focused on GROUP “A” GROUP “B”
balance and (Initiation to 1x1
chasing game) and 3x3 situations
with variability of
DIRECTED TASK: attack-defense
(ball handling response)
session in small
spaces) COMPETITIVE
TASK:

(7vs7 football)

1. Generic task: Psychomotor activation circuit focused on the analysis stage of

each player based on their coordinative and motor abilities, where a varied
circuit will be carried out, in which isolated perceptual variants of the game will
be introduced that will optimally develop the abilities related to the child's
coordinative structure.

Material available:

> 6 Medium hoops.

> 25 Plates.
 > 1 elastic band
> 12 small cones
> 4 balls of different sizes

2. Generic task: Establish various educational games that encourage children to

initiate physical effort related to the conditional and coordinative structure
while having fun and competing in a healthy manner. These games will be
structured with various variants that the coach will dictate through the players
assimilating the rules of the game.
❖ Game 1: Establish a relay game where a certain object
must be carried and brought to a specific point set by the
coach. In this game, speed and resistance will be
evaluated in initiation stages, as well as cooperation and
teamwork at early ages. It is structured in groups of 4.
As a variation, a ball is introduced to the group that has
correctly assimilated the exercise, but this variation is
optional.
❖ Game 2: Establish a game of chasing in pairs where the
child is encouraged in a didactic way to change direction
in relation to laterality in small spaces.
As a variant, two balls are introduced in pairs and the
chase is carried out with the ball under control, thus
encouraging technical development focused on object-
oriented technical gestures.
 Materials to be provided:
> 1 elastic band
> 4 Rings
> 25 dishes
> 12 cones
> 6 soccer balls number 4

3. Directed Task: Specific session on handling the ball in a “linear” manner where
the space corresponding to ball control will be limited in order to generate
difficulty when carrying the ball and encourage children to carry the ball close
to their foot with a correct technical gesture.
As a variant, balls of different “weight” will be used with the aim of developing
perceptive capacities at the time of correct contact with the object based on
the correct application of the technical gesture.

Materials to be provided:
> 4 soccer balls number 4
> 4 lightweight recreational balls
> 20 cones.
THURSDA
Y 30TH:

1. Directed Task: Session focused on handling balls of different weights with

reaction and concentration variants where a reduced space with obstacles is
established. In this session, a variant in relation to psychomotor skills will be
introduced as a complement in relation to the coordinative structure.

Materials to be provided:
> 20 cones
> 15 dishes
> 6 soccer balls number 4
> 4 lightweight recreational balls

2. Special Task: Fundamental part of the training to follow since it will start with
the principles of the game towards a technical/cognitive training in relation to
the development of the cognitive structure where a “3x0” situation is
established indicating to the player how they should position themselves and
progress the ball between teammates, then it changes to “3x1” and “3x3”
variants depending on the general progress of the group.

Materials to be provided:
> 4 jumpers
> League or plates to delimit the 20x20 space
> Vests ( 10 )
> 4 soccer balls number 4.

3. Competitive Task: To conclude the training, carry out some 7vs7 soccer games
where the player's abilities in relation to the soccer game will be evaluated in a
"direct" manner.

Materials to be provided:
> 2 soccer balls number 4.
> Vests
> 5-a-side football goal.
FRACMENTATION OF PLANNED CRITERIA ACCORDING TO THEIR TEACHING PERIODS
FOR EACH TASK
TUESDAY 28TH

TASK 1 Specific criteria to be developed: Motor coordination focused on motor gestures,

psychomotor development, initiation to perception training, initiation to balance
(OPENING) training, initiation to conditional factors of physical effort (“warm-up”).

GENERIC

Individual structures involved and prioritized in a hierarchical manner:

1. Coordinative: Application of motor gestures in relation to mechanics of the
gesture towards lower limbs.
2. Conditional: Mild physical effort, in reference to warm-up phases.

TASK 2 Specific criteria to be developed: Motor coordination focused on motor gestures,

initiation towards short-space speed and reactive speed, changes of direction related
(DEVELOPMENT) to laterality, stimulation towards teamwork, optional (development of technical
gestures through educational games).
GENERIC / DIRECTED

Individual structures involved and prioritized in a hierarchical manner:

1. Coordinative: Application of motor gestures in relation to movements
functional with the ball and initiation of speed in short races.
2. Cognitive: Decision making in relation to chasing game

/
3. Conditional: Physical effort focused on aerobic intermittence.
4. Socio/affective: Initiation to cooperation through effort in relation to
the relay game task.
5. Emotional/developmental: Stimulation to pay attention and concentration
correct in a learning environment

TASK 3 (CLOSURE) Specific criteria to be developed: Coordination of technical gesture in relation to

objects, correct optimization of the technical gesture, use of the surface of the foot
DIRECTED both external and internal edge, technical development of both profiles when driving,
perceptual variability of contact with balls of different weights.

