Since both sides have a clear task to fulfil which conflict with the task of the opposition, the rondo also includes psychological aspects such as team-building. Whereas technique is mainly needed for the ball circulation (passing technique), the tactical component is required during the pressing as well as to make decisions in possession. All of these components are part of the rondo. One can divide the game into a technical, a tactical, a physical and a psychological component.
Everything which is asked from the players during competition should also be part of the training. To evaluate whether the rondo is an effective training method, we should also think about the aspects which should be practiced. The competitive aspect, fighting to make space, what to do when in possession and what to do when you haven’t got the ball, how to play ‘one touch’ soccer, how to counteract the tight marking and how to win the ball back.” (in “Our Competition is the World” – Stan Baker) “Everything that goes on in a match, except shooting, you can do in a rondo. Coach legend Johan Cruyff, who implemented the rondo at Barcelona for instance, claimed: In order to understand why the rondo has become so popular and successful in football training, we should listen to the best coaches of the game. The advantages of rondos in football training And this enables coaches to structure their sessions with progressing rondo variations and to lay the focus on certain principles fitting to the tactics. However, more advanced variations sometimes include goals and can therewith be directional as well.
Usually, rondos in their purest and most simple form are non-directional and do not include goals. This form is often used during warm up to mentally and physically prepare the players for the main part of the session. This variation contains the most fundamental aspects of a rondo (two sides with one being in possession with a numerical superiority) with a relatively low complexity. The blue team attempt to maintain possession as long as possible against the outnumbered red team (5v2).Ībove, one can see one of the simplest rondo forms (5v2). The main goal for the team with the ball is to maintain possession and circulate the ball whereas the outnumbered opposition attempt to win the ball.
Basically, the rondo is a game with the team in possession of the ball having numerical superiority. The term “rondo” appears regularly, whether on a professional level or on a grassroots level.
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