【训练主题】果断向前进攻-Part3
【适合水平】精英提高，五人制与八人制
【训练人数】9-12人
【场区大小】20×40米以内区域
【练习强度】高
战术视频演练：
【图示】：
进攻三人组必须尝试通过中心区向前传球给对方球队。他们可以随时这样做，但最多只能传球五次。
如果防守队赢得球，无论是通过拦截还是直接挑战，他们都可以通过确保每个球员在将球传还给教练之前触球来得分。本环节要求进攻丢球方立刻就地反抢，在整套传接球流程结束前夺回球权。
粉衣队伍沿边线找到向前的传球线路，迅速将球传过正在横向移动补位的防守球员。
接球球员立刻横向转移球至另一侧，利用防守球员移动后所留出的空当区域。
下一名接应球员一脚停球顺势向前推进，在防守球员完成落位调整前抢占空档。
接球球员不拖沓减速，即刻大范围反向横传转移，趁防守方阵型临时混乱，完成第三分的得分。
进攻方刚刚丢失球权，球员还分散在场地各处。防守方开始连续传控，这给了原进攻队伍关键的反应窗口期，让他们收拢阵型、收缩防守区域。
就在防守方想要完成最后一脚回传给教练的传球时，进攻球员已经收紧防守空间、封堵传球线路，并且成功断下皮球。
第一脚触球向前带球
通过将球拨向空旷区域来争取处理球的时间与空间。接球瞬间立刻观察向前的出球选择 —— 越早发现接应点位，就能越快完成处理。
选择合理的穿透防线传球
根据防守球员的站位，在三种传球里做选择：沿边线直塞、穿透两名防守队员之间的斜向直传、以及传向远端队友的斜长传。
在远端区域保持接应接球的可行位置
接应球员需要持续调整自身站位，保证处在传球人的视野范围内、摆脱防守球员的贴身跟防压迫，从而创造无干扰的传球线路。
合理灵活地转移进攻方向
若就近一侧的进攻线路被防守锁死，沿攻防阵线横向平传可以打开远端边路空档。这种大范围横向转移是破解前场压迫、稳健控球向前推进的高效战术手段。
The setup
This activation features three teams of three players — a smaller, more individualised setup compared to the four- and six-player teams used in earlier sessions. The game unfolds across three zones, with one team in each. The middle team acts as defenders, while the other two occupy the outside zones.
Session Management
Compared to Parts 1 and 2, this version is managed slightly differently, allowing for a clearer tactical focus on vertical progressions:
The defending team remains in their role for the entire round.
Each round consists of three balls served by the coach.
Play continues until the ball goes out of play or the defending team successfully returns it to the coach.
After each ball, the coach allows a brief pause for both teams to reorganise and recover.
Team Rotation
In addition, with four teams participating, the rotation is designed to ensure balanced exposure and maintain a high level of competitive intensity:
Each team sits out for one round.
Every team plays two rounds as attackers and one round as defenders.
Scores are tracked throughout the session, and the team with the most total points wins the competition.
Deliberate practice design
Small adjustments in rules, structure or coaching can dramatically change what players experience. In this version, Schmidt introduces two subtle but deliberate rule changes that shift the emphasis toward decisive forward play and immediate counter-pressing.
1. Passing Constraint
The key distinction in this version lies in the passing constraint. While previous activities required a minimum of ten passes before switching play, giving defenders time to organise and apply coordinated pressure, this exercise limits the attacking team to a maximum of five passes. As a result, players are compelled to think vertically, act quickly and take calculated risks in search of penetrating passes.
Info: Minimum vs. Maximum Passing Constraints
A minimum passing constraint prolongs time in possession, emphasising composure under pressure and the ability to resist pressing. It reduces the number of vertical progressions and allows defenders to organise, apply pressure and rehearse pressing behaviours more frequently.
A maximum passing constraint, on the other hand, accelerates play. It compels attackers to seek forward options early, increasing the frequency of risk-taking and line-breaking passes. This constraint maximises the number of forward passes attempted per round and fosters a mindset geared towards vertical progression and urgency.
2. Scoring System
A more subtle but important change in this tactical activation lies in the scoring system. As in previous versions, attackers earn one point for each successful forward pass into the opposite outside zone, rewarding decisive, line-breaking passes that outplay defenders.
However, defenders can no longer score immediately. To earn a point, they must now complete a short passing sequence: all three players must touch the ball before it is returned to the coach. This acts as a minimum passing constraint, demanding control and composure immediately after regaining possession.
More significantly, this rule creates a clear window for counter-pressing. By delaying the defenders’ ability to score, it allows attackers to react and apply pressure, making counter-pressing more frequent and realistic, and helping players to internalise it as a natural response during transitions.
Coaching Focus and Player Development
This variation of the tactical activation is deliberately designed to individualise the learning experience. With smaller teams, each player becomes more involved, receiving more touches, making more decisions and carrying greater responsibility for driving the play forward. This shift enables coaches to place a sharper focus on individual development.
Throughout the session, Schmidt consistently challenges players to treat the exercise as a genuine opportunity for growth. His coaching interventions go beyond tactical instructions, aiming to shape mentality and mindset. He reminds players that forward passes that break lines and eliminate opponents are decisive actions in football. Rather than settling for square or backwards passes, he urges them to play with ambition, intent and courage.
Schmidt encourages risk-taking as a necessary part of development. Players are told to trust their abilities, to look for the smallest gaps, and to exploit them with speed and precision. The emphasis is on playing with purpose, not simply maintaining possession, but using it to progress and make a difference.
Main Coaching Objectives
Decision-making: Players must quickly assess when and how to break lines, weighing the available options and acting with urgency.
Technical precision: Penetrative passes must be delivered with the right speed, timing and accuracy to exploit narrow spaces.
Risk-taking and confidence: Players are encouraged to take initiative and embrace the responsibility of being the one who changes the game.
These objectives compel players to think vertically, act decisively and adopt a proactive, forward-minded approach to possession. To support these outcomes, Schmidt provides a series of clear, actionable coaching points throughout the session:
Conclusion
While still part of the same tactical activation family, this third activity offers a significant shift in emphasis. With smaller teams, tighter passing constraints, and focused coaching interventions, the session puts individual decision-making, execution under pressure, and personal growth at the forefront. It is a faster, more direct and player-centred variation that contrasts with the more possession-oriented structure of the earlier exercises.
Roger Schmidt’s training design once again shows how subtle changes in the setup can produce new challenges and new learning opportunities. By shifting the parameters, he keeps players engaged, stretches their capabilities and reinforces the core behaviours of his playing style in a game-relevant, competitive context.
