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Technical

Winger Technical 1v1 — Cut Inside and Finish

Two stations: one for each wide side

Theme

Technical

Duration

25 min

Players (min–rec–max)

8–8–8

Equipment

cones, balls, poles

Set-up

Two stations: one for each wide side. Winger receives from a server, turns, beats a static then semi-active defender in a channel, and finishes on a small target. Defender starts 3 yards off; goes live after 3 reps. Rotate wide players through both sides.

Coaching points

  • Wright: set the defender on the outside shoulder, fake the cross, cut inside and hit early
  • Brooks: use the first touch to create the angle — if your touch is poor, the defender wins before you start
  • Asante: pace is your weapon but sell the dummy first — raw speed into a set block gets you nowhere

Progressions

  • Add a second defender arriving from behind to simulate tracking fullback recovery
  • Require the winger to decide at a cone whether to cross or cut — coach calls the option late to force quick reads