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Tight-angle finishing

Players dribble in from a wide, tight angle and choose: near post, far post, or cut it back. Teaches decisions and composure when the angle is small.

U10 to adultAges
6 to 12 plus a keeperPlayers
Penalty areaArea
10 minsTime

Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.

โž• Put it in tonight's session๐Ÿ—“ Build my season around itโœ๏ธ Make my own version

Set-up

  • Queues at both corners of the six-yard box area, wide.
  • Keeper in goal; a runner can join for the cut-back option.

Equipment: Goal, cones, balls

How it works

  1. Dribble in from the wide position.
  2. Read the keeper: shoot near post if they leave it, otherwise far post or cut back.
  3. Alternate sides.

Coaching points

  • Look at the keeper's feet and position.
  • Near post: hard and low. Far post: across the keeper.
  • Cut back if there's no angle.

Add this drill to a session plan โ†’

Make it easier

  • No keeper
  • Start closer to the middle

Make it harder

  • Defender on your shoulder

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