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Attacking

11v11 Directional Scrimmage — Attacking Shape

Full 11v11 with GKs

Theme

Attacking

Duration

30 min

Players (min–rec–max)

22–22–22

Equipment

balls, bibs, cones

Set-up

Full 11v11 with GKs. Coach freezes play when attacking shape breaks down and resets the position — no more than three freezes per scrimmage. Let the game flow. Focus is applying the pattern from the previous drill in a live game.

Coaching points

  • Forwards: hold your width until the ball enters the final third, then attack the box
  • Midfield: one goes, one stays — don't all arrive at once
  • Full-backs: overlap when wide player cuts inside; don't both go forward

Progressions

  • Remove the freeze-and-reset; let errors play out to see decision-making under fatigue
  • Set a team target: 10 shots on goal in 30 minutes — creates urgency and intent