Training Ground · brought by MyCantera
The Spanish Session
A practical coaching insight for youth coaches, drawn from the way Spain develops players: positional play, rondos, pressing triggers and playing out from the back. New session ideas added regularly.
Training Ground · Rondos
The 4v2 Rondo: Teaching Support Angles to U12s
The classic 4v2 rondo is more than a passing warm-up. Used well, it teaches U12 players to create angles, split defenders, and keep the ball under pressure.
01 Jul 2026
Training Ground · Build-Up Play
Playing Out From the Back Against a High Press
A Spanish-style framework for keeping your build-up calm and structured when the opponent commits numbers to press high up the pitch.
01 Jul 2026
Training Ground · Third Man
Coaching the Third Man Run: A Rondo Progression That Teaches Youth Players to See the Next Pass
The third man run is one of the clearest ideas in Spanish positional play, and it is teachable from about age 11 upward. Here is a rondo based progression that builds it in one session.
01 Jul 2026