86-P10 · Phase of play
Attack Before the Defence Sets (4231)
Exploit the moments before the opposition can organise with this game-realistic attacking practice.
Attacking
Attacking drills. Combine, break lines, finish.
Attacking practices for combination play, forward runs, overloads and finishing, from patterns to small-sided games and phases of play. Each outline lists the age, numbers, area and key coaching points.
Touchtight Club has 291 practices for this page (as of October 2026). Below: 8 with a free full video and 19 practice outlines.
Age
Practices
Attacking drills and practices
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93-P12 · Lead-in to 11 v 11
Release the Wing-back to Attack (3421)
Develop your team’s attacking understanding within a 3421 with this game-realistic practice.
95-P2 · Technical practice
3rd Man Run Combinations to Finish
Sharpen your team's attacking play with this dynamic final third combination practice, designed to develop third-man runs and precise timing
70-P3 · Small-sided game
3 v 3 Defend and Attack Game (SSG)
Increase the tempo of your sessions with this high-energy game that sharpens pressing, reactions, and attacking transitions.
80-P4 · Technical practice
Penetrating Passes Between the Lines
Develop your team’s ability to break lines with purpose in this technical attacking practice focused on penetrating passes and intelligent.
68-P5 · Skill practice
Exploit the Overload to Finish
This attacking practice develops a team’s ability to recognise and exploit overloads to create clear finishing opportunities.
97-P7 · Pattern of play
How to Play Out From the Back (4231)
This engaging pattern of play develops both technical precision and tactical awareness for effective build-up play in a 4231 formation.
106-P7 · Pattern of play
Inverted FB and No.10 Movement
Develop intelligent attacking rotations between the inverted full-back and No.10 with these game-realistic patterns of play!
68-P8 · Wave of play
1 v 1 Attacking & Defending Challenge
This practice is built to improve players’ 1 v 1 defending skills, with a strong focus on technique, positioning, and decision-making.
66-P6 · Small-sided game
3rd Man Breakout Runs-SSG
Unlock the attacking potential of your team with this SSG, designed to create and exploit space behind defensive lines through 3rd man runs.
66-P8 · Wave of play
3rd Man Run Attacking Play
Unlock attacking creativity with this third-man run wave practice, designed to develop technical patterns that break defensive lines.
54-P9 · Functional practice
Break Lines to Attack
This 4 v 4 + 3 possession rondo sharpens build-up play, focusing on a back 3 and midfield 3 while incorporating floaters for fluid movement.
92-P10 · Phase of play
Building from the Back Under Pressure
Master effective build-up play under pressure in this engaging 4231 focused phase of play practice.
52-P5 · Skill practice
Centre Back's Playing Out From the Back
This practice is designed to develop CB's who can confidently step into midfield and help break the first line of opposition pressure.
86-P12 · Wave of play
Clinical Finishing Game
This competitive practice sharpens combinations and finishing under pressure - great for attacking players!
33-P1 · Technical practice
Diamond Finishing Combinations: Technical
This practice is focused on embedding attacking principles in a 4-4-2 Diamond in a technical finishing practice.
46-P6 · Small-sided game
Final Third Game-The City Way
This small-sided game has a 5 v 4 outfield attacking overload and is focused on penetrating passes in the final 3rd, linked to The City Way
10-P10 · Rondo
High Press Rondos
This practice takes place in a 30 by 45 -yard area and focuses on developing the high press.
MB-P47 · Small-sided game
Improve Passing Weight and Accuracy
This small sided game is designed for our youth age groups and focuses on developing players passing weight and accuracy.
100-P3 · Technical practice
Improve Striker Movement & Finishing 1 v 1
This finishing practice breaks down the key movements that help attackers lose defenders, receive on the half turn, and attack goal with confidence.
82-P1 · Technical practice
Movement in Behind to Finish
This practice takes place in a 40 by 45-yard area and focuses on developing passing combinations to create opportunities to finish.
79-P6 · Small-sided game
Movement in Behind to Finish on One Touch! (SSG)
This small sided game takes place in a 25 by 40-yard area and focuses on timing of forward runs and playing well weighted through balls.
FS-P2 · Small-sided game
Penetrate and Drive into End Zones to Finish
This possession-focused practice sharpens combination play and positional understanding in the 1-3-1 futsal setup!
01-P3 · Skill practice
Possession: Attacking Centrally
Develop player's ability to combine and rotate in central areas, penetrating defensive covering lines.
79-P9 · Functional practice
The 9 and 10 Combinations to Finish
This practice puts attackers in two different scenarios, challenging them to combine quickly to exploit the overload and finish.
66-P10 · Phase of play
Using the 3rd Man Run to Penetrate
Unlock your team's attacking potential with this phase of play practice, designed to break defensive lines using well-timed third-man runs.
11-P12 · Lead-in to 11 v 11
Win Possession Centrally and Counter
Train your midfielders to regain, scan, and strike fast in this high-intensity transition practice built for game-changing counter-attacks.
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Coaching it
How to get more from these practices.
From pattern to game
Pair a pattern or technical practice with a game on the same theme, so the movement players rehearse is the one they look for under pressure.
Timing over speed
Most attacking detail is about when to move: arriving as the pass is played and making the run that opens space for a teammate.
Finish every attack
Give every attack an end product, whether a goal, a target player or an end line, so players learn to finish moves.
Questions
What coaches ask.
- How do you coach attacking in football?
- Start with the movement or combination, then add defenders and a goal so players must choose when to pass, run or shoot. The outlines here go from patterns to full phases of play.
- Are these practices free?
- The practice outlines on this page are free to read, with the setup and key coaching points for each practice. The full coaching videos, progressions and player questions are in the Touchtight Club library, which you can try free for 14 days (card required).