Tempo Final Third Entry

Objective

• -Break into the final third with purpose
• -Combine between midfield and attack
• -Finish the attack with a shot on goal

Setup

1. 1A pitch split into a build-up zone and a final third in a 46 x 36 yards area.
2. 2Set a visible timer or have an assistant count aloud from the side of the area.
3. 3Balls with the build-up team, keeper in goal.

How to play

1. 1The attacking team builds up in the first zone with limited defenders.
2. 2Entry into the final third releases two supporting runners.
3. 3The attack must finish inside ten seconds of entry.
4. 4The clock starts the moment the first pass is played in.
5. 5The sequence must reach the end action inside eight seconds or the rep is void.

Progressions

• +Cut the clock to six seconds
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Stretch the clock to twelve seconds
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Reps finished inside five seconds score double
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Slow, sideways build-up
• -Entering with no support
• -Slow, sideways passing that burns the clock