The period of preparation for the new season is a golden opportunity against football clubs as much as possible to invest in the new season in the best physical and tactical situation.
According to Bi -Bi -x, each club remains separately from freedom to determine the period of preparation and how to benefit from it, but it admits that preliminary training usually begins about a month before the start of the league, and includes a mixture of physical exercises, classes of tactical training and friendly matches.
Since the competition schedule has expanded at the elite level at new tournaments, such as the Club World Cup, with its updated system and the expanded league of European champions, the training period has become more important for coaches who no longer have a large bite to tactfully train their teams during the crowded season.
This period also includes the integration of new transactions into the group and the construction of trust relations between the elements of the team.
Despite the fact that the largest part of the training takes place in educational institutions, some clubs resort to the creation of external camps or round rounds on various continents.
First step: gradually return:
The clubs became a common occurrence to gradually return the first team players at the beginning of the preparation period; Players who had a longer vacation – because they did not participate in international championships or the lack of participation at the end of last season – return first, while others get more comfort.
This gradient allows you to conduct accurate individual exams in the early days, measure physical form and public health, as well as formulate special training programs for each player in accordance with his needs.
These tests include: Consideration of the heart: to detect any possible problems in the future. Jump and rotary tests: to measure consistency between the parties and the explosive strength and the provision of important data in case of injury.
Structural muscle system: follow the flexibility of the joints and determine the target levels during recovery.
Measurement of muscle force: to control the player’s ability to generate strength and control his development.
General endurance tests: for example, running within 4 minutes or analysis of lactic acid to measure the body’s reaction to physical efforts. This period is one of the most difficult stages of the season physically, especially after a week of rest and low physical activity.
Tactical stadium: the heart of drugs:
The preparation period gives coaches the ideal floor to instill tactical ideas for the new season, whether it is small adjustments or using another common approach, especially if the new coach receives the task.
Technical personnel with analysts are designed to develop training exercises that imitate realistic conditions and gradually implement. For example, in order to teach the defense of 3 players, a mini -improvement, in which the trio is faced with a group of attackers, is organized with the aim of teaching a collective movement, maintaining the penetration line and covering side areas.
Reserve or youth teams are also used to simulate potential opponents, as a team that accepts the defensive plan (5-4-1) to check the ability of the first command to break this organization with new tactics.
This area is backed up by analytical and visual presentations in the meetings hall, where video and data are used for a clear transmission of technical vision to players.
Friendly matches: between experiments and promotion:
The philosophy of trainers differs from the number of coincidences during the preparation period. While some of them are satisfied with only two games for the gradual construction of fitness, others prefer to accept up to 10 confrontations in order to achieve maximum readiness.
Some matches are held behind closed doors, especially at the beginning, to raise a physical scheme without pressure fan pressure. While other matches are organized in advertising rounds in America or Asia, financial profitability is achieved and provides wide advertising and commercial opportunities.
Local meetings are also programmed during camps or club stadiums a few days before the season.
In August 2024, Liverpool and Manchester United met in a friendly confrontation as part of a preparatory tour of America, in particular at the Williams Price stadium in South Carolin, in a stage that reflects the double importance of these meetings; Sports and commercial.
