Two-Touch Wave Attack Transition

Objectives

• -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 45 x 34 yards area.
2. 2Place a marker at every receiving position so players know where to set the ball before it arrives.
3. 3Balls with each wave, keeper in goal, two sets of bibs.

Coaching instructions

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. 4Ball enters from the coach and the first receiver is on two touches from that moment.
5. 5Count completed sequences under the touch limit — best of three 3-minute rounds.

Common mistakes

• -Waves waiting too long
• -Defenders not resetting shape
• -Taking a settling touch that kills the tempo