Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Coerver Finishing with back to goal

Speed

Purpose: teach the players to use back to goal moves to enable a finish

Set up: 

GK

4 players

Full size goal 

3 manequins around 10 - 16 metres from goal 

3 passers around 6 - 10 metres from manequins

Vary distances based on ability of the players

Action: 

Attacker (shown with yellow vest) starts on manequin #1, receives a pass from a team mate, executes a move to enable a finish, then finishes

Attacker repeats action at manequins 2 and 3.   

Let attacker have a total of 3 or 6 shots. 

Encourage attacker to 

- use a variety of back to goal moves to enable a finish 

- use different type of shots: pass into net, curling shot, power strike

Coach: 

Technique of move 

Speed of movement around the manequin

Choice and technique of shot

Graduated pressure: 

1) replace one or all manequins with a defender who applies passive pressure (doesn't try to tackle, just tries to block a shot) 

2) replace manequins with unrestricted defenders

Small group play

Purpose: teach the players when to use back to goal moves to enable a finish and when to combine

Set up:

GK

Full size goal

7 (or more) players

Vary distances based on ability of the players

Action:

Both attackers enter at the same time.  Both are followed by a defender (shown blue).

Passer (red) passes to either attacker (Q: who's in the best position?)

Attacker has the option to turn the defender and finish or pass to team mate

If team mate receives, he has the same option.

When play is over, next set of 4 players enter do the same

Passer varies his position (any one of the 3 red cones) each rep 

Use 8 - 12 balls to allow each pair of attackers to have 4 - 6 attempts

Then change attackers and defenders

Be sure to match up attackers and defenders with roughly equal technical and physical development.

Coach attackers to: 
- make an appropriate decision about when to pass and when to beat defender and shoot

- use a variety of back to goal moves to enable a finish

- use different type of shots: pass into net, curling shot, power strike

To provide the attacker with a more obvious decision, encourage defenders to sometimes double up on the attacker who receives the pass from the passer and sometimes double up on the attacker who doesn't receive the first pass.  

Make easier: 

- restrict defenders to blocking shots only - no tackling.  

- delay defender's entry by 1 - 2 seconds, i.e. blow whistle once for attacker to enter, and a second time for defender to enter