Individual structures involved and prioritized in a hierarchical manner:

1. Coordinative: Application of motor gestures in relation to movements
functional with the ball to optimize movement correctly with different

/
weight to improve perception related to control.
2. Conditional: Aerobic effort initiated by ball work.
3. Emotional/developmental: Increased confidence in making gestures
object-oriented technicians.
 THURSDAY 30TH

Specific criteria to be developed: Coordination of technical gesture in relation

TASK 1 to objects, correct optimization of the technical gesture, use of the surface of
the foot both external and internal edge, technical development of both
(OPENING) profiles when driving, perceptual variability of contact with balls of different
weights.
DIRECTED

Individual structures involved and prioritized in a hierarchical manner:

1. Coordinative: Application of motor gestures in relation to
Functional movements with the ball to optimize movement
correctly with different weight to improve perception related to
control.
2. Conditional: Mild physical effort related to warm-up
3. Emotional/evolutionary: Increased confidence in relation to
perform object-oriented technical gestures

Specific criteria to be developed: Initiation to 2x1 and 1x1 situations, Initiation

TASK 2 to main task, Initiation to interpreting moments of the game, stimulating
decision making in situations similar to the game, Initiation to principles of
(DEVELOPMENT) analysis and problem solving, resolution of situations in numerical superiority
and inferiority, establishing offensive and defensive roles
SPECIAL

Individual structures involved and prioritized in a hierarchical manner:

1. Cognitive: Initiation of decision making of technical gestures with
real opposition.
2. Coordinative: Application of object-oriented motor gestures.
3. Creative/expressive: Free decision making in relation to the player
and
its execution.
4. Socio/affective: Influence teammates and collective play
between players.
5. Emotional/evolutionary: Stimulate sporting character in relation to
a
moment of the game to be executed.
6. Conditional: Physical effort generated by the transfer to the
spaces.

Specific criteria to be developed: 7x7 game, Structural analysis game of the

individual and collective components that make up the team, Corrective game
TASK 3

(CLOSING)

COMPETITIVE
 WEEK 2

Second week of specific training where the coach has correctly carried out a direct
observation of the players in general, evaluating their performance both at the
sporting level and in terms of group coexistence.

This week, training will gradually increase in reference to the established tasks, where
priority will be gradually given to the cognitive and coordinative structure that
children in this category need to achieve, as an objective or goal, optimal and
comprehensive training with formative results in the medium and long term.

MONDAY 03 TUESDAY 04 WEDNESDAY 05 THURSDAY 06 FRIDAY 07 SATURDAY SUNDAY 09

08
SPECIAL TASK: SPECIAL TASK:
(Chasing game in (Chasing game in a
a delimited space delimited space
with with psychomotor
RECOVERY psychomotor and and reactive
reactive variants) RECOVERY variants) RECOVERY GAME GAME
PASSIVE
PASSIVE PASSIVE
DIRECTED TASK: SPECIAL TASK: GROUP “A” GROUP “B”
(Side driving and
passing session) (development to
1x1 and 3x3
SPECIAL TASK: situations with
(3x1 or 4x2 variability
reduced game) introduction to
order in the game)

COMPETITIVE
TASK:

(7vs7 football)
TUESDAY 04:

1. Special task: Establish 4 predetermined zones in a space measuring 20x20,

where the warm-up will be carried out in a didactic manner through a free
chase game. In each zone, groups of "6" are recommended to establish a 4x2
chase game. In this, the player's decision-making is free when going to any
space, as long as he is in his specific zone.
Establish “stationary” variants where emphasis is placed on basic motor
coordination, as well as reaction variants, all of these are established at the time
that the coach in charge of the instruction establishes for the children.

Materials to be provided:

> 1 league to delimit spaces.

> Plates to delimit spaces.
> Between 12 vests.

2- . Directed Task:
Establish a ball handling session with a variation on passing precision and
control. This session is placed in the 4 zones already pre-designed for use.

Materials to be provided:
> 12 cones
> 4 soccer balls number 4
> 8 dishes
> 1 league to delimit spaces.

3- . Special Task: Initiation of small-sided games with little difficulty, establishing a

numerical superiority "3x1" or "4x2" in a small space and later in 4 zones. It is
important to clarify that this task is not entirely safe to execute and plan on the court,
everything depends on the analysis of the qualities that make up the group of players,
where the exercise as such is not a mental "burden" for them.

