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Counter attacking is a very effective attacking tactic. Once the ball is won, the counter attack has to be quick, to advance down the pitch and attack the opposition, whilst the opposition team still have players forward and are caught out of position and briefly the wrong side of the ball and out of the play.

In phase 3 of Gegenpressing made simple for Grassrootscoaches, we look at how Gegenpressing is actually used by teams at the highest level and how you might use this tactic in 9 v 9 and 11 v 11 games.

When coaching, particularly when the coaching involves games, try and apply the basic principles of soccer coaching. Remember KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid.

Fourth in the series of progressive waves, pass, support and finishing games.

Third in the series of progressive waves, pass, support and finishing games.

Second in the series of progressive waves, pass, support and finishing games.

This is the first in the series of progressive waves, pass, support and finishing games

Phase five – Coaching restarts and set pieces. Whenever the ball goes out of play or the game is stopped for a free kick or a corner, both teams can switch off mentally. There can be a pause in the game. So it is vital that football coaches ensure players are aware of this and don’t mentally switch off, but concentrate.