Build-Up & Transition | Cracking Three Mini-Goals

Overview

• Players: 14
• Field size: 50 x 65m (half field)
• Layout: three mini-goals set along the halfway line

Objectives

• Tighten up your possession
• Make faster decisions when time is short
• Switch quickly from attack to defense (transition)
• Get more out of your wide players and sharpen counterattack awareness

Setup

The attacking side works the ball toward any one of the three mini-goals, while the defending side wins it back and instantly springs a counter through the wide players.

１）The attacking side (about 8–9 players) starts with the ball inside the half field. The defending side (about 5–6 players) sets up with 2–3 players wide and 1–2 through the center.

２）The attackers string together short passes and push toward the mini-goals.

３）Once they get the ball near a mini-goal, they try to score with a pass into it. A successful finish is worth 1 point.

４）The moment the defenders win the ball, they play it out to a wide player and launch the counter. When the counter ends or the attackers recover the ball, go straight into the next attack.