Players to work hard to get across as quickly as possible from one pitch to the next Players who aren’t actively on the ball to ensure they are applying the attacking and defending principles of play (coach to specify these at the beginning of the session based on their coaching philosophy)

Decision making of the player in possession on the transition to continue the attack at pace or retain possession Passing or dribbling detail under pressure and when tired Finishing technical components Communication between teammates One v one defending details (delay, distance, balance)

Football Fitness Through Transition

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Written by Tanya Oxtoby

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This drill is a brilliant way to build football fitness during the preseason or top up players fitness in small groups if they are limited for game time. Lots of transitions also allows coaches to develop their principles of play within a practice.

Coaching Objectives

This activity will work on players ability to apply transition principles (each coach will have their own preference and philosophy), and players decisions making around whether to retain possession or look to score. Players will also acquire or retain football fitness with this session able to be used during preseason.

Drill Setup

20 Mins
10 Players
4 small Goals
5 Bibs
40 x 30 y

What the Players Do

For timing work in blocks e.g. 6 mins x 3 with 2 mins rest (timings will vary depending on the team/players fitness levels). Players will start on pitch one, and will play a small, sided game with…

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