Defending to transition
improving squads ability to win the ball and go on the offensive.
Organization:
Dynamic Warmup - exercises designed to improve ability to play, soccer specific movements
Instructions:
2 groups - side by side
Jog, backpedal
Heel flicks, High Knees
carioca, leg swings, stretches, in/out knee
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Progressions:
Organization:
4v2 in gird
4 gates set up on each side of the grid
Instructions:
Players in possession try to complete 5 passes to get a point.
Players in the middle try to win it and dribble through one of the gates if they win it.
Organization:
7 whites vs 3 blues in the grid.
4 blues in each gate on each side of the grid.
Instructions:
Whites keep possession and score by completing 6 passes.
If blues win it they pass to a blue on the outside and all 4 blues join in and are replaced by 4 whites. It now becomes 7v3 to the blue team.
Organization:
3v5 in middle + 2 GKs.
4 neutrals on the outside.
Instructions:
3 players in the middle use neutrals and GKs to keep posession.
If defending team wins it, they quickly transition to attack and score in goal.
Organization: 1-3-3-2 v 1-4-2-2
Instructions: 15 minutes/30 minutes scrimmage
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