Possession style drill 2 teams + 2 goal keepers Team in possession must complete 5 passes and get the ball back to the coach to score a point. Team out of possession must use 3 players to press and win the ball back and try and score if they do its worth 2 points. Progression:- 1) Instead of the pass going to the coach this time when they complete 5 passes to score a point they need to pass to the other team (now we can work on the transition element of counter pressing) 2) Now after 5 passes are complete they can try and score into their own goal (now we can work on the transitional moment maybe when a team is pressing high up the pitch now all of a sudden having to defend their goal) - also good for the keepers transitional awareness (if the pressing team win the ball back they always try and score into that goal)
Aggressive press Distances between players Defensive behaviors in transition
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