4-4-2 Attacking phase: Switch play
Goal
Equipment
- Balls
- 1 goal
Preparation
- Playing Area: 60x50 meters / 65x54 yd
- Players: 10 + 1 goalkeepers
- Duration: 12 minutes
- Series: 2 of 5 minutes each with 1 minute of passive recovery in between series
| Summary | Secondary Objectives |
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Tactical drill to improve the team's movements during 4-4-2 attacking phase |
Creating space, Switching play, Finishing in the final third, Passing, Shooting, Crossing & Finishing, 4-4-2, Midfielder, Center midfielder, Forward, Center forward, Losing your marker, Pass, Cross, Finishing, Offensive tactics: attacking, 4-4-2, Midfielder, Center midfielder, Lateral midfielder, Forward, Center forward, Attacking Center Midfielder, Attack the goal, Verticalization, Switch play |
Organization
On one half of the court place two forwards on the edge of the box and four players on the halfway line, as midfielders and forwards of a 4-4-2 system. Place the other players behind the midfielders waiting for their turn. Give a ball to external players.
Description
The goal of the drill is to finish after switching play and performing a cross.
- The wing A passes the ball to forward F
- F passes to the midfielder B; D sprints in the lateral band
- B performs a switch of play on D; A attacks in depth on the lateral band and the midfielder C goes towards the edge of the box
- D controls the ball and drives it along the lateral band; forwards E and F attack the box and the wing A approaches the penalty area
- D performs a cross towards the box
- E finishes
Coaching Points
- Pay attention to the distance between players
- Pay attention to body orientation when receiving the ball
- Encourage players to perform a counter movement to lose a marker
- Two players that are on the same line should create diagonal movements
- Pay attention to the position of the support foot during a pass
- Players should close a pass with the movement of the leg
- The ankle should stay stiff when touching the ball
- The foot should impact the center of the ball
- Players should keep their eyes on the ball
- Open arms help with stability
