Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): finish attack

12 players / 3 teams (20 mins)

If 12 players then put into 3 teams of 4 players. Play 2-3 minute games or first to 2 goals and then rotate outside players. 

Coaching Points:

• Attacking combinations
• Technical - 1st touch, shifty, finishing quality, crossing quality, etc.
• Penetrating movement
• Attacking mentality/scoring mentality

Condition Game (30 mins)

Organization

• Two teams of 6. 

• When the team is in possession, a player can move to either side of the wide-area to receive the ball and deliver a cross unopposed (defending team not allowed into the wide are).
• If the team finishes from a cross = 3 goals.
• Combination in the center of the field = 1 goal.

Instructions

• When coaching this drill it is important to make it realistic. Players should be looking to move into wide areas to receive the ball to deliver a cross. The player should not be in the wide-area for more than 3 seconds without receiving the ball.
• When the players are in the wide area they need to recognise when to cross early or when to drive down the line before crossing. If there are forwards in the box and the defenders are unbalanced then encourage players to cross early. If the defenders are set up and there are no forwards in the box then wide players should be running with the ball down the line and forwards should be moving effectively to create goal-scoring opportunities

• Forwards need to get into goal scoring opportunities and finish first time using all different techniques depending on the type of cross, heading, volleying, shooting.

Coaching Points

• Movement to get the ball wide
• Awareness of teammates and defenders positioning 
• Finishing technique 

Progressions

• Defending team is allow to step in the wide-area.

Screen 5 (15 mins)

Objective: To score from a CUT BACK.

BASIC STEPS TO FOLLOW:

Step 1: Create an opportunity /combination play or 1 v 1

Step 2: Move inside the box( clever quick runs and late runsin the box)

Step 3: Cross low and accurate ( strikers pushes CBs away to create space in the box for another striker or MF to strike the ball and score

Step 4: End product- One touch finish and score. 

Coaching Points:

Head up to observe the target

Getting hips around the ball and the ability to use this to disguise the pass

Proper Surface of foot (inside to the 2nd knuckle of the big toe)

Plant foot position

Pass ball on the ground