Flank play with finishing
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Duration:
- 45 min
- Recommended age:
- ["infantil","cadete","juvenil"]
Description
Drill focusing on wing play as a prerequisite for finishing without defensive pressure. Variation 1 (Through ball) Player A passes wide to player B, who quickly (one-touch) plays a through ball back to A (byline). Player A runs onto the ball and crosses from the byline to player B, who attempts to finish the cross as directly as possible. Variation 2 (Overlapping run) Player A passes wide to player B. B dribbles inside while A makes an overlapping run. B passes to A, who reaches the byline and crosses to B. B must attempt to finish as directly as possible. Variation 3 (Switching play) Player A passes wide to player B, who quickly plays a low pass to player C. C dribbles to the byline and crosses to players A and B. A must position for the far post and B for the near post.
Objectives
Flank play / crossing, Simple play Ball control, Short passing, Long passing / Crossing, Trapping
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