Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Breakout (Defending to Attacking Transition) Drill

Breakout (Defending to Attacking Transition)

Breakout 

Set up:

- smaller grid in middle of field. Can adjust size depending on age group and number of players.

- two teams with pinnies. 

- one full team will be in the grid.

- one defender from other team will be in the grid with rest of second team outside the grid.

How to:

- team in grid will play a rondo, or keep away, with two or one touch passes. 

- defender inside grid will look to take ball away and play the ball outside the grid to their teammates. 

- Once defender has played the ball out, everyone inside the grid can move outside the grid.

 - This is the transition for the blue team (as seen above) to go from attacking to defending and vise versa for the yellow team. 

- outside players will look to now be attacking and keep position outside the grid.

- should the blue team get the ball back, they must bring the ball back inside the grid to safety and once again start a rondo. 

- switch team starting in grid about half way through. 

Progressions

- max two touch

- add small nets on either side for outside team- once they receive the ball; can they pass or can they shoot. 

Coach tips:

- enforce quick transitions when players lost the ball and when they get the ball back.

- outside players should remain ready and their first pass should be into space, away from danger (other players)