Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): NCE Counter Attacking - Norwalk 5/4/25

Counter Attacking - Fast Attacking Play

Counter attacking 

- This practice sees three players follow a set working pattern that involves a diagonal pass, a back-foot reception, a finish and a 1v1 battle to goal.
- The ball starts with Player A, who plays a diagonal pass to Player B – who receives the ball having moved away from the mannequin.
-  Player B should take the ball on their back foot, breaking the line of the mannequin with their first touch. On doing so, their aim is to finish in the mini-goal
following their second or third touch.
- As the ball leaves Player A’s foot from the initial pass, Player C leaves their position at the side of the mini□goal to attempt to score in the mini-goal positioned
opposite.
 - As soon as Player B has attempted their finish, they must turn immediately to try to prevent Player C from scoring. This represents an aggressive recovery run.
-  As each repetition ends, Player A and Player B swap roles while Player C continues to play the role of 1v1 attacker. Player C is encouraged to recover back to their initial position at a reasonable pace.
-  The start position of the practice alternates each working block between the left and right-hand side.
• The final working set sees the start position vary at the beginning of each repetition.

Player B's actions represent receiving the ball during a counter attack and playing a well driven pass forward and doing so quickly. Player C's actions represent Running with the ball at speed during a counter attack.