Overlapping Full-Backs

 A Coaching Playbook Featured Session

Practice Type: Tactical Practice

Learning Objective: Third Man Runs, Crossing & Finishing

Session Outcome: Players deliver quality crosses and attack finishing opportunities.

Layout

• Age: U14s - Adults

• Number of players: 7 - 16

• Duration: 12 - 20 mins 

• Equipment: Balls, Goal, Cones, Bibs

• Organisation: Half-pitch

• Description: 7 Vs 4 (3-1-3 Vs 1-3)

Session Plan

• Coaching Points: Quality of delivery, Timing of attacking runs and Attack different areas

• Coaching challenge: Double points for goals from crosses

• Common Error: Attackers all attack the same space

• Progressions: Require an overlap before crossing

• Regression: Allow multiple touches before finishing

• Coach Intervention Questions: Can you vary your delivery? What happens if the first cross isn't finished?

Tactics Board Breakdown 

Real World Examples