By 'defensive transition' we mean the phase immediately after losing the ball. Quick turns of play are decisive for the match. If you restore the basic defensive organisation as quickly as possible after losing the ball, you take away the opponent's space and time for a quick counter-attack. 

• Whenever possible, we attack the opponent immediately after losing the ball and endeavour to win the ball back quickly. 

• Our immediate follow-up is characterised by compactness (closing spaces for the opponent as a whole block), speed (immediate access to the next opponent) and aggressiveness (aggressively putting the opponent under pressure and forcing them to make mistakes). 

• The primary objective when following up is not necessarily to win the ball, but to force the opponent into a bad move. 

• In player training, this means that the setting "follow up when the ball is lost" is programmed into the player's head.  

• If the opponent succeeds in triggering an offensive transition, we stop the opponent's play as quickly as possible.

• To do this, we use both the stick and the body to close passing lanes and block running routes. 

• Our primary goal is to slow down the opponent's offensive action and steer the player with the ball into a safe zone. This gives us time to establish our own defensive organisation.  

• In contrast to the organised defence, we are less able to protect the middle in the defensive transition. 

• Gaining control of the centre is therefore very important. This allows us to stop cross-field passes and runs through the centre and push the opponent into less dangerous zones. We therefore work from the centre outwards.