CommunicationGameCompetition
Communication in immediate defence-to-attack transition
Communicate in both directions of the transition — organising the defence when the ball is lost, and immediately after commanding the build-up exit when it’s won back — with no pause between the two roles.
Choose a session and the exercise is added to today’s plan.
Load
- minutes
- 14
- dives/set
- 2
- Sets and reps
- 3 × 1
- Intensity
- High
dives per set, per goalkeeper
Microcycle days it fits
MD-3
Each bar’s height is that day’s dive ceiling.
Setup
- Goalkeepers
- 1
- server
- 0
- outfield player
- 6
Space: 30 × 26 m
Equipment: Balls, Bibs, Full goal
The coach serves and manages the breaks.
1 steps
A small-sided phase with frequent transitions in both directions. The goalkeeper changes communication content depending on the phase, with no dead time between one and the other.
Exercise sequence
Coaching points
- Communication content changes as soon as the phase changes, not an instant later — delaying the register change costs the team real time.
- Organising the defence is urgent and direct; commanding the build-up exit is calmer and more structured — the two tones have to be clearly distinct.
- Don’t mix both roles into a single confused call; always keep defensive organisation separate from build-up instruction.
- Judge yourself by how quickly communication changes register, not just the quality of each isolated call.
Progressions
- Increase transition frequency.
- Reduce the space, compressing the time available to communicate.
Regressions
- Reduce transition frequency.
- Allow a brief pause between phases to reorganise communication.