First Time Finishing
First time finishing is a great skill to master, its not about whacking the ball as hard as you can, its about timing the run, body position and keeping an eye on the ball.
This drill takes care of all that and brings bag loads of fun to the table as well.
Its a really quick drill and the kids love the challenge.
Set them an overall goal target. Usually just over 2 goals each to start with.
If they beat it. Coaches and Keeper do a lap.
If they don’t, they all do a lap.
Set up your 4 position with 2 balls on each position.
Put 2 poles in about 5 yards or so outside the penalty area.
There are two ways you can work the crossing, depending on age / ability of the players.
- Use two Coaches, one works positions 1 & 3, the other works 2 & 4
- Place a player on each cone
The passes should be aimed around the penalty spot. If they are too close, the Keeper can come and claim.
First Time Finishing – How it works
Players line up behind Pole 1.
They start their run towards the penalty spot, and call for the cross from position 1 as they do.
Once they’ve had shot 1 they go round the OUTSIDE of Pole 2 and circle back in calling from the cross from position 2.
After shot 2, they go round the outside of Pole 1 and circle back inside for the pull back cross from position 3. and so on
Encourage them to use both feet to shoot if they can.
Encourage them to keep their eye on the ball and concentrate on making contact.
Do this one for a few weeks running and you’ll be amazed just how quick their technique improves.
Get ready to do some laps though
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