Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): finishing sample

Scottish Crossing & Possession (15 mins)

Organisation

Create a pitch split into three zones, each zone 20 x 25 yards, awith a 5 yard channel running alongside each side of the pitch.

Split players into 2 x 5 players plus GK's.

Instructions

Play 3v3 in the middle zone. Place an outside crosser in the attacking half of each channel.

Teams must connect 4 passes in the middle zone before being able to play the ball to an outside crosser for their team.

When the ball is played to the outside crosser, the player who played the ball to the ouside crosser, plus one other, can crash the attacking zone, looking to receive the cross.

If a goal is scored, play restarts in the middle zone. If the defending team obtain possession, they have 10 secs to score in the opposite goal, with all players (including outside players) and all zones included - players can enter any zone. If they fail to score in 10 secs, play restarts in the middle zone.

Two defending players can also enter the zone in order to defend.

Progressions

1. Add a neutral player into the middle zone.

2. Reduce the number of passes required in the middle zone to 3.

3. Allow three atackers plus two defenders to enter the zone.

4. Allow all attackers and defenders to enter the zone.

2nd Shot (5 mins)

Organisation

Blue Player 2 will cross the ball into the back post area to allow for the opposite side Red player to attack the ball and finish first time from inside the back post.

This movement pattern represents the opposite wide player attacking the back post from a cross.

Cross must be delivered inside the opposite mannequin so the red player can attack the ball and finish first time.

Coaching Points

Type/Quality of cross.

Timing of run from back post area.

Type of finish from the cross.

4th Shot (5 mins)

Organisation

Blue Player 4 will play into the #9 in Red who will immitate pinning a center back and then set the ball off to the #10 in red who will shot from outside the 18 yard box.

Pass from Blue Player 4 will need to be played with speed to add realism into the movement pattern created by the #9 & #10 in Red.

Coaching Points

#9 body shape when recieving the ball from blue player 4.

#10 Positioning to get the best angle of pass from the #9.

Type of shot from outside the box.

Type/Quality of pass from blue player 4.