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Counter Two-v-One Wide Attack

Exploit a wide two-v-one

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Counter Two-v-One Wide Attack is a 17-minute attacking drill for 3-15 players, suitable for Under 9 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, mini 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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Counter Attack

Duration

17 min

Players

3-15

Pitch size

34 x 24 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Pitch set-up: Counter Two-v-One Wide AttackS12334 x 24 yards

Counter Two-v-One Wide Attack — Finishing set-up — serve, receive, shoot · 34 x 24 yards

Step 1 of 5Two attackers work against one defender in the channel.

  1. 1. Two attackers work against one defender in the channel.
  2. 2. They must beat the defender and finish in the mini goal.
  3. 3. Defender scores by winning the ball and dribbling out.
  4. 4. The team in possession starts each rep in their own half and must build forwards.
  5. 5. Turnovers earn a direct counter at the mini goals worth two points.
  • Cones mark the area
  • Mini goal
  • S = server
  • Ball
  • Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
  • Shooter becomes the next server
  • Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble

Objectives

  • -Exploit a wide two-v-one
  • -Decide between the overlap, the underlap and going alone
  • -Deliver or finish at the end of the attack

Setup

  1. 1A wide channel with a defender and two attackers in a 34 x 24 yards area.
  2. 2Place two mini goals on the halfway line for the counter-attacking side to aim at.
  3. 3Balls with the wide attacker, bibs for the defender.

Coaching instructions

  1. 1Two attackers work against one defender in the channel.
  2. 2They must beat the defender and finish in the mini goal.
  3. 3Defender scores by winning the ball and dribbling out.
  4. 4The team in possession starts each rep in their own half and must build forwards.
  5. 5Turnovers earn a direct counter at the mini goals worth two points.

Coaching points

  • -Commit the defender before releasing
  • -Support runner stays wide enough
  • -Finish the move, don't over-pass
  • -Counter in a straight line — the first pass forward beats the recovery run

Common mistakes

  • -Passing before the defender commits
  • -Both attackers running the same line
  • -Dribbling into traffic when the counter is on

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