Finishing In Behind | Sharpen Through-Balls & Finishing

Overview

• The central player who plays the pass
• The wide player who receives the through-ball
• The player who gets on the end of it and finishes
• 7 players total working in a third of the field

Objectives

• Sharpen fast, accurate through-balls
• Read the timing of the run and the decision to receive
• Learn to finish calmly with a defender on you
• Link pass → run → shot into one smooth sequence

Setup

The central player starts it off by feeding the wide player, who slides a through-ball past a mannequin (your stand-in defender) to a teammate on the far side. That player then runs in behind the mannequin and finishes.

１）Central player passes out to the wide player

２）The wide player threads a precise through-ball past the mannequin

３）The player on the far side takes it in

４）That player runs in behind the mannequin and buries the finish

５）Rotate positions and go again