Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Finishing Skills In and Around the Box

Technical Practice

Organization:

• 15 - 20 min 
• 7 players max per area 
• All balls by the servers 
• 10 cones 
• 20x20 area 
• 1 pugg net 
• set up triangle in front of pugg net to prevent goal tending 

Instructions:

• The 2 attackers in the middle receive the ball from a server on the outside 
• They work 2v1 vs a gk/def to score
• rotate servers and attackers

Coaching Points/Questions:

• Finishing: players should look to be unpredictable / what kind of shot should I use?
• Awareness: of the gk/def's positioning as well as your teammate's to recognize space and be ready for a possible rebound 
• Receiving & movement: receiving on the half turn / first touch to space or to finish?

Progressions:

• Must finish before halfway line 
• + def
• + def in each half (they are locked in it)

In and Around the Box

Organization:

• 20-25 min
• 5 players per team (have another team of five ready to come in after a certain amount of goals or mins)
• all balls in the middle red channel 
• 16-12 cones 
• 45x40 area

Instructions:

• Play starts with attacker in the middle red channel making it a 3v3 looking to score in one of the pugg nets 
• Swap teams (def and att) 

Coaching Points/Questions:

• Power shot: strike beneath the center of the ball using laces
• Finishing: players should look to be unpredictable / what kind of shot should I use?
• Awareness: of the gk/def's positioning as well as your teammate's to recognize space and be ready for a possible rebound
• Receiving & movement: receiving on the half turn / first touch to space or to finish?

Progressions:

• bring pugg nets together and add a gk on either side 
• Attackers get 5 balls each to score as many goals as possible 

Regressions:

• 3v2