Training with Low Numbers - Possession to Penetrate & Transition

with Paul Jobson,
Baylor University Women's Head Coach from 2013 to 2021;
United States Soccer Federation "A" Licensed Coach;
2018 Big XII Regular Season Conference Champions;
2018 NISOA-NSCAA Intercollegiate National Merit Award;
2018 United Soccer Coaches Midwest Regional Staff of the Year;
Back-to-back NCAA Elite Eight appearances (2017, 2018);
2x Big XII Conference Tournament Championships (2012, 2017)

This video featuring Baylor's Paul Jobson shows four different concepts that will help your team defend, attack, and transition quickly to react accordingly to where your players are on the field. Coach Jobson provides you with ideas on how to reinforce concepts in multiple areas of the game during limited practice time.

Points of Focus

You'll see how you can train your team to possess for penetration and how to quickly press to win the ball back as fast as you can. Jobson explains the teaching points he emphasizes during the exercises, which include:

• The movement and supporting angles needed from supporting players.
• Reactions needed to win the ball back.
• Reading the play and making proper decisions based on positioning.
• The small details needed to be a technical attacking team.
• The importance of scanning and checking your shoulder for better vision.

Practice Segments

Coach Jobson breaks this video down into four small sided games. First, he begins by addressing the key technical elements needed for quick ball circulation, body position and the ability to possess in a dynamic setting by showing us his two-sided 3v1 game. The emphasis in this possession game is that players develop a good sense of rhythm when passing and making sure the angles of support are correct. This is a great high-tempo game that all of your players will enjoy.

The second small sided game is a 3 Zone Game. It's here that Jobson is able to cover the two main topics of the session: possession to penetrate using the thirds of the field and transitional moments. You'll see how to train your players to play using the correct shape and decision-making to be able to play through pressure and tight spaces to find a target player. It's during this exercise that Jobson also lays the foundation of getting into good habits of reaction when losing and winning the ball.

In the third game, which he calls "5v5 Transition Game," Jobson uses half of the field with two counter goals. You'll learn a dynamic way of teaching the use of quick ball circulation and the ability to counter-press when the right moment occurs. Throughout this small sided game, Jobson stresses the importance of off-ball movement and how essential it is to have quick reactions in a competitive environment. As his staff puts it, "transitional moments are a mentality that must be embraced by everyone!"

The fourth game is 6v0 fun cool down game where players work in groups to juggle and finish inside the 18-yard box. Jobson brings out his ball machine, which allows balls to be played in the box consistently. Players have three touches each to find all six players and finish without the ball touching the ground.

This video will show you how Coach Jobson trains his team to possess to penetrate and how to apply certain transitional moments. You will learn how important it is to maintain correct body shape, time runs, and make good decisions during different situations on the field.

83 minutes. 2019.