Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defensive Transition - 2 Activities (Start Time: 2023-10-20 16:00:00)

Dual Defensive Transition Practices. (30 mins)

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Zone A - Transitional 1v1 (progression 2v2) using 2 GKs and remainder of outfield players, once 9 are active in Zone B.

Practice starts with a red player dribbling in and shooting before they reach the cones. Having taken a shot, blue can start to dribble in, the red player must sprint and take up a defensive position against the blue attacker. Once blue shoots or is dispossessed, next red plays in and the blue player sprints across to defend 

Progress to 2v2 in exactly the same way as above.

Zone B - Transitional Rondo with 2 GKs, 9 outfield players. Team in possession around the outside with 1 player v 4 defenders inside the zone. GKs play the end positions (1&2) for receiving to feet and distribution practice. Aim is to pass the ball from player 1 to 2 and vice versa. A point is scored for a successful transfer from one end to the other and the team stays in possession. If the four defenders gain possession, they must pass to player 1 or 2 to break out of the zone and swap to the outside positions. That team then enters the zone as the defending team. 

Progress by limiting the number of touches. Time limits to play in. Not allow passes between 2 players on the same side, along the outside.

Rotate 9 outfield players and GKs between activities after 15 to 20 mins. 

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Zone A. Can you shoot within a time limit. Can you engage the attacker before they cross half way.

Zone B. Players are either inside the zone or outside, they cannot cross boundaries.

Players at the side can pass to each other but to score, the 1 player in the zone must touch the ball at some point.