Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): 10-16-18 U19 Positive Transition

3v3 Flying Changes w/ Penetrating Pass (20 mins)

3v3 Flying Changes with Penetrating Pass

Same rules as Flying Changes w/ exception: to get into offensive half, a ball must be played into offensive half. Then it's a live game. Ball must cross the line before player.

Organization: 30 x 60 Yard Grid.

1 point if you score on goal,

1 Player who just defended goes into goal.

Progression: One player form defending team must run around goal to make it a 3v2.

Coaching Points: Timing execution of run and delivery. Runs trigger Pass and runs trigger runs. Patience if it's not on. Playing ball to different seam. Good finishing technique.

Transition 'Light Switch'

Attack Space

III. Fast Break Attacks in a Position Specific Transition Game (20 mins)

Phase III: Fast Break Attacks in a Position Specific Transition Game

Same set-up as Phase II but we replace mini goals with 2 full size goals and goalkeepers. We also have 1 attacker (A) and 1 defender (D) for each team in each end zone (replacing support players), which makes the fast break attacks more competitive and game realistic.

The objectives and rules remain the same

Coaching Points:

1. The defending team need to have maximum concentration to defend well as a unit, limit the time and space the opposition have and press to win the ball

2. In transition from defense to attack, the players need to quickly run forward from deep to support the attacker in the end zone, ask for the ball to be played into space and finish the attacks

3. Quick, quality and synchronized movements are needed to finish the attacks effectively.

Positive Transition in Low Zone

Positive Transition in low zone.

Working on countering vs. 4-3-3 Midwest who has RB who pushes up high. Want to leave our LW and RW to exploit the spaces behind the OB's. Also, their CB's step with the #9 very hard, by having a false #9 this will cause a problem as they won't know whether to step or stay. If they step, then there is space in behind, if they don't step our #9 or other CM's can receive and turn to play forward.

Rules:

Blue team starts with ball and tries to score in small goals for 1 point. Defending team look to defend and counter. Once ball is played into zone 3 and there's a lay off, entire defense needs to be pushed up into zone 2 or counter stops. Then they are looking to score in big goal with a one touch finish.

Teams

#'s: Nicole, Heidi, Alicia, Julia, Kennedy, Ingrid, Kiersten, Kiki vs. Alyssa, Jalyn, Morgan, Sam,