Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Striker/Wing movement to get behind for a shot

Striker/Wing movement to get behind for a shot (15 mins)

Striker/Wing movement to get behind for a shot

Player B Checks away and comes to in a wide position from the defender (the cone)

Player A passes to B and tells them man on

Player B sets to A, then moves back to support or wide to drag the defender

Player A send a through ball between the cones for B to have a one touch shot.

Once done, player B moves to the other queue behind C and player A moves to player B's position.

Same is happening with C and D with a small net since we don't tend to have 2 keepers.

The same is set up on the other side of the pitch as we do this with 2 squads training together but make the space work for your group as needed.

Progression shown on the C and D side of the pitch.

Player D once again moves away to get to the ball on an angle

Player C passes and calls man on and receives the set pass.

This time player D will run across the face of his/her defender and behind the CB

Player C passes through the opposite side gap for player D to have a one touch shot.

Key factors

#1. The check off must be deep to draw the defender and help to create space.

#2. When coming back to receive, check shoulder, fix shape and receive on the half turn.

#3 The weight of the set is important, too soft and the timing is off, too hard and it's hard to handle AND the timing is off.

#4 After we set we MUST move again. Cannot stand as we are still covered so 2 choices to get behind the defender. Either drop to give an angle and suck the defender in or pull wide to create more space to get in behind.

#5. Weight of the pass after the set is huge. We want a one touch shot in this tight space, can't if the pass is too heavy and can't if the pass is too soft and likely behind the attacker.

#6. Angle of the pass is key. too tight to the cones and it is a pass to a defender. Have to visualize what this scenario is and split the cones as close to the middle as possible.

#7 For the progression, after the set pass we must move right away for timing and realism. We should be looking to run in front of the defender that is covering us and go behind the CB again for realism and timing.