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BUILD UP & FINISHING DRILLS
BUILD UP & FINISHING DRILLS
CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Sessions 1-25
• Conclusion
• Website
• Coming Soon
Introduction
“Scoring goals is the ultimate aim of football. To score goals in a real match, players have toshow a number of qualities including skill, imagination, creativity, awareness etc. Thereforetraining practices must develop these skills
The following finishing practices were created with the goal to inspire players whilst givingthem different problems to solve. The players have to play under pressure, they have to reactto different types of service and have choices to make on different techniques to use andwhether to shoot early or combine with a team-mate.
All the practices run quickly with sharp movements, there are no long queues waiting toshoot, and every player has a role and function to complete in order for the practices to runsmoothly”
Michael Beale
3 ATTEMPTS AT GOAL – REACTION PRACTICE
ACTIONS
1 – pass to the target player, receive a lay off and shoot 1st time2 – then react and receive a serve from coach 1 for a header at goal
3 – then react and run outside of the box to receive a pass from coach 2, then turn and shoot4 – finally react and become the target player for the next player
3 GOAL - MULTI FINISHING DRILL
ACTIONS
The working player has three attempts at goal
1 – Run through the gate and receive a pass for a 1st time shot2 – Run back through the gate and receive a service for a header
3 – now spin and receive a cross from the waiting player
*After crossing, the waiting player begins his finishing circuit
The waiting playerMust remain
Focused and readyTo dribble andCross for the
Working player
FINISHING CIRCUIT
DRILL 3
The forward hasto dribble towards
And throughthe mannequinsIn order to shoot
At goal
DRILL 1
The forward has freedom of movementThe midfielder must dribble towards the attacker at match speed
The forward must make a run and receive a through pass in order to shoot at goal
DRILL 2
The midfielderPasses the ball
into the forward.The forward hasto turn with onetouch and thenShoot at goal
Rotation of players
Midfielders move toThe forwards position.
After shooting.Forwards must collecttheir ball and move
to the next drill
Encourage the playersTo play at a realistic
Pace and to be ruthlessWhen shooting at goal
Who can score aHat-trick?
FINISHING & COMBINATION PLAY
ACTIONSThis player receives a throw-out from the keeper
The player controls the ball into space and has a shot at goal,The player then spins towards a wide player of their choice and makes a wall pass
The player then takes the place of that wide player
ACTIONSThe middle playerhas spun towards
the other wideplayer. This playerMust now react to
this decision,make a run into
the box andattempt to scorefrom the cross.The player thenreturns to thesame positionfor the next
attack
ACTIONSThe player makes
a one-twoWith the middle
Player, on receivingThe return pass,The player must
Cross to theOpposite widePlayer who has
made a runinto the box.
The playerthen switchespositions with
the middle playerfor the next attack
SHOOTING ALLEY
ACTIONS3 Teams
Each team has four playersOne team work as shooters, one team as keepers, one team as counters
The players get 1 point for each goal scoredThe first player back into the middle square is given a bonus point
The teams rotate positions for the next game
The counters watchone player each andKeep count of howMany goals they
score
ACTIONS3 Teams
Each team has four playersOne team work as shooters, one team as keepers, one team as servers
The players work on the coaches whistle and then go to the next position on the circuitThe players get 1 point for each goal scored
The teams rotate for the next game
SHOOTING TECHNIQUE - CIRCUIT
1
The Server passesthrough the
Shooters legs.The shooter
Spins andfinishes 1st
time
4
The shooter playsa one-two withthe server and
then shootsAt goal
3
The server playsan aerial pass
out to the shooter.The shooter is
allowed one touchTo control the
Ball andone touch to shoot
at goal
2
The shooter receivesa pass from the
Server. The serverthen runs to pressthe shooter who
must take a touchto the side andshoot at goal
GO IN, GO OUT AND COMBINE TO SCORE
ACTIONSThe central player makes a one-two with the coach and passes out wide
The wide player receives and then passes inside to the forwardThe wide player then makes a supporting inside and into a central position
