Defense to Attack | Counterattack Decision Training

Overview

• Who this session is for

Teams that want to switch on fast right after set pieces

• Age groups looking to tighten up their defending and sharpen their finishing at the same time
• Players who want to read the game better when they’re numbers-up

Objectives

• Objectives

Ramp up how fast your players flip into attack the instant they win the ball

• Teach them to cash in on a numbers-up situation (3v1) quickly and make the right read
• Make flipping their focus from defense to attack second nature
• Build the tools to make something happen right after a set piece in a real match

Setup

This is a session where players win the ball inside a grid and go straight into attack.

１）Mark out a 40m×30m grid and put your defenders in the top and bottom zones.

２）The attacking side starts with the ball, and one defender goes in to win it.

３）The moment they win it, two defenders break forward at a 3v1 advantage and attack fast.

４）The attacking side quickly gets two players back to defend, and it turns into a 3v3.

５）Play ends on a goal, a turnover, or when the time runs out.