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Defending & Counter-Attacking

This document provides details on organizing and coaching a practice to develop defending and counter-attacking skills. The practice uses a restricted pitch with multiple small goals for the attacking team and a single goal for the counter-attacking team. The document outlines the setup, roles of teams, key coaching points, and progressions for the practice.

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Defending & Counter-Attacking

This document provides details on organizing and coaching a practice to develop defending and counter-attacking skills. The practice uses a restricted pitch with multiple small goals for the attacking team and a single goal for the counter-attacking team. The document outlines the setup, roles of teams, key coaching points, and progressions for the practice.

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Defending &

‘out of balance’
Defensive play whilst
counter-attacking
Practice organisation
• F ull pitch, restricted in length with appropriate size goal at one end &
4 small goals across pitch, as illustrated.
• 2
 1 players (incl. GK), arranged 11v10 in teams structured 4-3-3
(counter-attacking team) & 4-4-2 (team attacking 4 goals), as shown.
• Practice starts with: GK rolls ball-out to Attacking team.
• A’s look to build-up play & score in any of the 4 goals.
• D
 ’s are looking to gain possession & quickly counter-attack to single
goal with GK.
• A
 fter conclusion of an attack: practice restarts
from GK.
GK
• R
 oles of teams can be reversed after a defined
period of play or number of restarts.

Detail
• D’s work ethic getting back behind ball to defend.
• D’s to defend realistically at all times, tracking runs & challenging.
• Q
 uick reaction to adjust position & depth of defensive line in relation
to ball movement.
• Engaging player on ball swiftly to delay & deny forward passing.

12-16 years
Age group
• S liding across as a unit, remaining compact & leaving furthest
attacker away from ball.
• E
 nsure a quick tempo in passing & movement from team
in possession.
• Encourage creative & clever play in advanced areas.
• E
 mphasis on individual techniques & precise execution of
passing, receiving dribbling & running with the ball skills.
• Simple progressions for this practice are:
- Replace 4 goals with one & GK, to develop full game.
- Teams to develop own counter-attacking style in • Coordination of pressing & spoiling effort from D’s. • Q
 uick change of defending to attacking attitude from players
4-4-2 & 4-3-3 formations. (& vice versa).
• Engage player on ball (if possible) on recovery run.
Key coaching points • E
 arly recognition of supporting strikers to ‘show’ for ball on regains • L ooking for timely runs & well-placed passes to quickly penetrate
opposition on counter-attack.
of possession.
• P
 layers ahead of ball to recover at pace to establish defensive block,
• Quick reaction to movement of players to initiate counter-attack. • C
 oncentration & assessment of build-up play in advanced positions
behind ball.
to receive break-out passes from MF & counter-attack areas of pitch.
• O
 nce goal-side: adjust from pressing to cover & balance in relation to
ball & defensive line.

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