One Step Finish Exercise

Setup

You will require: 6 balls / 3 mannequins / 12 cones, Set up a small box of cones or mannequins in front of goal, set one cone 4 meters to the left and then another cone 5 meters back, set a player on each cone and in the box

How it works

Start on the cone furthest from goal, play a straight pass to the next cone, open body on first touch and player to the player in the box, use the first touch to exit the box without touching cones or mannequins and get the shot away, rotate each time

Coaching points

• Receive across body
• Open body
• Soft touch
• Firm pass
• Strike through ball

Progressions

progression: Add a shadow defender to make the first touch more important for creating the space regression: Increase the size of the coned box or remove the original passer