Transition
Turnover To Two Goals: Restart Realism
Exploit the moment after the turnover
Transition
Attacking
Defending
Turnover To Two Goals: Restart Realism is a 18-minute transition drill for 8-16 players, suitable for Under 10 to Adults at intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, bibs, 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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Goals Needed
Set Pieces
Game Realistic
Organisation
Duration
18 min
Players
8-16
Pitch size
40 x 30 yards
Ability levels
Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Turnover To Two Goals: Restart Realism — 4v4 small-sided game · 40 x 30 yards
Step 1 of 4On winning the ball a team has ten seconds to attack either goal.
- 1. On winning the ball a team has ten seconds to attack either goal.
- 2. If the clock expires the ball goes back to the coach.
- 3. Four minute games.
- 4. All restarts are played as in a match — throw-ins, goal kicks and corners rather than a coach ball.
- Cones mark the area
- Mini goals at each end
- Ball
- Blue v dark — score in the opposite goal
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Exploit the moment after the turnover
- -Choose the right goal to attack
- -Defend the counter
Setup
- 1Two mini goals at each end, spaced wide.
- 2Two teams inside the area.
- 3Coach with balls on the sideline.
Coaching instructions
- 1On winning the ball a team has ten seconds to attack either goal.
- 2If the clock expires the ball goes back to the coach.
- 3Four minute games.
- 4All restarts are played as in a match — throw-ins, goal kicks and corners rather than a coach ball.
Coaching points
- -Look up immediately on the regain
- -Attack the goal furthest from the recovering defenders
- -Defenders block the central route first
- -Shape up quickly on every restart
- -Talk to organise before the ball is live
Common mistakes
- -Taking too long to decide
- -Passing backwards on the turnover
- -No one running beyond the ball