Build-Up to Attack | 3v1 into 3v2 Transition

Overview

• Sharpen decision-making and shape during the build-up
• Get players comfortable keeping the ball in tight spaces
• Let them feel the moment build-up flips into attack
• Switch players on to counterattacking the instant they win it back

Objectives

• Pick the right pass quickly, under time pressure
• Stay calm and make good reads when the pressure’s on
• Finish while you’ve got the numbers up
• Live the quick switch between attack and defense

Setup

Use the left half of the field. Start with 3 attackers keeping the ball against 1 defender in a build-up phase, stringing passes together. Once they hit the set number of passes, a second defender jumps in and it becomes a 3v2 attacking phase. The attackers go at the goal in front of them, and the second the defenders win it, they attack the goal at the other end.

１）Build-up phase (3v1): The attackers work around the defender’s pressure and connect the set number of passes.

２）The switch: Once they hit that pass count, a second defender comes in and it’s now 3v2.

３）Attacking phase (3v2): The attackers pull the defense apart and go for goal.

４）Transition: The moment the defenders win the ball, they flip straight to attack and go at the opposite goal.