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📋 Session Plan

U13 Transitions & Counter-Attacking

Win the ball, go forwards. Fix the back-pass-after-turnover habit in 75 minutes.

Duration75 min AgeU13–U14 Players12 FocusQuality, decision-making, and
ABCDE

Session blocks

1

Arrival Pairs

2

Scan-and-Turn Rondo

3

Passing Diamonds

4

Switching the Play

5

Counter-Attack Transition Game

6

Pressing Triggers

7

End-of-Session Mini-Tournament

What you'll need from yourself

Clear demonstrations and high energy. Keep the session moving with minimal queuing, and reinforce one or two key coaching points rather than overloading players with information.

!Common problems

Players standing in queues (set up enough stations to keep everyone active) and the session running too long on one activity (keep blocks tight and move on while engagement is high).

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