12 Jan 2017

Waves – Shooting and finishing game – Start

This is the first game in the series of Waves – rotating shooting and finishing games.

Organisation

Organise players into groups of threes
Organise an area of about 50 x 20 yards. Adjust to suit the age and ability of the players
Appopriate sized goals at either end of the area, with GK’s
Position shooting lines – 10 – 15 yards from the goals. Players must shoot before this line.
The game is a competition to see which team can score the most goals from an agreed number of attempts. Rebounds count

Pass and move quickly in teams of threes to create and take finishing opportunities.
Players pass and move in teams of threes in a wave like fashion, looking to move down the pitch quickly, to look to score.
Progress to time both teams to see which team can score quickest, after all the players have touched the ball at least

Pass and Support

Early support play for the player on the ball. Good communication and angle and distance of support
Support where the player on the ball can easily see them
Stand still and support or movement to support for the ball to be passed into space
Using body language and verbal communication to connect with the player on the ball
Readjustment of support position – as the ball moves or is controlled in a different direction support player will need to adjust to support in a different way
Forward runs for forward passes
Recognition of player making the run of where the space is to run into
Timing and angle of forward run
Communication from forward runner to passer, of when and where they want the pass
Quality of the ball from the passer – accuracy, timing and weight of pass

Finishing