3-Zone Attacking Drill | Overload Transitions

Overview

• Field size: 40m x 20m
• Players: 10 (5 attackers, 5 defenders)
• Best for: players who get how to shift between zones and can link up with a group of teammates

Objectives

• Build attacking patterns from different positions
• Handle quick transitions between zones
• Make decisions in tight time and space
• Learn to attack efficiently when you’ve got the numbers up

Setup

Your players attack in turn out of three zones — central, left, and right — and finish by scoring in the penalty box. The defense kicks it off with a counter, and the attackers work forward while staying sharp on quick movement between zones.

１）The attack starts off a counter from the defending side

２）Depending on where the ball is, the attack begins from the central, left, or right zone

３）The attackers link up as a group and work their way into the penalty box

４）After moving through three zones, they finish in the penalty box

５）Check the shot or how the defense responds, then switch attack and defense