Club Age Group Coach Session Title Date Start Time Duration No.

of Players

Organisation Key Coaching Points

This technical finishing practice takes place in a 20 x 35-yard area and 1. Develop an understanding with teammates

focuses on players movement to get in behind and finish in the final third.
2. Variation in finishing

There are two teams of three in this practice, with the left team starting 3. Composure when facing goalkeeper in a 1 v 1 situation

first. To begin, our midfielder, 8, plays wide to our left winger, 11, who 4. Weight of through balls

receives round the cone. Our striker, 9, performs a “show and go” 5. Timing of runs in behind

movement to receive the through ball in behind to finish.

We repeat this sequence on the right stations with a variation in movement

by the striker, as shown in the example image, when receiving the through
ball.

Progressions Player Questions

1. Task: Strikers will come short before pulling off to receive on the 1. Why is off-the ball movement so important when looking to create
opposite side.
space in behind?

2. Task: Strikers combine to get in behind the defensive line. 2. What type of finishes are best when in a 1 v 1 situation?

3. How can you time your runs better to stay onside when receiving a
through ball?

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Players (Motivation / Engagement / Learning)

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