Atlético de Madrid started the 2011/12 season at 8:00am at the Ciudad Deportiva in Majadahonda performing blood and urine tests prior to the start of the new season. Then the team began training. Don Miguel Ángel Gil Marín, CEO of the Club, attended the first session to introduce the squad to the new coaching staff, with Gregorio Manzano at the front, the new Director of Football, Jose Luis Perez Caminero, and the new Director of Communication, Don Rafael Alique with his team. Don Clemente Villaverde and Don Carlos Aguilera the Director of the academy also attended the meeting.     The first session lasted an hour and a half, having started somewhat later than predicted due to the previous meeting. Eight youth players were present: Iago, Cesar Ortiz, Regalón, Noguera, Javi Manquillo, Collado, Saul and Pedro.Gregorio Manzano put his players under the command of coach Toni Servera, for about 10 minutes of continuous run, before introducing a ball to work on control and touch. The players were divided in groups to do some small sided games with goals while other groups were focused on ball work.     Then the whole team ended with 15 minutes of continuous running around the normal training field and the field where Atlético B play before finishing the session at 11:30 am.     Asenjo Suarez and Mario did not participate in the session because they had specific recovery work with Oscar Pitillas, fitness trainer, to be ready to join the rest on the pitch. The team will return to work in a second session on Monday the 4th at 19:00 in the Ciudad Deportiva.