Breaking the Defending Line and Finishing (Free)
This progression focuses on practising the combination play to break the defence in the middle and finishing in the penalty area.
This exercise also helps develop performing crossings, shooting - heading on goal and awareness.
Age: 16 - 20+
Difficulty: 4
Space: Half Field
Keeper: 1,2
Players:
10 - 18
Team
Video
Organisation
Cones are placed to mark the positions of the players. Group of fours works in the middle and group of threes works on the sides.
Players perform the exercises on both sides by turns and they change their positions within the groups.
Sticks or mannequins have to be placed acurately to mark the defenders' positions and passing channels.
Mannequins can be replaced by sticks, poles or big cones.
Description and Graphics
This progression contains two variations in the middle and two on the sides.
Players perform these combinations to both sides.
Combinations in the middle involve wall passes, rotations, penetrating passes and runs.
Coaching points
- Playing the passing patterns
- Vision - Open body position to be able to perform passes in the correct angle
- Way of supporting movements
- Cooperation between the players
- Heads up from the ball
- Quality of passes
- Quality of crossings
- Take care of extra balls
- Finish the action with a goal
- Timing the beginning of the combinations on the side
Set up
Time: 20 - 40
Equipment
- Small Cones: 11
- Poles: 16
- Mannequins: 16
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