Soccer Combination Plays

Basic: The turnover play is useful in close quarters, especially around the enemy goal. As the pass comes in, the decoy attacker lays it off immediately while blocking his marker off the ball.

Dynamic: This play is commonly used in basketball. In soccer, it usually occurs when a teammate is dribbling in your direction.

The wall pass is the simplest (but nonetheless very effective) combination play in soccer. The "one-two" combination incorporates three fundamental attacking principles:

- move immediately after you pass the ball

- check towards the ball instead of waiting for it to arrive

- when pressured, lay the ball off at first touch

The double wall pass is nothing but an extension to the original wall pass. Ideally, you should be trying to incorporate more teammates into the attack.

Smart players think two passes ahead. In order to be more threatening in offense, you must start your penetrating/supporting runs suddenly, instead of waiting until each pass is completed.

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