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Counter-Attacking From Deep 1

This document describes a practice drill for a youth soccer team to work on counter-attacking from deep positions. The drill involves splitting the team into attackers and defenders on a 60x40 yard field with goals. The attackers start with a numerical advantage and must pass the ball forward to advance other attackers into the opponent's half. The objectives are to rapidly move attackers forward to create scoring chances. Coaching points include the timing and angles of runs and passes to break into the opponent's half.

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Counter-Attacking From Deep 1

This document describes a practice drill for a youth soccer team to work on counter-attacking from deep positions. The drill involves splitting the team into attackers and defenders on a 60x40 yard field with goals. The attackers start with a numerical advantage and must pass the ball forward to advance other attackers into the opponent's half. The objectives are to rapidly move attackers forward to create scoring chances. Coaching points include the timing and angles of runs and passes to break into the opponent's half.

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Counter-attacking from

‘out of balance’
Attacking when opponents are
deep 1
Practice organisation
• A
 rea 60x40yds, with pitch divided into halves, with
goals 6yds behind each end of area, as illustrated. 60 yds
• 16 players (incl. 2GK’s), 1 ball.
• P
 ractice starts with: GK rolls ball-out to Attacking team which has a
6v3 numerical advantage in itsown half.
• In attacking half, there are 2A’s v 3D’s.
• A’s, in possession pass-out from back.
• 4A’s advance into opponents half to make 6v3 in attacking half.
• H
 alf way serves as off-side line, with A’s only able to cross into
attacking half once ball has been played into space.

40 yds
• O
 bjective of game is to move advancing A’s rapidly into D’s half, GK GK
bringing A’s into game & get early strikes on goal.
• P
 lay resumes in opposite direction from GK, using same
playing numbers.
• O
 ne team has a period of attacking (to & from both ends), before
players re-organise to change roles (& understanding).

Detail
• C
 hallenge 1: Try to use one touch opportunities to change the
tempo of attacks.

12-16 years
Age group
• Challenge 2: Try to score using 4 passes.
• C
 oach needs to connect questions to individual player’s needs,
based on technical execution & decision-making demands.
• Timing, distance & angles of support as play develops.
• N
 oticing opportunity to feed runner into attacking half & supply
with a variety of measured, accurate passes.
• Ability of receiving player to control ball when moving at speed.
• Early support for ball receiver to produce strike at goal.
• Simple progressions for this practice are:
- Extra D recovers into defending half.
Key coaching points - Angle of runs & passes into opponents half, including when &
where to release forward pass.
- Allow/encourage realistic defending in challenge areas. • Other challenges for players include:
- A’s timing their movement to link-in with advancing
- Determine length of time to retain possession before releasing first support players.
breaking A (with supporting runners) into D’s half.
- Changing tempo of attacks.
- Timing runs from MF areas.

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