Midfield Transition from GB
So many details in one small focused drill. Adapt it to work on the skill you need.
This Drill Highlights:
Midfield Transition
Handling the Ball Under Pressure
Creating Layers and Options
Defensive Forcing, Cutters, and Doubles
Description:
This drill begins with a competitive ground ball at Goal Line Extended.
The team that controls the ground ball becomes the attacking team and moves the ball upfield with a series of cut back options from teammates. The team that does not get the ball is the defensive team and tries to keep the attacking team from moving the ball up the field successfully.
The coach positioned on the 50 yard sideline can choose to add additional players to the defensive team at any time to make it more difficult for the attacking team to move the ball up the field and handle the ball under pressure.
The drill ends when the attacking team move the ball down the field to the last outlet or the defensive team wins the ball back from the attacking team at any point.
Equipment:
Full Field, Cones, Balls, Whistle
Highlighted Skills:
Competitive Ground balls, Footwork, Cutting back in transition, Getting open midfield, Double Teams (sold double team for defense and getting out of a double team for offense), Stickwork under pressure.
Key Coaching Points:
Focus on footwork and clean ground balls
The attackers should have good timed cuts back to ball, create layers and get open in the midfield, keep head up when carrying the ball, make clean passes and good decision on attack
Defense should force to the sideline, communicate and mark cutters tight. The defenders should have good doubles when an extra player is sent out from the sideline coach.
