Finishing
Three Goal Finishing Game: Score Challenge
Finish in a game situation
Finishing
Small-Sided Games
Attacking
Three Goal Finishing Game: Score Challenge is a 18-minute finishing drill for 6-16 players, suitable for Under 8 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, bibs, mini goals. 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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Duration
18 min
Players
6-16
Pitch size
35 x 30 yards
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Three Goal Finishing Game: Score Challenge — Finishing set-up — serve, receive, shoot · 35 x 30 yards
Step 1 of 4Teams may score in any of the three goals in front of them.
- 1. Teams may score in any of the three goals in front of them.
- 2. Shots must be from inside the shooting zone.
- 3. Four minute games, rest, repeat.
- 4. Run it as a timed competition — pairs or teams count successful reps and compare scores.
- Cones mark the area
- Mini goal
- GK = goalkeeper
- S = server
- Ball
- Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
- Shooter becomes the next server
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Finish in a game situation
- -Switch the attack to the free goal
- -Create shooting chances quickly
Setup
- 1Three mini goals on each end line.
- 2Two teams, balls stored around the pitch.
- 3No keepers to encourage shooting.
Coaching instructions
- 1Teams may score in any of the three goals in front of them.
- 2Shots must be from inside the shooting zone.
- 3Four minute games, rest, repeat.
- 4Run it as a timed competition — pairs or teams count successful reps and compare scores.
Coaching points
- -Shoot early when the goal is open
- -Move the ball to change the shooting angle
- -Follow every shot for rebounds
- -Keep quality while the score matters
- -Reset quickly between reps to fit more in
Common mistakes
- -Overplaying inside the shooting zone
- -Ignoring the far goal
- -No reaction to rebounds