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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Transition To Defending Drill

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Darren Moore
Name: Darren Moore
City: Maynooth
Country: Ireland
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Transition To Defending Drill : Defensive team to play out from the back unopposed , with transistion to defending.

Coaching Points Principles of Defending:

  • Organisation  in relation to the ball and goal

  • Defenders Narrow and Compact - if the attack is through the center : narrow and compact width of 18 yard box , if attack is wide narrow and compact nearest  3 lanes

  • Pressure / Nearest Player , Cover / Next Nearest Player , Balance in relation to the goal ( ** stop goals)

*** Switch teams and add timers.

Good communication, teamwork, and adaptability are essential for success in this exercise.⚽

White team to attack at speed to force blue team to transistion to defense.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1. Starting Formation

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1. Starting Formation
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1. Starting Formation

  • Start with 5 v 3 + GK

  • The back five players (defenders) begin with a defensive shape.

    • CB (4 & 5 ) , FB ( 2 & 3 ) , Defensive MF (6) 

  • 3 attackers in field of play.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2. Building Out from the Back

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2. Building Out from the Back

  • The goalkeeper plays the ball out to one of the defenders.

  • The defenders work together to build out in a specific pattern, and move down the pitch as a unit.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3. Passing and Ball Movement

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3. Passing and Ball Movement

  • Objective is to pass the ball into one of the small goals.

Coaching Points: 

Note: Add timer i.e. 8 seconds , 

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4. Transition to Defend

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4. Transition to Defend

  • When the ball goes into the mini goals the white team players break out into a 5v5 situation from the opposite side of the pitch to where the goal was scored.

  • The white team objective is to score a goal against the blue team.


  • If the attack is through the center ** The defense must be narrow and compact and protect the width of 18 yard box . **

  • Defense must apply : Pressure, Cover , Balance
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Compact on Width

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Compact on Width


  • If attack is wide narrow and compact nearest 3 lanes.If the attack is wide ** The defense must be narrow and compact and protect in the nearest 3 lanes nearest to the ball.

  • Defense must apply : Pressure, Cover , Balance


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 5. Defensive Responsibilities

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5. Defensive Responsibilities

  • The defenders have to quickly transition to a defense.

  • If the defenders win possession of the ball, they can immediately switch to attack and attempt to score in one of the small goals.

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