Football Association of Ireland

Attacking Defending

5 v 3 + 2 Positional Possession with Transition

A Functional practice designed to improve players passing, decision making , movement and positional play in small spaces with transition.

Key objectives

Quality and selection of pass – Back Foot
Body shape/First touch/Back Foot
Angles and Distance of support
Width and depth – Penetrating Pass
Awareness of space and defender
Transition to Defend – can we win ball back as quickly as possible
Transition to Attack – width and depth as quickly as possible

Organisation

Area: 20 x 15 metres
5 Blues v 3 Yellows + 2 Yellows outside area
When in possession Blue player’s play in the shape as per diagram, if the yellow players win possession they play in this shape also, with the two Yellow’s outside the area coming inside and the two Blues on that line going outside the area
If yellow team wins the ball can they quickly transition to attack and pass the ball to either of the two Yellows on the outside for them to join in
Have a supply of footballs to keep the practice continually flowing

Session details

Attacking
Defending

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