Materials to be provided:

> 4 soccer balls number 4.

> 1 league to delimit the space
> Plates to delimit space.
> Vests (11)
THURSDAY 06:

1- . Special task: Establish 4 predetermined zones in a space measuring 20x20,

where the warm-up will be carried out in a didactic manner through a free chase
game. In each zone, groups of "6" are recommended to establish a 4x2 chase game.
In this, the player's decision-making is free when going to any space, as long as he is
in his specific zone.

Establish “stationary” variants where emphasis is placed on basic motor

coordination, as well as reaction variants, all of these are established at the
time that the coach in charge of the instruction establishes for the children.

Materials to be provided:

> 1 league to delimit spaces.

> Plates to delimit spaces.
> Between 12 vests.

2- . Special Task: Fundamental part of the training to follow since it will start with
the principles of the game towards a technical/cognitive training in relation to the
development of the cognitive structure where a “3x0” situation is established
indicating to the player how they should position themselves and progress the ball
between teammates, then it changes to “3x1” and “3x3” variants depending on the
general progress of the group.

Materials to be provided:
> 4 jumpers
> League or plates to delimit the 20x20 space
> Vests ( 10 )
> 4 soccer balls number 4.

3-. Competitive Task: To conclude the training, carry out some 7vs7 soccer games
where the player's abilities in relation to the soccer game will be evaluated in a
"direct" manner.

Materials to be provided:
> 2 soccer balls number 4.
> Vests
> 5-a-side football goal.
FRACMENTATION OF PLANNED CRITERIA ACCORDING TO THEIR TEACHING PERIODS
FOR EACH TASK
TUESDAY 04

Specific criteria to be developed: Motor coordination, laterality and changes

TASK 1 in orientation, free decision-making.

(OPENING)

SPECIAL

Individual structures involved and prioritized in a hierarchical manner:

1. Coordinative: Application of motor gestures in relation to functional

movements with the body to optimize movements correctly in small
spaces with opposition.

2. Cognitive: Decision making in small spaces related to lateral

movements.

3. Conditional: Mild physical effort, warm-up

Specific criteria to be developed: Coordination of technical gesture in relation

TASK 2 to objects, correct optimization of the technical gesture, use of the surface of
the foot both external and internal edge, technical development of both
(DEVELOPMENT) profiles when driving, perceptual variability of contact with balls of different
weights.
SPECIAL

Individual structures involved and prioritized in a hierarchical manner:

1- .Coordinative: Application of motor gestures in relation to functional

movements with the ball to optimize the movement correctly with
different weight to improve perception related to control.

2- .Conditional: Mild physical effort related to warm-up

3- .Emotional/developmental: Increased confidence in performing

object-oriented technical gestures

Specific criteria to be developed: Initiation to 3x1 and 4x2 situations, initiation

in reference to possession games, application of technical gestures with real
TASK 3 opposition.

(CLOSING)

COMPETITIVE
 THURSDAY 06

Specific criteria to be developed: Motor coordination, laterality and changes

TASK 1 in orientation, free decision-making.

(OPENING)

SPECIAL

Individual structures involved and prioritized in a hierarchical manner:

1. Coordinative: Application of motor gestures in relation to functional

movements with the body to optimize movements correctly in small
spaces with opposition.

2. Cognitive: Decision making in small spaces related to lateral

movements.

3. Conditional: Mild physical effort, warm-up

Specific criteria to be developed: Initiation to 2x1 and 1x1 situations, Initiation

TASK 2 to main task, Initiation to interpreting moments of the game, stimulating
decision making in situations similar to the game, Initiation to principles of
(DEVELOPMENT) analysis and problem solving, resolution of situations in numerical superiority
and inferiority, establishing offensive and defensive roles
SPECIAL

Individual structures involved and prioritized in a hierarchical manner:

1. Cognitive: Initiation of decision-making of technical gestures with real

opposition.

2. Coordinative: Application of object-oriented motor gestures.

3. Creative/expressive: Free decision making in relation to the player

and its execution.

4. Socio/affective: Influence teammates and collective play between

players.

5. Emotional/evolutionary: Stimulate sporting character in relation to a

moment of the game to be executed.

6. Conditional: Physical effort generated by moving towards spaces.

Specific criteria to be developed: 7x7 game, Structural analysis game of the

TASK 3 individual and collective components that make up the team, Corrective game

(CLOSING)

COMPETITIVE