Underload 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 43 x 32 yards area.
2. 2Add one extra defender to the working area and mark their start position with a flat cone.
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. 4The attacking group starts a player short, so every entry pass has to be sharp.
5. 5Defenders score a point for every clean turnover; attackers need three clean end actions to win the round.

Common mistakes

• -Waves waiting too long
• -Defenders not resetting shape
• -Trying to beat two players instead of releasing early