Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Finishing

Finishing: Skills to beat a defender (20 mins)

Mannequin 12 yards away from the goal, 4 yards in front of the start cone. Player has to perform a skill to get past the mannequin before finishing.

Moves to perform are: stab push, scissors, matthews, matthews scissors

Progression - replace mannequin with live defender

Coaching Points:

- Explosive movement after skill. Players should explode away once they have performed the skill past the mannequin, so that in a game the defender cannot recover and block the shot on goal

- Players should dribble and perform the skill at game-speed in order to be effective in game situations against live defenders.

- Players should focus on the technique to finish past the goalkeeper and focus on placement before power.

Passing, Receiving and Shooting 1 (20 mins)

Drill Objective:

This shooting drill focuses on combination play and building up for a shot on goal. There are multiple combination ideas to make the shooting drill more difficult progressively.

COMBINATION SERIES 1

Player A starts the first series by passing to player B.

Player B passes to player C.

Player C lays a ball into space near the top of the penalty box where player A can hit a first-time shot on goal.

COMBINATION SERIES 2

Player A passes to player B.

Player B then passes to player C.

Player C returns the ball to player A.

Player A lays off a ball into space for player C to hit a first-time shot on goal.

Coaching Points:

Good passing combination to feet while playing in 1 touch.

Good fluid movement keeping the body under control

Finishing with a shot on target.

Focus on body mechanics when striking the shot.

Drill Variations

Switch sides the players shoot so players are shooting left and right footed.

Be creative and make up other combinations as they are limitless.

SSG (20 mins)

Organisation and setup

Area size 20m x 25m

Smaller area to encourage lots of shooting

Move blue cones from corners to make line for wingers

Teams are in 6 v 6

1 ball in play

Balls positioned on the outside next to GKs for easy access.

SSG

Free play to start

Progressions / Regressions

1) Teams awarded 1 point for shot on target / 3 points for a goal.

2) Teams must get a shot off after 5 passes / then 3 passes

3) If a player gets into the blue wing area they get 5 seconds to RWB and a free shot on goal from the wing.

4) If this doesn't work then position a player form each team into the wing area to allow more space on the pitch nd then players can pass to winger who then have 4 seconds to RWB and shoot.

5) Use red cones accross middle of the pitch. When players have the ball is in attacking half they must shoot within 2 secs.

Free Play