Combination Shooting & Finishing Drill
This is a dynamic shooting and finishing soccer drill that will focus on the timing of the combination play, touching the ball with your back to the defender, and having a quick tight turn and finish with a shot on goal.
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This shooting and finishing soccer drill focuses on the timing combination play, playing with your back to goal, and quick turn and shot on goal.
Drill Setup
- Using half of the soccer field, place a keeper in the goal.
- About 18 yards from goal, set two cones about 5 yards apart that are placed perpendicular to the goal. The first shooter starts between these two cones.
- Place a cone equal to each side of the penalty box about 10 yards from the top of the box. Place a player on each of these cones.
- Place another cone in the middle of the field about 10 yards from the side cones.
- The shape of the cones should be in a diamond with the cone closest to the goal having a small window.
- his window will be used as a passing reference for the player to receive the ball as they check into this space.
- The remaining players should be positioned at the cone farthest from goal with a ball each.
Drill Instructions
- Player 1 passes the ball to player 2 and follows his pass.
- Player 2 then passes to player 3 between the cones as player 3 is checking through the cones.
- Player 2 follows his pass and checks into the cones in the middle.
- Player 3 should have a touch with their back to the goal towards their far side and finish with a right footed shot on goal.
- As Player 2 is making the pass to player 3, the new player 1 makes a pass to player 4 and follows his pass.
- Player 4 passes to the new player 3 who is checking-in between the cones.
- Player 3 has a tight touch and turn with their back to the goal towards the back side and finishes with a left footed shot.
- Player 1 will then pass to player 2 and the same pattern is followed.
Drill Variations
- Play all touches in 1-touch.
- Move the cones farther apart and work on flighted balls into each player.
- Have a passive defensive player apply pressure on the back of the shooter to simulate a defender putting pressure on the attacker. Make sure the shooter does not expose the ball to the defender.
Drill Coaching Points
- Focus on crisp passes and well timed movement.
- The shooter should have a clean, quick turn while keeping his back to goal until he comes out of his turn for the shot.
- Play with speed.
- Finish on goal.
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