Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Attacking Transition (Start Time: 2021-09-21 15:30:00)

6v6 Transition Game (10 mins)

Organization:

The two teams will play 6v6 in a 30x20 area. Team G will be attempting to maintain possession for 10 passes to earn a point. Team B will attempt to counter press Team G to recover the ball and quickly score on one of the four small mini goals. Team G is allowed to press to prevent goals on the mini goals. If Team B scores then the roles are reversed and play restarts with Team B. 

Coaching Points:

Anticipate where the next pass is intended to go; maintain good defensive shape; identify the best opportunity to score; encourage quick transition to offense to defense and defense to offense.   

Situational Transition to Create Chances (30 mins)

Organization:

Team B and Team G will play (5+GK)v(5+GK)+1. The field will be divided into 6 quadrants. Team B must make a forward pass into the opponent's half before Team B can score. Once Team B has played the ball into opposition's half the yellow neutral player joins Team B and either Team G's 9 or 10 may drop to help defend (4v4+GK). If Team G recovers the ball they attack Team B's goal, the neutral player joins Team G, and one member of Team B may drop to defend (3v3+GK).   

Scoring: 

Team B has 10 seconds to create a shot. If Team B makes a pass from Zone 1 to Zone 2 before scoring the goal is worth 2 point. 

Team G has 10 seconds to create a shot if they recover the ball in their defensive half. Team G has 6 seconds to score if they win the ball via a high press. If Team G makes a pass from Zone 1 to Zone 2 before scoring the goal is worth 2 point.

Coaching Points:

When transitioning to attack the team in possession must look to play a forward pass as early as possible; supporting runs to help the forward lay the ball off are needed in order to quickly progress forward; players should be encouraged to make runs in behind; diagonal passes for straight runs and straight passes for diagonal runs.