Team Shape
Formation Switch Practice: Two-Goal Decision
Change shape in and out of possession
Team Shape
Transition
Formation Switch Practice: Two-Goal Decision is a 20-minute team shape drill for 10-20 players, suitable for Under 13 to Adults at intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, bibs. 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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Transition
Skill Practice
Intermediate
Advanced
Full Squad
Minimal Equipment
Adult Suitable
Decision Making
Defending
Goals Needed
Duration
20 min
Players
10-20
Pitch size
Full pitch
Ability levels
Intermediate / Advanced
Objectives
- -Change shape in and out of possession
- -Understand the triggers to switch
- -Keep the team connected during the change
Setup
- 1Two shapes marked out in different coloured cones.
- 2Full team in position with a coach cue.
- 3Balls with the coach on the sideline.
Coaching instructions
- 1On the coach's call the team switches between the in-possession and out-of-possession shape.
- 2Coach plays a ball in to test the new shape.
- 3Repeat ten times with feedback.
- 4Each team attacks two small goals, so defenders must decide which threat to cover.
Coaching points
- -Know your position in both shapes
- -Switch as the ball travels
- -Communicate the change loudly
- -Show the attacker one way and block the other
- -Attackers change target late to unbalance the defence
Common mistakes
- -Slow reactions to the cue
- -Players unsure of the second shape
- -Losing compactness in the change