Defending

Transition Delay and Show

Coach the approach and set position of the defender

Defending

Tackling

Pressing

Transition Delay and Show is a 16-minute defending drill for 4-16 players, suitable for Under 9 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, mini goals. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.

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Defending

Tackling

Pressing

Skill Practice

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Full Squad

Youth Friendly

Adult Suitable

Goals Needed

Transition

Duration

16 min

Players

4-16

Pitch size

30 x 22 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Transition Delay and Show — 1v1 channel — beat your player and cross the line · 30 x 22 yards

Step 1 of 6Attacker drives at the defender who must delay and show one way.

1. Attacker drives at the defender who must delay and show one way.
2. The defender wins a point for forcing the attacker wide or winning the ball.
3. Swap roles after each duel.
4. Coach serves a loose ball into the middle and both teams react to win it.
5. On every turnover the winning team has six seconds to attack the opposite target.
6. Rotation: Swap roles after each duel.

Cones mark the area
Dashed lines = scoring lines
Ball
Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
Blue = attacker, dark = defender, queues outside the channel
C = coach / server
Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble

Objectives

-Coach the approach and set position of the defender
-Show the attacker into the least dangerous area
-Win the ball at the right moment

Setup

1A defending channel with two mini goals to protect in a 30 x 22 yards area.
2Mark a second target area at the opposite end so the practice can flip direction instantly.
3Balls with the attackers, bibs for defenders.

Coaching instructions

1Attacker drives at the defender who must delay and show one way.
2The defender wins a point for forcing the attacker wide or winning the ball.
3Swap roles after each duel.
4Coach serves a loose ball into the middle and both teams react to win it.
5On every turnover the winning team has six seconds to attack the opposite target.