Third-Man Runs to Finish: A Shooting Drill | Passing Combos → Finishing

Overview

• Players who need to work on their positioning around the box
• Players who can read how a passing combination unfolds
• Players who want to sharpen their finishing
• Players who want reps in linking up with teammates

Objectives

• Sharpen the pass → move → shoot sequence
• Get the finisher deciding faster and hitting the target more often
• Work on game-realistic finishing off real shooting situations
• Build individual technique while players are linking up together

Setup

Set four players in a diamond at the edge of the box and run through different passing combinations all the way to the finish, over and over.

1）Set four players in a diamond

Place one player at the top, bottom, and each side around the box.

2）Top player passes out wide

The player on the ball plays an accurate pass to the wide player.

3）Wide player returns it first time

The wide player keeps it moving and plays it back into the middle quickly.

4）Central player slides it into the box

After taking the ball in, they set up the final chance.

5）The finisher reads it and shoots

Reading the keeper’s position and the defenders, they pick their spot and finish.

6）Swap the ball out and go again