Attacking
Counter Attack Waves: Target Zone Bonus
Attack quickly on the counter
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Counter Attack Waves: Target Zone Bonus is a 20-minute attacking drill for 8-20 players, suitable for Under 10 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, bibs, full 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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Duration
20 min
Players
8-20
Pitch size
Full pitch or three-quarters
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Counter Attack Waves: Target Zone Bonus — Finishing set-up — serve, receive, shoot · Full pitch or three-quarters
Step 1 of 4Keeper starts the counter to a wave of three attackers against two defenders.
- 1. Keeper starts the counter to a wave of three attackers against two defenders.
- 2. On a regain the defenders counter the other way against the next wave.
- 3. Continuous for ten minutes.
- 4. Extra points for playing into marked pockets between the lines before finishing.
- Cones mark the area
- Full goal
- GK = goalkeeper
- S = server
- Ball
- Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
- Shooter becomes the next server
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Attack quickly on the counter
- -Support the break at speed
- -Finish before the defence recovers
Setup
- 1Goals at both ends with keepers.
- 2Waves of three attackers queued at halfway.
- 3Balls with each keeper.
Coaching instructions
- 1Keeper starts the counter to a wave of three attackers against two defenders.
- 2On a regain the defenders counter the other way against the next wave.
- 3Continuous for ten minutes.
- 4Extra points for playing into marked pockets between the lines before finishing.
Coaching points
- -First pass forward and positive
- -Sprint to support the ball carrier
- -Finish first time when the chance is on
- -Find the pocket on the back foot of the defender
- -Support the receiver quickly on both sides
Common mistakes
- -Slow first pass
- -Attackers running in straight lines
- -Overplaying near the box