The forward sets the supporting wide player and spins outside and into a wide positionThe wide player then passes out to the forward in a wide position
The forward then crosses for the wide player to score*The next attack goes out to the opposite wing
ROTATION OF PLAYERS
The central playerbecomes the wide
Player
The wide player becomesthe forward
The forward becomesthe central player
3 PLAYER FINISHING COMBINATION
1 – After Player B has shot, pass the ball intohim
2 – make a run into the space behind Player B
3 – Receive a through pass from Player A
4 – Shoot at goal
1 – receive a throw from the keeper
2 – turn and shoot
3 – spin and receive a pass from Player C
4 – lay the ball off for Player A
1 – Dribble and shoot at goal
2 – spin and receive a lay off from Player B
3 – make a through pass for Player C
Player CPlayer BPlayer A
PLAYER ROTATION
Player A becomes BPlayer B becomes CPlayer C becomes A
ONE TOUCH PASSING AND FINISHING - 1
ACTIONS
3 one touch passesDribble and shoot at goal
Each player moves to the next position
ONE TOUCH PASSING AND FINISHING - 2
ACTIONS
Five one touch passes and a shot at goalEach player moves to the next position
This player mustSpin and makeA supportingRun to receive
The ball
ONE TOUCH PASSING AND FINISHING - 3
ACTIONS
Five one touch passes and a shot at goalEach player moves to the next position
The centre forward must remember to look for any rebounds
ONE TOUCH PASSING AND FINISHING - 4
ACTIONS
six one touch passes and a shot at goalEach player moves to the next position
This player must rememberTo spin and support the
Receiving player
This player must time hisRun in order to arrive
And shoot 1st time
ONE TOUCH PASSING AND FINISHING - 5
ACTIONSsix one touch passes and a shot at goal
The blue players move to the next positionOnce each player has had two shots at goalThe blue and red players change positions
Time your runDon’t be in front of the
Red crossing player
PassAnd
Overlap
Pass and overlap to finishACTIONS
The red player passes acrossto the blue player and overlaps
The blue player dribbles insideand makes a disguised reverse
pass to the red player
The red player can shoot or cross
The blue player must be readyfor a cross or any rebounds
Immediately the roles arereversed
The blue player receives a passfrom the coach
The blue player then passesacross to the red player
and overlaps
Now the red player dribbles insideand makes a disguised reverse
pass to the blue player
The blue player can shoot or cross
The red player must be readyfor a cross or any rebounds
For the next attack the playersswitch starting positions
PASSING AND MOVEMENT TO SCORE - 1
ACTIONSThe first player dribbles at top speed and makes a pass to the central player.
The central player receives the pass and then opens out and passes to a wide playerThe central player then makes an overlapping run
The wide player dribbles inside and makes a reverse pass to the overlapping central playerThe central player then crosses for the wide player to score
For the next attack,The first player is now the central player, The central player is now the wide player and the wide player rests
This time the central player passes to the opposite wide player.
PASSING AND MOVEMENT TO SCORE - 2
ACTIONSThe first player dribbles at top speed and makes a pass to the central player.
The central player receives the pass and then opens out and passes to a wide playerThe central player then makes an overlapping run
The wide player passes inside to the first player and makes a cross-over run into the boxThe first player now passes to the overlapping central playerThe central player then crosses for the wide player to score
For the next attack,The first player is now the central player, The central player is now the wide player and the wide player rests
This time the central player passes to the opposite wide player.
REACTION FINISHING
The playersMakes one
touch passestogether. OnThe coaches
call of “left” or“right”. The
Players quicklyreact and receivea pass from the
Keepers toShoot 1st time
Both playersstart with a
ball each. On thecoaches whistle,The players bothpass their balls
and spin toReceive the otherBall. The players
quickly shootat goal
The playersMakes one
touch passestogether. OnThe coaches
call of “left” or“right”. The
Players quicklyreact and receivea pass from thekeepers to turn
and shoot inthe opposite
goal
The players passthe ball to eachother. On the
coaches whistle,The player inpossession of
the ball becomesthe attacker andquickly dribblestowards a goalof his choice.
