Building The Attack | FA Learning Coaching Session From David Powderly

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David Powderly, presents three coaching ideas to help young players build the attack. During this session players will develop their understanding of:


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– How to play out from the back and through the opposition
– Inviting pressure from the opposition in order to exploit space
– How to utilise the goalkeeper to build the attack
– Providing support by dropping off
– Recognising opportunities to step into midfield

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21 thoughts on “Building The Attack | FA Learning Coaching Session From David Powderly”

  5. @penssuck6453

    I've already explained my criticism of this coaching session. I'm not trying to pretend that everything can be done perfectly in one session, or that you can account for every mistake in every session. I just think you have to address the major fundamental mistakes first and foremost, and something very wrong happens in this session, namely players not spacing properly, players making bad decisions with their passes, and players not recognizing where to make themselves available. At 1:57, look what's happening. One yellow player is pressuring a blue player, and the left back (out of the play) and right back (or center back that's moved to the right) are effectively neutralized by one yellow player. That should tell you something is wrong with the scheme. This leads to a pass 2:01 to the right, where another yellow player instantly pressures the blue palyer. If you look now, you have five blue players (including the keeper) being pressured heavily by three yellow players. At 2:04 the system breaks down. There's nothing wrong with the coaching or the players at this point. This is what practice is for. But you have to analyze what went wrong that led to the break-down. And in my opinion the problem was the decision by the player at 1:57. That's where the instruction should have then been focused.

    Also, the right back at 3:32 stops playing, staying between the keeper and a yellow player, essentially taking himself out of the play. It's no wonder the keeper decided to the other way, across goal, and his bad touch causes him to chase the ball down as he is being chased down by a yellow player. I would have corrected the right back for taking himself out of the play, thereby making the press by the yellows more effective.

    All that said, I recognize it's easy to nitpick a video I can watch at my leisure over and over, while the coach is making decisions in real-time. My criticism is meant to be constructive even if my tone might suggest otherwise.

  9. @ambermoshon

    Great work for sure, but I would have drilled them to exaggerate the basic holding angles to the limit of exposing potential forward gaps. But we do see this closed off alot in high level play. But it the players in front move unified consistently adapting it helps to get through when pressed. Or, maybe two players unified in front can make controlled random positionional runs to make the forward link up. Or one best with a wing man makes the suckered dribble and quick advance with the wing man or use him as a decoy… Then all unit advance

  11. @rafaelmartineznistal2688

    Nice but the ball goes too slow, once the other team is pressing tightly the ball should be played one touch. Also I don't think the defenders should try to dribble inside of your own box.
    Apart from that amazing

  12. @rajuchaudhari6998

    तेरो बाउहरुले गर्दा जन्ताहरु दु:ख पाउने देश डुब्ने साला उपनिर्वाचन हुँदा देशको ढुकुटी सिदियो साला

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