Your first RESWITCH training

To get started, your players need information about the importance of speed of action in football. A good example is the ball contact time at the 2006 World Cup with 2.9 seconds and the 2018 World Cup with 1.5 seconds. The ball contact time is the time between a player's first and last contact with the ball. This already shows that footballers today have to perceive and decide much faster than they did just a few years ago.

1. Preparation

To teach your players the RESWITCH training method, place two bibs and two goal markers on the floor in front of the training group.

2. Introduce bibs & goal markings

1. Ask the players what is special about the bibs? (different categories are shown)
2. Ask the players what different symbols, numbers and letters they recognize.
3. Ask the players what the different categories could be about (new team affiliations are always possible)

3. Explain the training method

Explain to your players that players with the same category play together. They play on the goal that shows their category . In the color category, the "reds" play together and score goals on the goal with the red goal marking. When there is a switch, the team composition changes to the newly named category (letter, number or symbol).

4. “Dry run” to think along

Give different commands and let the players think about whether they are playing together or against each other with the two jerseys in front of them and which goal markings they are allowed to shoot at.

5. Training goals

Ask the players how they are particularly challenged by the training method? What skills are the focus of the training? (The players are required to take their eyes off the ball with each SWITCH and to perceive the situation correctly , to make new decisions quickly and to act correctly .)

6. RESWITCH Training

It's best to start with a small game format. With RESWITCH you have many options for structuring your training. When you order a vest set, you will receive a detailed starter manual that will accompany you during your first training sessions.