1v1 Finishing Decisions | Pick Your Gate and Finish

Overview

• Players who need to make fast decisions in 1v1s
• Players looking to sharpen their finishing
• Players who want to bury their chances in games
• Players who want to stay composed and finish under defensive pressure

Objectives

• Sharpen reactions so players read the coach’s call fast
• Adjust the first touch to the quality of the pass they get
• Choose the best shooting lane out of several options
• Decide and execute under pressure from a defender

Setup

The coach sets up outside the penalty area and plays a pass in to the player. On the coach’s call, the player picks the gate (shooting lane) they’ve been sent to, runs through it, and goes for goal.

1）Starting position: put the player just outside the penalty area, with the coach standing off to the side and slightly behind

2）The coach plays a pass in to the player

3）The moment the player takes the pass, they listen for the coach’s call and pick the named gate (left or right shooting lane)

4）They run through that gate and go for goal

5）Once the rep is done, reset and get ready for the next pass