{"id":849,"date":"2025-09-03T16:51:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T14:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adolbaines.com\/?p=849"},"modified":"2025-09-04T23:45:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T21:45:43","slug":"football-training-exercise-conservation-plus-counterattack-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adolbaines.com\/en\/football-training-exercise-conservation-plus-counterattack-6\/","title":{"rendered":"POSSESSION &amp; PRESS AFTER LOSS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Conservaci\u00f3n press-p\u00e9rdida\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FUMBqycJVso?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>PRESSING AFTER LOSS: training exercise<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Three teams participate in this exercise:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b>The pink team<\/b> maintains possession of the ball, while <b>the green team<\/b> tries to take it away.<\/li>\n<li>When <b>the green team recovers the ball<\/b>, their goal becomes to <b>maintain possession<\/b>. It is then that the <b>white team <\/b>comes into play, responsible for immediate <b>pressing after loss<\/b>. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><span><\/span>The white team operates like an <b>elite unit<\/b> specialized in ball recovery: invisible while the pink team keeps possession, but deadly as soon as it is lost. It activates <b>like a pack of hungry wolves<\/b>: coordinated, fast, and voracious in regaining the ball. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Variations to enrich the exercise:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><\/span>Allow the <b>white team to finish on goal<\/b> if they manage to recover the ball.<\/li>\n<li><span><\/span>Have <b>the green team organize into a predefined defensive block<\/b> when they lose possession.<\/li>\n<li><span><\/span>Introduce <b>time constraints<\/b> to train the team to recover the ball within a maximum of 6\u20138 seconds.<\/li>\n<li><span><\/span>Adjust the <b>size of the space<\/b> to work in smaller or larger contexts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This exercise trains<b> defensive transitions<\/b> and is one of the hallmarks of my teams. I like to instill a <b>\u201chungry wolves\u201d<\/b> mentality, so that the reaction to losing the ball is immediate and collective coordination is total. Every lost ball should trigger our instinct: recover it as quickly as possible (maximum 6\u20138 seconds), and if that\u2019s not possible, the pack immediately reorganizes into a defensive block.  <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:paragraph -->[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/FUMBqycJVso?si=NTof6xXzkPJtqxD3 PRESSING AFTER LOSS: training exercise Three teams participate in this exercise: The pink team maintains possession of the ball, while the green team tries to take it away. When the green team recovers the ball, their goal becomes to maintain possession. 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