Finishing with your back to the Goal

Purpose:

Often forwards who are checking into seams will receive the ball with their back to their own goal. This session is designed to train players on how to receive with their back to goal and when to turn to create shot opportunities. Teams that have players skilled in turning to create shots are very dangerous as they can create at any time. By the time the players are done with this session they should understand the technical aspects of turning to finish as well as when to do it.

Equipment:

Cones, pinnies, balls.

Progression:

Fundamental:
The warm up is designed to get the players ready to receive and turn while looking to take a quick shot on frame

Match Related:
The session progresses to a more structured format as the players receive a ball then turn to create a shot without pressure. Pressure is added slowly based on success. As the session advances the game gets more difficult and decision making is required to know when to turn and when to lay off

Match Condition:
The game ends in a fiver versus five match with players working off of each other continually checking into space, looking to play quickly and aggressively. When the opportunity is there they should find the chance to turn, if it is not there they should find a way to play the way they face to create.

Coaching Points:

• Emphasize the technical aspects of finishing (head down, ankle locked, head
• Get a look before reception to know where the defender is.
• If the defender is slow, turn and shoot
• If the defender is aggressive, lay off and play 2v1 to goal
• After a layoff work together quickly as more defenders are coming
• After a pass, spin back to the goal to become dangerous again.
• Check in quickly to receive, (keeping moving to the ball until actual possession) get a look to see defender\
• If the defender is close knock it down, deal with it, then turn to create.
• Shoot quickly after turning, the defender is coming
  

Activity

Setup

Passing and moving with shots

• Players are passing and moving in a large space
• Occasionally get a touch turn quickly and take a shot on frame.
  

Coaching Points:

• Emphasis is on warming up and the technical aspects of finishing (head down, ankle locked, head over knee over toe, follow through, weigh transfer to shooting leg and so forth) and turning
• Get a look before reception to know where the defender is.
• Warm up can be moving with a bal, working on turning moves.
  

1v0 to goal – 1v1 to goal in a 22 x 45

• The game begins with red passing diagonal to a checking blue player. Blue receives turns and shoots. Alternate.
  • Progression of turning
  • see turning and receiving
  • Receive, knock it down,deal with it, then turn
  • Receive, turn quickly
    Receive, flick thru legs with ankle touch create
  • Receive, knock it down, give a fake, then turn
• Progress to red passing in to blue then second red player steps out to defend. Blue checks, turns and creates a shot.
  
• Defenders start at 50%, progress to 100%
  

Coaching Points:

• Check in quickly, get a look to see defender
• If the defender is close knock it down, deal with it, then turn to create.
• If the defender is far off, turn quickly to shoot
• Shoot quickly after turning
• Set the defender up: take him where you don’t want to go, make a move to end up in the place you actually want to finish from

1v1 into 2v2 to large goal

• The game is the same as above
• Now the passer can support his pass and the game becomes 2v1 to goal
• After a support pass a second defender can join becoming 2v2 to goal.
  

Coaching Points:

• Get a look? Can you turn?
• If the defender is slow, turn and shoot
• If the defender is aggressive, lay off and play 2v1 to goal
• After a layoff work together quickly as more defenders are coming
• After a pass, spin back to the goal to become dangerous again.

End with 5v5

• Play in a 3-2 formation.
• Look for forwards checking to space.
• Forwards, look to turn and finish