Help Your Child See the Attack Before It Opens Up.
21 real match scenarios that help young players recognise space, time their movement and make better attacking decisions.
Designed for players aged 9+ who are ready to move beyond simply being told to pass, shoot or run forward.
- Recognise space earlier
- Time movement more effectively
- Combine with teammates
- Choose well under pressure
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- Suitable for players aged 9+
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Good attacking starts before the final action.
Young players are often told to pass, shoot or take someone on. But effective attacking starts earlier.
Players must recognise space, read teammate movement, understand pressure and decide whether to pass, carry, combine or shoot.
The Attacking Pack helps players think through those moments before they happen in a match.
What is the Attacking Pack?
A set of match-based football scenario cards designed to help young players understand attacking decisions and explain the thinking behind them.
Scan defenders, teammates, passing lanes and space ahead.
Decide whether to pass, carry, combine, move or shoot.
Understand how movement creates options for teammates.
Go beyond choosing an answer and discuss why it fits the situation.
What’s Included
Real situations involving space, movement, combination play, timing runs and final-third choices.
Each scenario presents three credible choices rather than one obvious answer.
Turn the card over to compare the options and understand the strongest decision.
Explore when another option could become better if the match situation changed.
Simple guidance to help parents and coaches take each conversation further.
See the opportunity before it closes.
Every card places the player into a recognisable match situation and asks them to choose what they would do next.
The scenarios cover individual choices, combination play and attacking together as a team.
- Recognising space between defenders
- Timing runs beyond the back line
- Supporting the player on the ball
- Creating and using overloads
- Combining around defenders
- Choosing when to pass or carry
- Playing forward under pressure
- Counterattacking with purpose
- Receiving between the lines
- Moving defenders to create space
- Crossing and cut-back decisions
- Finishing under pressure
- Making third-player runs
- Reacting after an attack breaks down
- Scanning before receiving
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How It Works
- 1Read the situation
Study the scenario and pitch diagram together.
- 2Make your decision
Choose the action you think is strongest.
- 3Explain why
Talk through what you noticed and what could happen next.
- 4Turn the card over
Compare the points, reasoning and alternative situation.
The best answer depends on the situation.
Each card shows the strongest decision for the exact situation presented. But football is rarely fixed.
A poor touch, a recovering teammate, a different body position or extra pressure on the ball could make another option better.
The back of each card helps players explore those changes rather than simply memorising an answer.
Play the early pass into space before the defender can recover.
Carrying the ball may become better if the defender drops off and the passing lane closes.
Perfect For
Develop the awareness and confidence to make better attacking decisions.
Have more useful football conversations without needing to be a qualified coach.
Introduce attacking scenarios during team discussions, small-group work or individual development.
The Attacking Pack is for every player who contributes when their team has the ball — not only strikers.
Designed for players ready for the next level of discussion.
The Attacking Pack is recommended for players aged 9+ who understand the basic game and are ready to explore space, movement, teamwork, pressure and risk in more detail.
Younger players can use the pack with support from a parent or coach, while older players can use the discussion prompts to explore more advanced answers.
FAQ
No. Every player contributes when their team has the ball. The scenarios are relevant to defenders, midfielders and forwards.
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