This book is a complete guide for the scientific planning and implementation of eight weeks of the transitional period and eight weeks of preparation in amateur football. It analyzes simply and in detail every training session and describes each exercise with words and images. It presents, methodically, thoroughly, and in chronological order, the maintenance, training, and improvement of physical condition, technique, and tactics during the transitional period and preparation in amateur football.

These programs have been practically applied and have proven to be useful tools in the coaching process. A significant number of exercises are presented, sufficient to greatly assist in the planning, design, and implementation of strategy during the transitional period and preparation.

The aim of this book is to add yet another alternative to the vast number of programs and exercises that every coach and trainer can conceive and apply to their team. Essentially, it serves as an assistant and companion to every coach in the challenging task of selecting how to train. It highlights the philosophical and scientific approach to the coaching process and the difficulties coaches encounter daily in choosing the exercises for each training session.

This complete guide hopes to clarify any questions and concerns surrounding the concepts of the transitional period and preparation in amateur football. It endeavors to offer the opportunity for research and deeper understanding in the wonderful world of football coaching. It aims to provide ideas and inspire fellow coaches, both new and experienced, to reflect and develop their own personal approach to the coaching process.

It is addressed to the new coach who wants to follow the science of football coaching and is looking to find their footing, as well as to the experienced coach already in practice who wants to try something new and match it with their own philosophy, knowledge, and experiences. It offers practical ideas that anyone can adapt to their own training program, modify them, and make them their own, according to their own way of thinking.