Passing and receiving

Look to receive with an open body and on the back foot to play forward Try to vary your passes, and play with pace and power to break lines Try to pass with disguise in order to manipulate the opposition

Attackers dragging opponent's tight to then run in behind to create space to receive Intelligent movement and turning - playing on blind side of defender Scanning to recognise where the space is early Threaten behind to receive to feet and turn

Weight and accuracy of pass to break lines Selecting whether to pass or run with the ball to break lines and create overloads Creating and exploiting 1v1 situations using skill Quick combinations to unbalance opponents

Breaking Lines | Attacking Tactics Midfield Possession Passing Soccer Drills

Breaking lines is a great way to split the opposition and create overloads, in this drill we will work on players ability to do this successfully to create goal scoring opportunities.

Coaching Objectives

In order to break down the opposition it’s key that as a team we have good shape and consider the timing of players movement, pass detail, and challenge individuals to use deception when doing this.

Drill Setup

30 Mins
18 Players
2 Goals
18 Bibs
100x50 y

What the Players Do

Players split into two equal teams (here it is 9v9) divided up into the zones as seen below. To begin, players are locked in their zones, ball starts from blue GK, who’s…

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