Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): CPD - Defensive Transition

SSG - Session Theme Intro (10 mins)

Arrival Activity - SSG’s

Players to stay in their SSG’s.

Tonight’s topic of defensive transition to be introduced.

If a player scores, they must exit the pitch, complete the ladders, run to the cone opposite and then enter the pitch.

Coaching Points;

Defensive

Delay & deny until your player arrives back in the pitch.

Look to steal the ball by using triggers (bad pass, bad touch, receiving with head down etc).

Attacking

First thought forward

Play quickly

Transition Match (20 mins)

Match

Set up as a normal match with the pitch split into 3 zones.

If a player shoots and misses, or the goalkeeper makes a clean catch, that player and any of his team mates in the final attacking zone must exit the pitch. They will run around the back of the goal, and rejoin the game. 

As the players exit the pitch, the game will carry on, creating an overload. In this case, 3 orange players have left the pitch, meaning it is 6 v 3 in favour of the whites.

Once the players have an understanding of the game, introduce players have to leave if a shot is saved.  Encourage attacking teams to exploit the overload, encourage defending teams to use the principles from the last activity.