Tag Archives for " Scoring "

0 Creating options to penetrate

By Philip Joe Cauchi One important principle that we should work on during the phase of possession, is to create numerical superiority around the ball. This creates various options especially in front of the ball where we aim to verticalize and break lines. To be able to verticalize we have to first create the necessary

0 Create scoring chances from long distance free kicks

By Philip Joe Cauchi There are various ways in which a team may aim to exploit a dead ball situation from a free kick. The team may agree to strike the ball directly at goal, if the infringement occurred just outside the penalty area and especially if in the team you have players like Cristiano

0 Creating and Capitalizing on Finishing Opportunities

Training Activities for players U14 and above By Chris Kouns These activities are designed to help your players not only get repetitions in terms of some of the technical aspects of finishing, but, to also create an environment for them when they can hone their “Finishing Mentality” Activity 1: 3v1 / 3v1 + GK’s Field

0 Coach Goalscoring Chances, Not Scoring

By Waleed Zaghloul

A team that creates a lot of scoring chances in a variety of different ways is usually a sign of a well-coached team. On the other hand, a team that puts away its chances is usually a sign of good players. So as a coach, you are responsible for defining how your team will create chances and which of the following methods they need to utilize against a specific opponent. The coach needs to build his team’s arsenal of attack and make sure that they can score in a variety of different ways, otherwise the team will be easily shutout by superior teams.

Wing Play and Crosses

For years, wing play has been a very important and entertaining way for teams to create chances and score goals. Players like David Beckham became famous operating on the flank for Manchester United, Real Madrid and England. Developing a good winger requires finding a player that has a combination of important attributes.

A good winger must have very good physical attributes. The winger needs to have

0 Corner Kicks to Score More Goals

A corner kick is such a great way to create a scoring opportunity that is amazes me how little some coaches and teams emphasize these situations in their training. Below is one way to organize your team for attacking corner kicks..  There are many others but this should give some basic ideas to start. Player

0 A Shooter or a Scorer?

In basketball, some players are referred to as shooters while others are referred to as scorers. A shooter is someone who is fundamentally very sound.  If you give a shooter an open shot, they will typically score however, they usually struggle creating their own shots or scoring while under pressure. Scorers, on the other hand,