Keep your arms out at all times when dribbling around defenders. You can use them to brush past players, improve your balance, and keep players farther away from you. Good balance will help you cut quickly in any direction while retaining control of the ball. Land on the front of your feet every step, whether you are dribbling forward with your laces or cutting across your body using an inside touch.

It is important to make sure when the players are attacking their body is positioned so they are balanced and facing the goal ready to receive and when shooting the supporting foot should be next to the ball and players should not be leaning back when they shoot. Encourage players to get shots off early Play with head up - Check GKs positioning before getting shot off Encourage players to be creative with their finishing

Passing and receiving

Try to play one touch but when a bad pass is made players can us an extra touch or control with the help of the other foot. The speed of pass will effect the receiving of the ball, too hard and it will be harder to control with one pass, too soft and the drill will be too slow.

2v1 In The Final Third | Shooting Soccer Drills

This attacking drill works on overloads in attack with 4v3 in midfield and 2v1 in the final third – attackers can go 2v1 to goal but should also consider 1v1 with creative play. Good shooting is vital to the drill.

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Coaching Objectives

When attacking the final third the attacking players can go 2v1 or 1v1 to goal.
Attackers should be creative in the final third using body feints to fool the defender – the attacker must decide pass or dribble.
When dribbling use the outside of the furthest foot to keep the ball from the defender.
When shooting check the goalkeeper's position to see where the space is.
In 1v1s the attacking player should get past the defender and cut in front to give a better shot at goal.
In the middle zone teams must make use of the floater with good movement and support play.

Drill Setup

25 Mins
11 Players
2 Goals
4 Yellow 1 Red Bibs
35 x 25 y

What the Players Do

Play 4v4+1 with 3 players from each team in the middle zone plus a floater. One defender from each team should be in the outer zones. The attacking team has the Floater. Two attackers can…

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