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Finishing with a First Touch
20 min
Soccer Exercise

Finishing with a First Touch

  • Age U6 - U13, U14 - U19, Men's / Women's
  • Training Set Main point
  • Number of Players 1 - 5 players, 6 - 9 players, 10-15 players

Setup

Pitch: Six cones mark the positions: three on the penalty area line, one centrally in front of it and two at the centre circle. Plus one goal with a goalkeeper.

Equipment: 6 cones, 1 goal and several balls.

Players: Players A and B plus a goalkeeper who starts the play. For the variation with 1 vs 1, position C on the left side is also filled.

Procedure

  • The goalkeeper starts the play with a pass to Player A; later on the ball can also be thrown to Player A.
  • Player A moves away backwards from the cone, turns and plays a pass to Player B.
  • Player B dribbles towards a cone, goes past it with a feint and finishes.

Variations: Player B goes into a 1 vs 1 with Player C and tries to finish. Player C takes up a position between the goal and Player B.

Note: The goalkeeper starts the drill alternately down the left and the right side.

Tip

  • Move away in an open body position.
  • Take the ball straight into the movement with the first touch.
  • Make sure that the player passes to the front foot.

Training attributes

Technique

Technique
Trapping Dribbling Shot technique/shooting Goalkeeping techniques

Training Organization

Age
U6 - U13 U14 - U19 Men's / Women's
Duration
20 min
Training Set
Main point
Number of Players
1 - 5 players 6 - 9 players 10-15 players 16-22+ players
Goalkeeper
1 goalkeeper 2 goalies
Form of Training
Group training Team training Training in pairs
Exercise level
Easy
Spatial Behavior
Half-field
Training Location
Pitch