Attacking
Finishing Circuit — Combinations into Shot
Three stations around the box: (1) driven cross from wide right, striker near-post run; (2) through-ball from CAM for striker 1v1 with GK; (3) overlapping run from full-back, cutback to arriving midfielder
Theme
Attacking
Duration
20 min
Players (min–rec–max)
11–11–11
Equipment
balls, cones
Set-up
Three stations around the box: (1) driven cross from wide right, striker near-post run; (2) through-ball from CAM for striker 1v1 with GK; (3) overlapping run from full-back, cutback to arriving midfielder. Players rotate stations every six minutes.
Coaching points
- Ben Carlson — the weight of the through-ball at station two is everything; don't overhit it
- Kason Mentzer — near-post runs on a curve, not a straight line; arrive as the ball does
- Ben Steinmetz — in a 1v1 stay big, hold your shape, don't dive early
Progressions
- Add a recovering defender to the 1v1 station to create a 1v1+chase scenario
- Require two touches maximum in the box before the shot