The other playermust now react
and defend
“The first player to score is the winner”
This player receivesa pass from thecentral player
The player thenpasses into thetarget / starting
player and makesa run down
the line to receivea return pass
The player thencrosses for the
central and startingplayers to score
This player receives a pass from the starting playerThe player then opens out and switches play
Now the player must time their run into the box and attempt to score from the wide players cross
This playerstarts the practiceand also sets the
Tone
Firstly, pass insideto the central
player
Then make a runacross the pitchinto a “target”player position
Receive a pass andcomplete a one-twowith the wide player
Then get into thebox and attemptto score from the
wide playerscross
MOVEMENT OFF THE BALL TO SCORE
For the next attack
The starting player becomes the central player, the central player becomes the wide playerand the wide player becomes the new starting player
OPPOSITE WIDE PLAYER ATTACKING THE FAR POST
ACTIONSThe central midfielder passes into the centre forward
The defender must allow the centre forward to have one touch before he can tackleThe two wide players make supporting runs
The forward passes out to one of the wide players who dribbles to crossThe opposite wide player and the centre forward get into the box and try to lose the defender
Can they score from the cross?
BUILDING A PARTNERSHIP - 1
The two forwards makemovements to receive
The central playerpasses into one of the
forwards
The forwards must combineto get a shot at goal
for the next attack, theshooting player is replaced
by the central player
INFORMATION FOR THE PLAYERS
“Use your imagination”
“Make eye contact”
“Play at match speed”
“Hit the target”
BUILDING A PARTNERSHIP - 2
ACTIONSThe central player passes into one of the forwards
The forwards combine to scoreThen the right midfielder dribbles to cross
The forwards must make new movements in order to score from the crossThen, the left midfielder dribbles to cross
Again the two forwards must make new movements in order to score from the cross
*For the next attack, the two forwards become wide midfielders, the wide midfielders become central players andThe central players become the new forwards
BUILDING A PARTNERSHIP - 3
ACTIONSThe same as the previous drill
Including the movement of players etcHowever, this time there is the added competition of a defending teamThe forwards now play 2v1 on the initial pass and from both crosses.
Remember toRotate thedefenders
BUILDING A PARTNERSHIP - 4
ACTIONSThis time the wide players are set and stay in this position for a set time period
This is the same for the defendersThe two forwards are now competing against two defenders
However, the central player now dribbles the ball into the pitch to make a 3v2 on the initial attack and crossesThe wide players are now encouraged to play a one-two with one of the forwards before crossing
ONE SHORT, ONE LONGCOMBINATION PLAY
BLUE PLAYERS RED PLAYERS
To start, Go long and receive a long pass To start, go short and receive a pass from the waiting playerSet the supporting Red player Set the ball back and spin to receive a lay offNow go short and receive a pass from the waiting player Shoot at goalDummy the pass and spin to receive a lay off Now turn, get in line with the blue playerShoot at goal The blue player will dummy the ball and spin for a lay off
Lay the ball off and get the rebound
The playersswitch rolesfor the next
attack
1v1 CIRCUIT
Pass into space and chase the forwardCan you stop him scoring?
3 touches to scoreagainst the keeper
Pass to the player andreact to which goal he attacks
Can you stop him scoring?
ROTATION OF PLAYERSThe players work off the coaches whistle
Station 1 goes first, then 2, then 3After playing at station 1,
go and play each position at station 2,then go and play each position at station 3
Conclusion
“I hope the practices in this journal will help you to design training programmes that both inspireand develop your players”
The journal is part 1 in the Build up and Finishing series that is available via our websitewww.academysoccercoach.com
We would really appreciate any feedback, queries or questions that you may have on this journal.Please feel free to email us direct at: [email protected]
Good luck
Michael Beale and Phil AbbottAcademysoccercoach
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