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Playing Through the Wings with a Finish
25 min
Soccer Exercise

Playing Through the Wings with a Finish

  • Age U14 - U19, Men's / Women's
  • Training Set Main point
  • Number of Players 6 - 9 players

Setup

Pitch: Eight cones mark the positions and the wing zone A; there is a goal at one end.

Equipment: 8 cones, 1 goal and several balls.

Players: A holding midfielder, a number eight, a number nine, a number ten as well as a right-hand and a left-hand winger; the holding midfielder and the number eight start with a ball. Plus one goalkeeper.

Procedure

  • The number eight plays the ball to the number nine coming towards the ball, who turns with the ball and finishes.
  • At the same time the holding midfielder passes to the number ten, who lays the ball off to the number eight.
  • So after the pass to the number nine, the number eight immediately turns attention to the number ten.
  • The number eight plays to the winger on the ball side.
  • This winger crosses from zone A to the number nine, the number ten and the winger on the far side.

Tip

  • Make sure the tempo is close to a match situation.
  • Do not make the run too early.
  • Drop away on the far side from the ball before the cross.
  • Make a diagonal run towards the goal and the crosser.

Training attributes

Technique

Technique
Dribbling Headers Passing Shot technique/shooting Goalkeeping techniques

Tactics

Tactics
Wing play/Crossing Team behavior Transitional play (shifting the game)

Training Organization

Age
U14 - U19 Men's / Women's
Duration
25 min
Training Set
Main point
Number of Players
6 - 9 players
Goalkeeper
1 goalkeeper 2 goalies
Form of Training
Group training
Exercise level
Intermediate
Spatial Behavior
Half-field
Training Location
Pitch