Counterattack Basics | 3-Player Pass & Move Drill

Overview

• Players who want to switch to attack the instant the ball is won
• Players who want to nail the basics of pass & move in a 3-player unit
• Players who want to pull off effective counterattacks in games
• Players who want to sync up the timing of their pass with the timing of their run

Objectives

• Get a feel for moving accurately as a group of three in that fast attacking phase right after winning the ball
• Understand why it matters to line up the timing of the pass, the timing of the receive, and the timing of the run
• Build the habit of taking up positions at the right angle and distance as if real defenders were there, even with no marker on you
• Repeat the full sequence over and over so players can run it in a game without even thinking

Setup

Three players work together, using mannequins as obstacles, to repeat an attacking pattern with no defenders on them.

１）Set up a 30 x 40 grid on the field.

２）Spread three mannequins (or tall cones) around inside the grid.

３）Send three players into the grid. One starts on the ball, the other two take up support positions.

４）The player on the ball plays a short pass to a support player.

５）Whoever receives it plays it straight back to another player.

６）Work forward within three touches, going around the mannequins.

７）Run this five times, then swap the roles.