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Training for Youth Soccer – Attacking Principles

Watch a video on youth soccer training to understand attacking principles for soccer: See an interactive, 3D animated youth soccer training drill showing examples of attacking principles: There is also a printable coaches chalkboard youth soccer training session, all designed to assist a youth soccer coach with coaching attacking principles

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Training for Youth Soccer – Attacking Principles 

Once a team gains possession of the ball, they should immediately look to create space as a team, to make the pitch as big as possible. This would include the defence spreading out laterally, with full backs going wide and high, attacking wide players giving the team width and forwards looking to stretch and push back the opposition defence. This creation of space from the team, to make the pitch as big as possible is the first attacking principle youth soccer coaches should look to apply in their training sessions.

Youth soccer training sessions should also encourage players to look to create space for themselves and for team mates.

The best players make the best decisions. Therefore, encouraging youth soccer players to make good decisions should be an integral part of the training sessions. When in possession of the ball, can the players be positive and look to play or advance the ball forward quickly, trying to penetrate the opposition. If this isn’t possible, then the players will need to keep possession and be patient. Information in youth soccer training sessions that encourage players to change play and the point of attack should also be part of the coaches’ philosophy.

A youth soccer coach should also look to progress these training sessions to encourage players to understand how to create creating overload attacking situations – 2 v 1, 3 v 2 etc and to support  youth soccer players to be innovative, inventive and brave and to develop individual skills such as dribbling, running with the ball and unorthodox and clever passes.

Youth soccer training sessions should also include coaching help and information on the need for good support for the player on the ball. A player on the ball should always have a least 3 options of support when they have the ball. Behind the ball to retain possession, sideways to be able to switch play and in front of the ball to be able to go forwards and penetrate the opposition defence

Youth soccer players should also be encouraged to try inventive and if appropriate to use quick combination play and passing and timed movement as a basic attacking principle. It is also very important that the youth soccer training sessions include an awareness of defensive balance when attacking and that where ever possible there is a positive final outcome for the attack, a shot or an attempt on goal.

Youth soccer training tips to improve attacking principles

  • Tip #1 Youth Soccer Training – When gaining possession, immediately create space as a team – width and depth
  • Tip #2 Training Youth Soccer Players – Players should look to create space as individuals for themselves and other players
  • Tip #3 Youth Soccer Training – As a first though when on the ball, can they look for a forward pass that gives the team quick and effective penetration
  • Tip #4 Training Youth Soccer Players – If a forward pass isn’t possible, then players should be patient and retain possession until an opportunity to play forward is created
  • Tip #5 Youth Soccer Training – Look to change the point of attack. Come out of tight areas where there is an overload of defenders, by switching play to where there is space
  • Tip #6 Training Youth Soccer Players – Players to understand how to create attacking overloads to exploit – 2 v 1, 3 v 2
  • Tip #7 Youth Soccer Training – Using individual skill and clever, quick combination play between players to create attacking situations
  • Tip #6 Training Youth Soccer Players – Support for the player on the ball. 3 options, behind the ball, to the side of the ball and in front of the ball
  • Tip #8 Youth Soccer Training – Ensure there is a defensive balance when attacking
  • Tip #9 Training Youth Soccer Players – A positive final outcome – a shot or attempt on goal
 

Watch videos

This youth soccer training video outlining attacking principles will help you coach, understand and structure a youth soccer training session to improve attacking principles.

Videos: Soccer Coaching | Youth Soccer Training | Attacking Principles

See animated drill

Taken from our members' area of small sided games, this is an interactive, 3D animated youth soccer training session to develop attacking principles called "Developing attacking wide play"

Animated drills: Soccer Coaching | Youth Soccer Training | Attacking Principles

Coaches chalkboard session

All members have access to our planning and design software called "Coaches Chalkboard" Click on to access a youth soccer training session on attacking principles that you can print out and take to training

Software chalkboard: Soccer chalkboard: Soccer Coaching | Youth Soccer Training | Attacking Principles

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