Tackling
Finishing Front Block Tackle
Teach a safe, strong front block tackle
Tackling
Defending
Finishing Front Block Tackle is a 14-minute tackling drill for 2-14 players, suitable for Under 8 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.
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Finishing
Duration
14 min
Players
2-14
Pitch size
20 x 14 yards
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Finishing Front Block Tackle — Goalkeeping set-up — serve, save, reset · 20 x 14 yards
Step 1 of 5Both players walk in and make a controlled block tackle on the ball.
- 1. Both players walk in and make a controlled block tackle on the ball.
- 2. Build the speed up gradually across the sets.
- 3. Finish with the winner driving the ball out of the area.
- 4. Every sequence starts with a pass out and ends with a strike on goal.
- 5. Goals score one, first-time finishes score two, and rebounds must be followed in.
- Cones mark the area
- Full goal
- GK = goalkeeper
- C = coach serving, S = second server
- Ball
- Cones mark the keeper's starting positions
- Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
- Keeper distributes back to the server
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Teach a safe, strong front block tackle
- -Time the tackle to the attacker's touch
- -Build confidence in the duel
Setup
- 1Two facing lines six yards apart with a ball in the middle in a 20 x 14 yards area.
- 2Set a goal at the end of the area with a keeper or a target zone if no keeper is available.
- 3One ball per pair.
Coaching instructions
- 1Both players walk in and make a controlled block tackle on the ball.
- 2Build the speed up gradually across the sets.
- 3Finish with the winner driving the ball out of the area.
- 4Every sequence starts with a pass out and ends with a strike on goal.
- 5Goals score one, first-time finishes score two, and rebounds must be followed in.
Coaching points
- -Firm ankle and a strong base
- -Contact through the middle of the ball
- -Follow through and take the ball away
- -Head up before the strike — pick the side, then commit
Common mistakes
- -Soft ankle causing injury risk
- -Tackling with the toe
- -Rushing the shot and leaning back over the ball
Where this drill fits
- More football tackling drills
- More football defending drills
- football drills for U8s
- football drills for U10s
- football drills for U12s
- football drills for U14s
- football drills for U16s
- Football session plans built around this theme