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Keeping fit with small sided games
  • Transitions
  • 16 - 18+

Football Fitness Through Transition

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TanyaOxtoby

Written by Tanya Oxtoby

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This drill is a brilliant way to build football fitness during the preseason or top up players fitness in small groups if they are limited for game time. Lots of transitions also allows coaches to develop their principles of play within a practice.

Coaching Objectives

This activity will work on players ability to apply transition principles (each coach will have their own preference and philosophy), and players decisions making around whether to retain possession or look to score. Players will also acquire or retain football fitness with this session able to be used during preseason.

 

Drill Setup

  • 20 Mins
  • 10 Players
  • 4 small Goals
  • 5 Bibs
  • 40 x 30 y

What the Players Do

For timing work in blocks e.g. 6 mins x 3 with 2 mins rest (timings will vary depending on the team/players fitness levels). Players will start on pitch one, and will play a small, sided game with…

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