Combination Wave Attack Transition

Objective

• -Defend repeated waves of attack
• -Attack quickly against a settling defence
• -Build game-realistic repetition

Setup

1. 1A half pitch with attacking waves waiting on halfway in a 49 x 38 yards area.
2. 2Add a neutral bounce player on each side line inside a marked yard-wide channel.
3. 3Balls with each wave, keeper in goal, two sets of bibs.

How to play

1. 1The first wave attacks the defenders and the goal.
2. 2The moment the ball is dead the next wave attacks immediately.
3. 3Defenders stay on for three waves before rotating.
4. 4The first pass must go into the bounce player before the practice opens up.
5. 5A sequence only scores when three different players have touched the ball.

Progressions

• +Demand a one-touch set from the bounce player
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Allow the bounce player unlimited touches
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Bounce players can join the attack once per round
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Waves waiting too long
• -Defenders not resetting shape
• -Two players combining over and over while the third stands still