15 yds

5 yd

s

25

yd

s

C

GK

Age group8-11 years

Attacking playAttacking: dribbling & passing 3Practice organisation• Area25x15yds,witha5ydendzone,set-outasillustrated.• 7players(incl.GK),arranged3Attackersv1Defender,1ball.• Practicestartswith:CoachfeedsballtooneofthethreeA’s.• After1sttouchbyA’sthe2recoveringD’schasebacktodefend.• Practicebothwith&withoutoff-siderestrictions.• IfD’sgainpossessionorGKsavestheirobjectiveistocombineto

getballoverstartline.• Ifthisisachievedrolesarereversed,withA’sbecomingD’s.

Detail• Foryoungerplayersadjustpracticeto3v1,plus1recoveringD.• Simpleprogressionforthispracticeis: -ArrangebalanceofnumbersofA’s&D’s,accordingtoprogression

ofplayers(e.g.4v2’s,3v2’s).

Keycoachingpoints• 1stDworksondelay&slowwithdrawalofpositiontogaintimefor

recoveringdefensivesupport.• A’slooktopenetratequickly.

• RecoveringD’sworkonlinesofrecoverybacktogoal.• GK’spositiontosupport&communicatewithD’s.

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