Football Association of Ireland

Attacking

1 v 1 Finishing Under Pressure

A functional practice designed to improve players 1 v 1 ability in finishing with transition to defend.

Key objectives

Quick awareness, control and movement Can player receiving the ball use feints or disguises to gain an extra yard or two on defender?Good first touch and quick acceleration while dribbling Finishing – accuracy over power Transition to Defend quickly but under control

Organisation

Area 20 x 15 metres 1 Yellow (attacker) v 1 Blue (defender) + 1 GK with Coach acting as server Game starts as follows: 1. Yellow player passes to Blue player, after the pass makes a run around the Blue player 2. Blue player then passes to Coach, and then makes a run around the coach 3. Coach passes to Yellow who then must attempt to score If Blue player wins the ball, he/she attempts to score in either one of the small goals with the Yellow player now transitioning to defend Make sure there is a supply of footballs to keep the practice continually flowing

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