Finishing & Conditioning | Fitness-Building Reps for Center Forwards

Overview

• Center forwards and strikers
• Players who want to be more clinical in front of goal
• Players who want to finish accurately even when they’re gassed late in games
• Players who need to handle chance after chance back-to-back

Objectives

• Bury chances even when your legs are heavy from a full game
• Sharpen timing your run and reading when the cross is coming
• Get comfortable finishing off all kinds of ball flight
• Speed up decisions in front of goal without losing your technique

Setup

Your forwards rip off several finishes in a short window, so they’re training accuracy while their legs are dead.

１）Set up four crossing spots around the penalty area.

２）The forward makes a run to the first spot, takes the cross, and shoots.

３）The second the shot’s away, they push on to the second spot and attack the next cross straight away.

４）Run it four in a row.

５）Serve the crosses by hand or feed them in from a wide player.

６）Keep the recovery time short so it feels like the fatigue of a real game.