Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): UEFA C Licence - Session 2 - Transition to Defence.

Warm Up - Transitional Rondo (10 mins)

Method: Transitional Rondo. Ball starts with the Red team. Two Green players must go press the ball and disrupt play. Once 6 passes are made the reds must transfer the ball to the Blue side. Greens must work back to the start line before two players go and attempt to win the ball back.

If the ball goes out of play the coach restarts from the side of the pitch. The team in the middle changes every two minutes for total of 5 games.

Coaching Points:

• Encourgae players pressing the ball to work as a team 

Transition to defend and defend counter attack (20 mins)

Method: 3 v 3 + GK.

The red team must slow the counterattack and allow the retreating player to transition to help their defence.
Blue team attacks as they would in a match. Run at the blue defenders and look to score from the counterattack.

When red team sucessfully defend they must transition to attack and play into any of the three mini goals.

Coaching Points:

• Two red centre backs must work to delay the Blue teams attack and allow their team mate to get back to help defend.

• The red team must prevent the Blue team from scoring, prevent them playing into the space behind and scoring.