This document outlines principles of play for attack. It discusses creating, maintaining, and exploiting space individually and as a group. Learners will develop techniques like passing and supporting through group tasks and skill practices involving 1v1, 2v2, and 3v3 scenarios. Coaches are encouraged to develop players using the four corners model - physically, technically, socially, and psychologically - such as decision making and communication.

1. Topic: Principles of play for attack
Unit aim
This unit will help with principle of play for attack. It will include the different
styles of passing. When, where and how to pass a football and support.
Learning outcomes
There are three learning outcomes to this unit. The learner will be able to:
1.Individually, unit and group creating space
2.Individually, unit and group maintaining space
3.Individually, unit and group exploiting space
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3. Group Task 1
• In groups discuss what you already know about principle of attack
• Record it on flip charts or your note books
• Give examples of players and teams who have excellent attacking
options
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4. Counter Attacking Goal Man UTD vs Bolton
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5. Group Task 2
• Record all technical information for principles of attack
• Where possible try to put this in a logical order for coaching players
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6. Many have gone further than they
thought they could, because
someone thought they could

7. FA Technical Detail
• Movement to create space individually and as a group.
• Individual technique
• Support behind and ahead of the ball
• Communication
• End product
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8. Group Task 3
• Imagine you are a technical team of coaches
• Your task it to design a technical practice (unopposed) coaching session
moving into a skill practice (opposed)
• Once you have completed this you will need to present it to the
technical director for feedback
• Think of the players, space, equipment needs.
• The session should last 20 minutes
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9. Session Plan Skill Practice – Attacking 1v1 2v2 3v3
Organisation
•Area of 10x20 (1v1),20 x20 (2v2),30x30 (3v3)
•Blue plays to end red who attack the end line of
area to score blue defends the end line and try to
win the ball.
•Alternate players
Key Factors
•Movement to create space individually and as a
group.
•Individual technique
•Support behind and ahead of the ball
•Communication
•End product
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10. Four Corner Model
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11. Group Task 4
• As part of the FA’s Long Term Player Development coaches are
encouraged to help players develop in the four corners of development
• Discuss and record some of the areas you as coaches would like to
develop in each corner
• Physical
• Technical
• Social
• Psychological
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12. Outcome of Four Corner Model
• As part of the FA’s Long Term Player Development coaches are
Technical
Exploiting space
Psychological
Decision Making
Awareness
encouraged to help players develop in the four corners of development
• Discuss and record some of the areas you as coaches would like to
develop in each corner
• Physical
• Technical
• Social
• Psychological
Physical
Body Position to receive
Parts of the body
Social
Communication
Enjoyment
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13. Summary
• Movement to create space individually and as a group.
• Individual technique
• Support behind and ahead of the ball
• Communication
• End product
John Murphy – FA Licensed Coach STLS City and Guilds Level 3 Educator – UEFA A