Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Pre academy transition to defend

1v1 Transition to defend (20 mins)

Method : Transition to defend 1v1 

Transition to defend 1v1 , Blue attack red goal and shoot , as soon as they shoot the red player attacks the blue goal , and blue defender tries to recover to stop the attack 

Coaching points:

• Play with pace and purpose 
• Qucik reactions 
• Recovery run to recover postion first , ball second 
• Delay , disturb and destroy 
• Sideline is our friend in recovery 

Build up vs High press incl transitions (20 mins)

• Area 2/3rds of pitch Main goal to opposite 18yard line full width .

Method 

7 Blues  v 6 reds  locked into defensive half in the build up zone . The game starts off a Gk to build up for the blues , who try to progress the ball from the defenders through midfield to the attacking front three in the shaded zone .Once the ball is transferred the blues can combine unopposed to finish vs a red goalkeeper . Two other blue midfielders can support the attack if needed .

Once the ball is struck as a shot , one of the side coaches plays a pass to a red player who now attacks the blue goal , the three Blues must complete recovery runs to reshape on transition .

The red Teams job is to disturb the build up through a high press and score on the blues . The red team also must attack at speed and outplay opponents in a 6v8 similar to a game .

Coaching points 

• Set up reds first to create the problem of disturbance and pressure 
• Blues open body position to recieve 
• good angles of support , not huge distances to pass the ball 
• Reds striker arc your run , cut passing lines show one way 
• Blues attackers once attack completed recovery run to own half once there and if ball still in play dont be passive 
• Maintain appropriate shape in blue midfield 

• add in 4 defenders vs three blue attackers 
• Condition for blues to score /shoot on escape within 10 seconds 
• Reds once winning the ball back must score within 10 seconds 
• If the blues progress the ball cleanly and stop transition attack forfeit for the reds