What to Expect
U13 players begin entering a more competitive, performance-driven phase. Physical demands increase, and players need clear tactical instruction to refine decision-making and execution.
Development Priorities
- Teach structured pressing and compact defending as a team.
- Refine positional rotations and movement within the team shape.
- Build attacking identity through positional play and support patterns.
- Develop decision-making speed through scenario-based repetition.
How We Train
Sessions follow Tactical Periodization to manage workload and align with game principles. Each session progresses in complexity and intensity. Training games simulate real conditions with constraints that promote specific behaviors tied to our playing style.
- 2v2 & 3v3 Game Scenarios
- Agility & Movement
- Attacking Corners
- Attacking Principles (Width, Depth, Penetration)
- Ball Mastery
- Building from the Back
- Communication & Leadership
- Confidence on the Ball
- Creating Overloads
- Crossing & Finishing
- Decision Making
- Defending Corners
- Defending Principles (Delay, Deny, Deflect)
- Dribbling & 1v1
- Game Management
- Keeping Possession
- Passing & Receiving
- Playing Through the Thirds
- Pressing & Counter-Pressing
- Scanning & Awareness
- Shooting & Finishing
- Small-Sided Game Tactics
- Spacing & Support
- Switching the Point of Attack
- Third Man Runs
- Transition Play
- Turning & Shielding