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Youth Soccer Drills for Attacking Play

This document describes a practice drill for attacking play and receiving to shoot for players aged 8-11 years. The drill involves two teams of 7 players each (including a goalkeeper) in an area divided into three zones - two penalty areas and a central safe zone. Neutral players pass the ball to forwards who try to combine and shoot within their designated attacking area while being defended. The drill focuses on pass selection, creating space, and clever attacking play through turns, feints, and combinations.

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Youth Soccer Drills for Attacking Play

This document describes a practice drill for attacking play and receiving to shoot for players aged 8-11 years. The drill involves two teams of 7 players each (including a goalkeeper) in an area divided into three zones - two penalty areas and a central safe zone. Neutral players pass the ball to forwards who try to combine and shoot within their designated attacking area while being defended. The drill focuses on pass selection, creating space, and clever attacking play through turns, feints, and combinations.

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Attacking play

Receiving to shoot
Practice organisation
A
 rea 30x50yds, with 2 narrow penalty areas & appropriate size
goal at each end, separated by a safe zone of approx. 5/6yds,
as illustrated.
1
 4 players (incl. 2GKs), arranged 2 Attackers versus
3 Defenders in each penalty area.

5/6
yds

2 Neutral players in central safe zone.


Supply of balls with each GK.
O
 ffside line can be determined where appropriate (line drawn or
normal rules apply).
P
 ractice starts with: GK serves ball to an N, who in turn, plays into
either pair of forwards.

Change roles of players at appropriate time.

Detail

30 yds

F orwards look to combine & shoot from within designated


attacking area.

GK

GK
N

O
 verloads can be adapted, depending on age
& ability of players.
Monitor physical load on GKs.
Simple progressions for this practice are:
- Ns combine before passing to a forward.

Age group
8-11 years

50 yds

- If Ds win ball: they can counter-attack with a pass into their own
forwards.
- N can move into area to create 3v3.
- N shoots (e.g. with 2 touches) from middle zone.
- GK rolls-out to Ds who play directly into forwards.

Key coaching points


N
 s looking for best pass into forwards & focus on pass selection
& execution.
Forwards looking to create space to receive & evade Ds.

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Awareness of position of Ds.


L ooking for clever play (turning ball around corners, feints, quick
turns to shoot, wall-passes etc) & combinations with team mate.

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