Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): FINAL PASS AND SHOOTING

Peninsula Power FC

Dale Jubb

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Name:	Dale Jubb
City:	Deception Bay
Country:	Australia
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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FINAL PASS & SHOT

Develop players ability to finish with lots of repetition - Develop movement into space away from defenders

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Final Pass and Finish

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Final Pass and Finish (20 mins)

Final Pass and Finish

Set Up:

One full size goal
4 x mannequins
4 x cones
One goalkeeper is needed for this activity and is positioned in goal. If there are extra goalkeepers, have them stand off to the side of the goal and rotate in every four repetitions.
Set up four mannequins about five yards outside of the penalty area. The mannequins should all be parallel to the penalty box and should have eight yards of space between each other. The mannequins are used to replicate an opponent’s defense. Use sticks, or cones, if mannequins are not available. See diagram for more information.
Set up four cones like the diagram shows. Two cones should be placed 12 yards in front of the two center mannequins, while the other two cones should be placed eight yards in front and just to the outside of the wide mannequins.
Have the players divide evenly between the four cones and form lines behind each cone.
Place all the balls between the two center cones at the top of the activity. Each player in these lines should start with a ball at their feet.
Complete at least two five-minute rounds. Players should switch sides after each round.
Add more rounds and time as needed.

Instructions:

When facing the goal, the first players in each of the right two lines go first. The player at the top cone starts with a pass to the wide player to the right of them.
The wide player receives the pass and lays the ball back to the top player who passed it to them.
As soon as the wide player lays the ball off, they start their diagonal run towards the mannequins while the top player approaches the lay-off.
The wide player times their run to stay onside before the top player passes the ball through the mannequins and into the wide player’s diagonal running path.
The wide player receives the ball behind the mannequins and attempts to finish on goal.
Once the right side has completed their turn, the left side lines immediately begin their turn. The left side completes the same pattern as the right side.
The player who made the final pass goes to the back of the wide player line while the shooter retrieves their shot and goes to the back of the line at the top cone on their side.
The wide players are free to run behind any of the mannequins on their side of the field.
The runner and the passer must communicate the run and where the final pass should be played.
Complete at least two, five-minute rounds. Add more time and rounds as depending on available time. Switch sides after each round for players

Coaching Points:

Educate the players on the importance of the timing of their run. Runners must not break the line of defenders before the ball is played otherwise they are in an offside position.
Runners should communicate where they want the ball to make the passer’s job easier.
Teach the players to focus on the weight of their pass to the runner. The final pass should be placed in front of the runner so that they can score more consistently.
Remind the players to communicate with each other and to give their partners the right pass and the right weight to make the combination flow.
Challenge the players to increase the speed of play to make the drill as game-like as possible.
Encourage the players to get a quick look at the goalkeeper before putting their head back down and striking the ball around the goalkeeper.

SOCANGEIT:

One-touch – Players must complete the whole sequence in one-touch.
Various passing combinations – This setup allows for numerous passing patterns. Be creative and use more cones, or different passing angles to create different passing and finishing combinations.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Off the Shoulder Finishing

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Final Pass and Finish

Set Up:

One full-size goal is needed for this activity.
If a goalkeeper is available, have them start in the goal. This activity can be performed without a goalkeeper, however. If there are extra goalkeepers, have them rest to the side of the goal and rotate in every four shots.
Set up two mannequins on the edge of the penalty area, about 12-15 yards apart from each other. If mannequins are not available, use poles or cones.
Place one cone eight yards behind each mannequin. See diagram for more information.
Have the players form two lines behind each cone with one player starting behind each mannequin. This activity works best with four to eight players so that each player is getting plenty of repetitions.
Divide all the available soccer balls between the two cone lines. The first player in each line should start with a ball at their feet.
Each player should complete 10 repetitions on each mannequin. Add more repetitions as needed. Rest and reset the soccer balls every so often.

Instructions:

1. To start the activity, one of the players standing behind a mannequin makes a sharp run behind the defender’s line of sight and to the outside their shoulder.
2. The first player from the line furthest away, completes a sharp pass to the player who just ran off the shoulder of the mannequin. The player passing attempts to find the attacker’s front foot so the player can receive the pass on the half-turn.
3. The player receiving the pass takes their first touch past the mannequin (defender) and then takes a shot on goal.
4. Immediately after shooting, the same player runs back to the mannequin and makes a sharp run behind the defender’s line of sight and off their shoulder to the opposite side they started.
5. The first player in the line closest to the shooter, passes a ball to the shooter’s front foot for them to receive on the half-turn.
6. The attacker takes their first touch past the defender and attempts to score on goal.
7. As soon as the attacker has finished their two shots, the player behind the opposite mannequin repeats the process on their side.
8. Make sure attackers are coming back on-side before the pass it made. Have the coach stand even with the defenders and call off-side if passers and attackers are not timing their movements correctly.
9. After players take their turn shooting, they move to the back of their line and the next player in line moves out to the open mannequin.
10. Each player should complete 10 repetitions on each mannequin. Add more repetitions as needed. Rest and reset the soccer balls every so often.

Coaching Points:

Teach the players to make sharp, quick, movements off the defender’s shoulder to create two yards of space for their teammate to pass the ball into them.
Remind the players to receive the pass on the half-turn and take their first touch past the defenders.
Challenge the passers to be accurate and to zip their passes into the attacker’s front foot!
Encourage the players to finish as many chances as they can and to keep focus.
As players improve their finishing, challenge them to decrease the time it takes them to receive and finish.

SOCANGEIT:

Slip pass – Passes are played behind the mannequin for attackers to run onto and finish. Attackers still move behind the defender’s line of sight, but now receive a pass that is played into space, behind the defenders for them to finish in one-touch. Move the mannequins further away from goal to create more space for the passes to be made.

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