Attacking
Final Third Combination Play
Break a low block with quick combinations
Attacking
Passing
Finishing
Final Third Combination Play is a 20-minute attacking drill for 6-18 players, suitable for Under 11 to Adults at intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, bibs, full goals. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.
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Intermediate
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Full Squad
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Combination Play
Decision Making
Duration
20 min
Players
6-18
Pitch size
Half pitch
Ability levels
Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Final Third Combination Play — Goalkeeping set-up — serve, save, reset · Half pitch
Step 1 of 3Attackers must use one of three combinations before shooting.
- 1. Attackers must use one of three combinations before shooting.
- 2. Defenders stay compact and block the middle.
- 3. Ten attacks then swap the units around.
- Cones mark the area
- Full goal
- GK = goalkeeper
- C = coach serving, S = second server
- Ball
- Cones mark the keeper's starting positions
- Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
- Keeper distributes back to the server
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Break a low block with quick combinations
- -Use one twos, third man runs and cut-backs
- -Finish with quality after the combination
Setup
- 1Full goal with keeper and a defensive block of three.
- 2Attacking unit of five around the edge of the final third.
- 3Cones marking the cut-back and pocket zones.
Coaching instructions
- 1Attackers must use one of three combinations before shooting.
- 2Defenders stay compact and block the middle.
- 3Ten attacks then swap the units around.
Coaching points
- -Receive in the pockets between the lines
- -Play into the striker's feet then run beyond
- -Cut back rather than force the near post cross
- -Third runner arrives late into the box
Common mistakes
- -Static attackers waiting for the ball
- -Trying to dribble through the whole block
- -Everyone in the box too early