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LOGINTransition to defend
It is not unusual to be outnumbered after losing the ball, so this will help defenders to delay attackers.
WHY USE IT
Works on defending while outnumbered, which is common when you are transitioning to defend.
SET UP
You need balls, bibs, cones and two goals. Create an area of 30 x 15 yards, split into three zones of 10 x 15, with a goal at each end. We have used 14 players here.
HOW TO PLAY
Split your players into three teams of four, plus goalkeepers. Start with one team (the Reds in the diagram) defending at both ends of the pitch, with two players at each end. The Whites and Blues are both made up of three attackers and a server (although, for clarity, the servers are shown here in orange). The Whites and Blues both have two players next to their own goal and one in the opposition attacking third. The servers play to each other and set up a pair of attackers, who play into the lone attacker. They attack 3v2 against the pair of defenders. Play then starts on the other side.
COACHING POINTS
- Delaying and slowing down play.
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