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Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): College Women’s Soccer Transition Session

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Francesca Escobedo
Name: Francesca Escobedo
City: Fontana
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm-Up:Transition Awareness (8 minutes)

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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
-Quick accurate passing under pressure, clean first tough to maintain possession, body positioning to receive and play forward quickly
Technical Tactical
-Immediate press after losing possession, defensive shape in transition to block passing lanes, quick transition to offense by using teammates to create overload

Warm-Up:Transition Awareness (8 minutes)

Transition Rondo (8 minutes)

Setup:

  • 5v3 rondo in a 12x12 grid
  • Defenders (3) try to win the ball
  • Transition rule: If defenders win the ball, they must play 3 quick passes, then transition out of the grid to a nearby small goal
  • Losing team switches to defense

Coaching Points: 

  • Speed of transition
  • Communication and positioning for both offensive and defensive shift


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Transition Game (20 minutes)

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Transition Game (20 minutes)
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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
-Accurate and decisive passing to move the back quick, clean first touch to set up next action, tackling technique to regain possession, quick release when playing out of pressure
Technical Tactical
-Maintaining compact defensive shape when out of possession, using width and depth in offensive transition to stretch the defense, immediate decision making:counter attack vs retain possession, reading the neutral players positioning to create options

Transition Game (20 minutes)

4v4 + 2 Transition Game

Setup: 

  • 30x30 grid
  • Divide 4 attackers,4 defenders and 2 neutral players
  • Focus on rapid transition between offense and defense
  • Team with possession uses neutrals to maintain possession (6v4)
  • If defenders win the ball they must immediately transition and connect 3 passes before scoring in the small goal outside the grid
  • Rotate players every 5 min

Coaching Points:

  • Immediate reaction after possession is won or lost
  • Quick recovery runs and compact defensive shape
  • Awareness of neutral player positioning to exploit space
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 6v6 Counter Attack Game (25 min)

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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
-Weighted passes to exploit space quickly during counter attacks, timing of runs to avoid offside and maintain attacking flow, ball control at speed during counter, defensive technique
Technical Tactical
-Recognize counterattack, transitioning quick from defense to attack, communication to organize defensive recovery, balance defensive and offensive numbers during transition

6v6 Counter Attack Game (25 min)

Setup:

  • Half-field with two full sized goals
  • Divide into two teams of 6 plus goal keepers
  • Emphasize offensive and defensive transition in a game like environment
  • Team A attacks team B’s goal
  • If team B wins possession they have 10 seconds to counterattack and score at Team A’s goal
  • Goals scored within 10 seconds are double the points
  • Reset play from the goalkeeper after each attempt
  • Add time restriction for defensive recovery 

Coaching Points:

  • Speed of transition when counterattacking
  • Immediate pressure on the ball after losing possession
  • Defensive shape and tracking runners
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned Game: Transition (20 min)

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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
-Accurate passing under pressure, exploiting space quick during transition, timing of counter, timing of reorganization
Technical Tactical
-Recognize counterattack, transitioning quick from defense to attack, communication, balance defensive and offensive numbers

Conditioned Game: Transition (20 min)

Setup:

  • Full width on a 60 yard 10v10
  • Replicate full width transitions under realistic conditions 
  • If a team wins the ball, the have 8 seconds to attempt a shot or play into a scoring opportunity 
  • Team that loses possession must recover within 6 seconds or concede a penalty kick
Coaching points:
  • Read the game during transition
  • Immediate reactions to possession change
  • Decision making under pressure
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Cool Down/Reflection

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Cool Down/Reflection

Cool Down (5 min)

Reflection (5 min)

  • Gather key moments during the session
  • Ask questions
  • Provide positive reinforcement and takeaways

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