Put Pressure - Transition
This small sided game focuses on transition, innervating immediate pressure on the ball after losing possession.
The exercise also helps to develop cooperation, possession and awareness.
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Organisation
Players are divided into two teams. Teams are identified with different colors. Two goalkeepers are also in different colors.
Cones are used to mark the playing area and a neutral zone where the keepers can act and move. The size of the playing area must be created according to the given age-group, the ability of players and the number of players.
Two small goals are placed on the baselines as shown.
When the ball is out the coach restart the game by giving a new ball to the attacking team.
Description and Graphics
One team is the attacking one the other is the defending one. After a detemined time the teams change roles but in one repetition they keep their roles.
Goalkeepers have dual tasks. They have to help the attacking team to keep possession by moving in their zones and act as wall players.
When the attacking team loses the ball the keepers are the target players for the defending team so they have to move in their zones and ask the ball. They should be always playable.
Attacking team tries to keep possession with the help of the keepers as long as they can.
Defending team tries to win the ball and score a goal by passing the ball to one of the small goals or playing it to one of the keepers with a lobbed ball.
After losing the ball the attacking team's main task is to regain the possession as soon as they can or at least prevent getting goals by putting pressure on the opponents.