Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Transition Def - Att (9v9)
Penn Fusion Soccer Academy
James Morris
Description
Learning Outcome
Who: All players
What: Establishing Possession upon winning ball (Transition D>A)
Where: Middle/Defensive thirds
When: Just before and upon winning possession to create options on the ball
Why: To exploit and retain possession
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15 mins
Organization:
1v1 - when Defender wins possession must combine with Bounce/Neutral player before shot
Neutral/Bounce player has 2 touches Maximum
After 1v1 x2 repetitions - Player 2 goes to 1 and player 1 goes to Neutral role
X2 fields at one time!
* Team who scores gets the ball back to increase pressure od defensive player to win ball to create Transition moments
Pro: Make two teams and coach shouts a players number to press through the race e.g. 5v1/6v1. Team continue on the passing pattern even if defender wins it.
Coaching points:
- Vision and body shape
- Movement before or after the pass to support play (both player and N)
- Open body shape to see pressure
- Communication
- Weight, angle and time of pass
- Angle, speed and timing of run to support pre & post pass
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20 mins
Middle third Transition 5v2+2N
Upon ball entry into box opposite color (red or blue) look to press ball.
Red look to complete 3 passes and then posses into middle third through x2 N, 3 reds then support into middle third with x2 blue still pressing to win ball back. Red's then look to do the same in middle 1/3, completing 3 passes and then look to play back to the red box to waiting two players.
If Blue win possession they look to play back to blue box, they can utilize x2 N to do so if needed.
Progression:
to hard, make it 2 passes instead of 3
to easy, add 3rd defender
Coaching points:
- Supporting movement
- Counter pressing upon losing ball
- composure on the ball
- Shield when needed
- 1st touch when receiving under pressure
- possession vs penetration (when to be patient in possession)
- Connecting 1st and 2nd pass upon winning ball!
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20 mins
Organization:
- Two teams, Two rondos (one bigger than the other )
- One ball
- 6v2 -----> 4v6
- x1 Neutral in small rondo
-x1 Neutral in big rondo
Instructions:
- Start 6v2 in small rondo
- If red defenders win the ball in small rondo box they then play out to big rondo to red x4 players - switch to 6red vs 4 blue (2 blue stay in small rondo for transition back) and Blue team is now defending.
Once red play out they complete 4+passes for a point
- 4 blues win back they play into small rondo box for a point
Swap roles after first team to 5 points then first team to 10 points wins
Coaching Points/Questions:
- Transitioning from offense to defense
- transitioning from defense to offense
- Shape as the team looks like to win possession
- Team shape after completing first pass
- keeping ball on transition to allow for supporting movement
- Angles of support after each pass - adjusting team shape/creating new passing lanes/windows
- Decision making
Regressions/Progressions:
- Team that wins back possession and transitions out to big box, look for 3 passes then shoot in x4 goals
- team defending in big rondo box , when they win ball can they score (x2 reds in small rondo can support ball. Team who scores becomes possession team in small box
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20 mins
Play Phase: 6v6 + 2GKs
Team must have 4 players in attacking half to allow shot to be taken!
Coaching Points:
- Reinforce all previous coaching points
- Transitional shape (changes from D>A and A>D)
- Communication
- Completing 1st and 2nd pass to allow for shape to be created
- Speed of play
- Breaking lines early
- Counter attack vs patient possession
- Movement off the ball immediately in all phases
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
15 mins
Organization:
x3 teams of 4 or 5 keeping possession (1-2 touches - KEEP BALL MOVING) upon coaches command, players make a pass to each player in number order before they can leave to next box, team cannot move ball into next box without completing all number passes (player 4 or 5) plays into #1 player in next box. Race to get back to their box.
If ball goes out of box, team must start back on #1 player in that said box (encourages bigger shape)
* Teams can overtake and use same box to work through pattern
Pro: Make two teams and coach shouts a players number to press through the race e.g. 5v1/6v1. Team continue on the passing pattern even if defender wins it.
Coaching points: