PRINCIPLE OF PLAY:
​Transition FROM ATTACK (possession) TO DEFENDING

PRINCIPLE OF PLAY: Transition A to D (attacking to defending)
SUB PRINCIPLE OF PLAY: Recognize & Respond to Lost Possession
SUB PRINCIPLE OF PLAY: Develop CounterPressing (all is always ours) Mindset

ACTIVITY #1: PREP ACTIVITY, Unopposed, PATTERN, RECOGNIZE

ACTIVITY#2: OPPOSED, COGNITIVE, RESPOND TO TURNOVER

ACTIVITY 3: OPPOSED, 3v3 RONDO, PLUS 3, FIND FIRST PASS UNDER PRESSURE

• In this video of a Rondo of 3v3 plus 3, the yellow team is ALWAYS NEUTRAL.  It is BLUE vs RED.
• NOTE THIS IS THE SAME ACTIVITY USED TO TEACH D TO A transition.  Simply CHANGE THE FOCUS to the team which has lost possession & EMPHASIZE their "counterpress".  
  
• The game should be played in low volume, high intensity, with a space that affords high volume of mistakes (transitions).
• The typical space is a 10 yard by 10 yard grid.  This small space limits physical exertion and simultaneously increases mistakes, and likewise increases the volume of reps you are trying to replicate:  transitions. 
• Normal time would be minimum 30 seconds, maximum 60 seconds per interval to lower the volume of work load, and increase the intensity.   
• When players begin to develop a level of mastery (usually multiple sessions) expand to 90 seconds.