Football Association of Ireland

Attacking

3 + 2 v 3 + 2 Dribbling, Running with the Ball and Combinations

A functional practice designed to improve players decision making in a high intensity game through dribbling, running with the ball or combinations.

Key objectives

Be decisive in all actions - movement, decision making, awareness and passing
Know when to play 2 touch or 1 touch, Dribble or Run with the ball
Combinations (Wall Pass, Over/Under laps, 3^rd Man runs)
Weight and accuracy of pass
Communication on and off the ball
In possession can you play with your head up and recognise the moment to pass quickly through a gap
Quick transition in both attack and defence
Immediate reaction on winning possession, can you play forward pass? – transition with speed

Organisation

Area 30 x 20 metres
3 Blue Players v 3 Yellow Players in the area, with 1 Yellow Player and 1 Blue Player on each end
The Players score by dribbling over the end line with the ball under control, once a player dribbles over the line, the end line player of same colour is allowed to join in and attempt to dribble over the opposite end line as seen by Yellow Players in the diagram
If the team out of possession wins the ball they must attack the opposite end line
The Players on the end line can move along the line to take advantage of any space in anticipation of their player crossing over the line

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