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- Ball Control and Footwork
- Compactness
- Control & Restraint
- Counter Attacking
- Cover & Balance
- Creating Space
- Creativity
- Crossing & Finishing
- Delay
- Goalkeeping
- Heading
- Low Block
- Movement
- Overloads
- Passing
- Penetration
- Playing out from the back
- Possession
- Pressing
- Shooting
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Attacking Soccer Drills
Attacking play is a key feature of your tactics, formation, and style of play. Why, when, and how is what you as a coach must concentrate on when preparing your team for attacking play. The elements of possession, position and pressing should come into your coaching strategy.
Using the attacking soccer drills in this section will help your team to capitalise on the chances they create through possession, position and pressing.
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Wave Possession Breaking Lines
This is all about using creativity to keep possession. The aim is for the posses...
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Free
Attack the defender
In this drill attackers are making decisions about when to shoot plus all the te...
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Drop the Ball and Play
Providing players with fun activities which are game based is a great way for pl...
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1v1 To Goal Turn and Defend
Reacting to moments of transition is a key development phase in a young player's...
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Progressive Attacking Combos
Getting your attackers to make use of overloads in a game is important as this i...
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Transition to Score
Transition happens often in games, it is important we work with players on how t...
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Build and Create the Attack
Creating practices which replicate what players will face on game day will help ...
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Build Up Attacking Play
Movement is key to passing sequences and this drill encourages movement as play ...
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2v2+1 (+GK) Technical Game
This is a technical game where players work on positioning, movement and accurat...
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Build-up Play Through Midfield
Play starts with midfield attackers combining with attackers to set the wingers ...
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React and Score
A striker needs to be able to shoot the second a chance occurs. Young players of...
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Pass or Dribble in End Zones
Creating drills which allow for lots of touches on the ball and provide decision...
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Anticipating Through Passes
Through balls are a great way to get your team behind the opposition defence and...
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Back to Back Goals
Creating fun games where players get opportunities to score goals, work as a tea...
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Four in Attack
Attackers are linking up to play against different numbers of defenders like the...
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Finishing and Emergency Defending
It's important with finishing we create realistic practice to ensure players are...
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Free
Attack Wide to Score
A number of goals are created and scored by the ball coming from wide areas, in ...
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Playing Through, Around or Over
We want to encourage players to be positive in their mindset, and play forward w...
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7v7 to 9v9: 6v4 attack v defence SSG
For your 7v7 to 9v9 move this season this game uses a funnel shape for the attac...
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7v7 to 9v9: 5v3 Wave Attacking
In this drill players are funnelled into the attacking third with overloads in f...
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