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Attacking Defending

3 v 2 Attacking with 3 v 4 Transition to Defend

A functional practice designed to improve players awareness, passing, movement and finishing with transition to defend.

Key objectives

Look for players to spread out in possession and make the pitch as big as possible
Encourage players to play with their head up and check shoulder so they can find the free player and be aware of pressure from opposition
Angles and distance of support, can the player on the ball pass to you?
End product
Quick transition to both attack and defend
Communication and awareness is key

Organisation

Area: 40 x 30 metres
3 Blues v 2 Yellows + 2 Goalkeepers. Both Blue and Yellow players at either side as seen above.
3 Blues start game against 2 Yellows and try to create a goal scoring opportunity as seen above in diagram 1
If Yellow team wins the ball they transition to attack with 2 teammates joining them in an overload as seen above in diagram 2
Rotate players to give equal opportunity to attack and defend

Session details

Attacking
Defending

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