Effective Soccer Practice: Constraints Lead to Better Performance in Less Time

A recent soccer study compared prescriptive training of passing and shooting with a constraints-based approach, where players engaged in small-sided games with varying constraints. The study found that both methods resulted in equal performance improvements, but the constraints-based approach led to achieving the same level of performance in fewer touches. This highlights the effectiveness of using a constraints-based practice approach in soccer training, as it is more representative, variable, and game-like, making it a better and more efficient use of practice time.