Finishing Archives - WORLD CLASS COACHING Training Center

0 Diagonal Passing and Finishing Activity

In this week's Animated Drills Video shows a simple passing and finishing setup. You can use this with players of any age or ability level. It's ideal for working on the technical aspects of finishing but it's also functional because players will often find themselves with scoring opportunities like this in the game. The video

0 Dutch Diamond Finishing Activity

This week's Animated Drills Video highlights an activity from the book, "Dutch Pro Academy Training Sessions". It's currently available as a part of the World Class Coaching Training Center. The activity incorporates passing, receiving, and finishing. It's a very simple setup that allows for an almost infinite number of progressions and variations. The diagram is

0 How to Finish Scoring Chances

By Mike Smith Question - I coach an U13 team in Mauritius. We are actually doing our pre season and have played two friendly games. We got beaten on both games 1-3. We created a lot of opportunities but we are not converting them. I spent some time working on playing from the back, possession with

0 4v2 Anaerobic SSG

By Anthony Hazelwood The following activity has two teams of four playing a 4 vs. 2 possession game including transitional moments. Two defenders play in numerical inferiority vs. four attackers in one grid. The idea is for the defenders to win the ball and send it to two teammates waiting in a connecting grid. Once

0 1v1 to Side Goals

By Anthony Hazelwood The following activity adapts muscular force in soccer players. The activity begins with power jumping over hurdles, followed by a short acceleration to win a ball placed in the middle of the grid and then progressing into a 1 vs. 1 duel for short muscular intensive actions. The specific fitness target is

0 1v1 to Two Goals For Velocity

By Anthony Hazelwood The following activity triggers players to perform a speed reaction activity. It includes velocity reaction and linear sprinting actions to the ball. The metabolic training adaptations are meant for speed production. The time of action for each repetition should be around 5 to 12 seconds’ max and the resting period for each

0 Finishing from 4 Areas

By Sean Reed - Objective For this session we are focusing on a finishing session; receiving the ball from 4 different areas in order to finish on goal. Set Up – Part 1 The session takes place in around the in around the penalty area. Players include: 1x GK / 4 x servers / 1

0 7v7+N Over the Line to Score

By Anthony Hazelwood The following activity has two teams of players playing a 7 vs. 7 + N. The idea is to have players understand proper shape and support throughout functional lines to maintain possession and to penetrate. The fitness portion of this activity is training the anaerobic capacity with muscle tension action in a

0 Diamond Combination Play to Shoot

This week's Animated Drills Video shows a diamond shooting activity that I first described on the CoachingSoccerWeekly.com podcast in episode 166. There are many different combinations that you could run from this setup but today I show you three that I've done with my teams. The diagram is being created with the Academy Soccer

0 3v2 - Over the Line to Score

By Anthony Hazelwood The following activity has two groups of players playing a 3 vs. 2. The attacking group in three must play under the given restrictions with the goal being to go over the end line to score. The team in defense looks to regain the ball for a point. The idea is to

0 4v4+GK with Bumpers - Finishing to Goal

By Anthony Hazelwood The following activity has two teams, with each team broken up into two groups. The activity has both teams playing in a double GK box game. The idea is to have a fast-paced shooting to goal activity to gather as many goals and shots as possible. This activity is a short intensive

0 Crossing and Finishing Pattern of Play – Speed Production and Reaction

By Anthony Hazelwood The following activity activates the attacking players to develop a flank combination with the objective in creating a crossing and finishing opportunity. This activity is a linear and non-linear type of exercise with the soccer specific fitness target being the player and group athletic development. The metabolic training adaptations are meant for

0 Creating Crossing Opportunities to Finish on Goal – Aerobic Capacity

By Anthony Hazelwood The following activity coaches a team to create crossing opportunities to finish on goal. The specific fitness target is match endurance while adapting the player’s aerobic capacity in an extended small-sided format. When preparing the activity, if needed, concentration and difficulty levels may be increased by having players execute something extra unique

0 Favorite Shooting and Finishing SSG

By Mike Saif Diamond Shooting I was talking with someone recently who wasn't happy with the shooting and finishing drills he was using with his team. Most of them included having players in lines. My recommendation to him was to change his line drills and use more small-sided games for shooting to make it more game

0 Nine Ball Finishing

By George Kee This is a finishing exercise that aims to get players comfortable in the penalty area. Many players seem to get flustered and lose composure in front of the net. This session is designed to get players comfortable passing the ball around the goal in order to find the right opportunity to shoot. Area

1 6 v 2 + 2 Breakout Game

This week's Animated Drills Video is a great progression to Rondo or other possession games because it give the activity direction and purpose. The diagram is created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through from Planet.Training. Have a great week! Tom

0 Team Finishing Inside the Penalty Area

By David Johnson Objective This session will focus on crossing and immediate finishing. The focus needs to be on proper height, accuracy and direction of the cross and the quality and creativity of the finish. Communication including calling for the ball and what areas are open such as calling “switch” are critical. Set Up In

1 Reaction Finishing

By George Kee This is a finishing exercise that involves agility and reactions in combination with finishing on goal. In a match there are many aspects to scoring than just shooting the ball. Players must be able to watch play develop, react according to the ball and defender, and be ready to finish in a quick

0 Diagonal Finishing

This week's Animated Drills Video is of a finishing activity that puts the emphasis on accuracy and technique over power. The diagram is created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through from Planet.Training. Have a great week! Tom

1 Building Pattern Plays

This week's Animated Drills Video describes a structure that you can use to create passing combinations that will train your team to build up and finish. The diagram is created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through from Planet.Training. Have a great week! Tom

0 Defend in a Deep Lying Block Defense – Aerobic Power

By Anthony Hazelwood Defend in a Deep Lying Block Defense – Aerobic Power. Defend in a Deep Lying Block Defense – Aerobic Power. The following activity coaches a team to defend in a deep lying block defense. The specific fitness target is transient endurance while adapting the player’s aerobic power in an extended small-sided format.

0 Finishing and Defending

By Anthony Hazelwood The following activity is a short intensive finishing and defending exercise intended to train the players explosive and soccer specific muscle strength. The specific fitness target is intermittent endurance while adapting the player’s anaerobic capacity in a small sided group format. In this activity, groups of players go through three sequences: Muscle

0 Part II - Position Specific Strength Training: Defensive Actions to Attacking Transition

By Anthony Hazelwood This is a continuation of activities described in Part I The Midfielders: (Section D): 3 vs. 4: Defending in numerical inferiority. Area Size: 18 yd. x 23 yd. Intervals: 8. Activity Time – First Part: 1 minute. Rest between total activity time (first part and second part): 45 Seconds. Intensity: High. The

0 Crashing the Goal

By Mike Smith If there is one point where the beautiful game can get ugly, it is in front of the goal when a team is “crashing” in to score. This is a moment where sheer numbers, size, strength and determination win the day. Often times in the waning seconds of a game, a team will

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