Jörg Madinger - Opening playing variants against various defense systems

- starts by passing the ball to the coach (A).

- Following the pass, and cross without a ball (B and C), and receives a pass from the coach, into his running path (D).

- shoots at the goal as instructed (e.g. top right / bottom right / top left / bottom left) (E).

- The goalkeeper should observe the players from the goal center, touch the left post in a well-timed manner (for shots at the right) (F), and then try to save the ball shot at the right side of the goal (G).

- lines up behind (H), picks up a new ball and lines up behind (J).

- Immediately after the coach’s pass (D), starts the course over.

The players should do the course on the other side as well, i.e. the center back crosses with the right back (without a ball).

Course:

- Two teams play against each other 6-on-6. The defense players play a 6-0 defense system.

- The attacking players play 10 attacks; they get one point for each goal.

- Switch tasks after 10 attacks. Which team scores highest?

Offense tasks:

- In each attack, the players should use one of the two initial actions.

- They may keep playing freely afterwards.

(Figure 1)

Initial action 1:

- Following the pass from to (A), moves to the left (B).

- crosses dynamically behind (C) and receives a pass from (D).

- Afterwards, may either break through directly (E) (= option 1) or play a parallel pass to , who is doing the parallel piston movement (F and G); in this case, the attacking players should try to take advantage of their numerical superiority on the right side (= option 2).

- The players may do the course on the right side as well, with and crossing without a ball.

(Figure 2)

Initial action 2:

- passes to (H).

- does a forward piston movement and then moves to the left (J).

- crosses behind (K) and receives a pass from into his running path (L).

- should either shoot at the goal (M) (= option 3) or pass the ball to the pivot ( ) (= option 4) or to (N), who is doing the parallel piston movement; in this case, the attacking players keep on playing freely (= option 5).

- The players may do the course on the right side as well, with and crossing without a ball.

Recommended for overcoming these defense systems: all

Requirement:

Description:

This series of exercises focuses on interaction of the back position players with the wing players.

Factors of success:

- Fast and dynamic wing players.

- The back position player must be able to play passes behind the back securely.

- Passing variants of the back position player.

- Timing of interactions.

- Quick catching and shooting preparation of the wing player.

Note:

The specific passing variant requires players who are well-trained in the basics. This series of exercises has higher requirements concerning team play and interaction; therefore, it is advisable to practice the individual sequences on a position-specific basis. The players should implement the sequences in a game only after they can pass the ball in a secure and proper way.