IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
COVENTRYCITY Aidy Boothroyd
Transition game Overview:
This session is based on defending in overloads yet incorporates both defensive and offensive elements, as well as helping players feel comfortable when keeping the ball in tight areas. It requires quick movements and good reactions.
It is important to practise this because it brings together all game components in one scenario – attacking, defending, passing, and the need for players to be alert to receiving the ball or stopping an opponent.
The session also looks at recognition of space, when to play beyond the opposition and when to play in between.
TRANSITIONGAME
SET-UP AREA
20x20 yards EQUIPMENT
Cones, balls NUMBER OF PLAYERS 9 (3 teams of 3)
What do I get the players to do?
We set up a box in the shape of a St George’s flag, using cones to mark out the internal lines. The yellow team starts with the ball, passing amongst themselves and keeping possession in one box. The red team of three places a player in each of the vacant boxes, while the grey team begins in the centre.
“The session is about recognition of space, when to play beyond the opposition, and when to play in between.”
In this instance, the grey team acts as defenders. One enters the three- man box, attempting to win possession from the yellows, whose task is to keep the ball for five passes before transferring it to any red. Should they succeed, the other reds now move to the square where possession is, yellows move to individual squares, and a new grey defender comes forward to break up play (his team-mate returns to the centre).
Should the ball be intercepted by a grey defender, he must attempt to pass out to a team-mate. If he succeeds, rotate teams so that the yellows (who lost possession) become defenders.
1 KEY
Ball movement
Player movement
Dribble
The yellow team begins with possession while a grey player looks to intercept
2 KEY
Ball movement
Player movement
Dribble
After five passes, the ball is moved to a red player
3 KEY
Ball movement
Player movement
Dribble
Yellow players retreat to separate squares as a new grey defender approaches
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