TetraBrazil Programs are customized to meet the needs of American Coaches and Players. Our Course of Instruction has been designed by our Professional Coaches to provide teams, coaches and players with the same, expert level of training received by Professional Clubs in Brazil. Bellow you find our Course of Instruction used on our programs.

OFFENSIVE tactics

• Change Point of Attack

• Offense Expansion, Transition

• Counterattack

• Speed of Play

• Creating 2v1 Opportunities

• Using wings, Penetration

• Beating the Offside Trap

• Combination Plays

• Triangulations – The Brazilian Way

• Possession in Each 3^rd of the Field

OFFENSIVE PRINCIPLES   (Tactics)

• Overlapping

• Passing combinations

• Triangulations

• SET PLAYS

• Attacking as a compact unit

• Attacking coordination between the midfield and the   forwards

• Reading the game

• Cover, support and communication

Defensive tactics

• Defensive Condensing & Trapping

• Defense in Each 3^rd of the Field

• Marking by zone / individual

• Marking under pressure / Half pressure

Defensive PRINCIPLES  (Tactics) 

• Defending the counter attack

• Avoiding single line defense

• Defending of crosses and corner kicks 

• Recovery runs

• Defending set plays

• Anticipation, Delaying and Covering principles

• Cover, support and communication

• Covering for the overlapping player

• Developing a zonal defense in the back and middle third

• Fast break transition from attack to defense

• Closing down and double teaming

Techniques

• Give and Go – Brazilian Way

• Trapping & Passing

• First Touch & Receiving

• Passing Weight and Accuracy

• Long Ball Passing

• Finishing and Shooting

• Crossing the Ball  & Volleys

• Heading – Passing & Finishing

• Free Kicks & Penalty Kicks

• Seeing the Field

• 1v1 Defending

• 1v1 Attack & Dribbling

Conditioning

• Fitness for Field Player

• Circuit Training

• Speed Training

• Foot speed and Quickness

• Flexibility and Balance

• Warm-Up and Cool-Down

• Injury – Care and Prevention

• Nutrition / Hydration

Elaboration of Periods of Training  (PERIODIZATION)

• Pre-season

• During competitions

• Break periods between competitions