Finishing football drills, page 2

Groove the turn. Take the first touch away from the mannequin, turn quickly, and finish low into the corner.

Turn a live defender and finish. Protect the ball, touch away from the pressure, turn quickly, and finish low before he recovers.

Strikers: run onto the ball in stride, stay composed, and pick a corner early before the keeper sets. Keepers: get into the line of the ball, time the advance, then decide, block, spread, or dive at the right moment.

Strike a moving ball first time with accuracy under fatigue, and give sets the striker can attack without breaking stride.

Square it across and finish at the far post. Drive to the byline, square it low, and time the run to finish first-time into the mini-goal.

Lose your marker and finish the square ball. Peel off the defender, get across him and arrive first to finish first-time at the far post.

Square it across the six and finish at the far post. Drive to the byline, square it low across the face, and time the run to the far post to finish first-time.

Groove the dink. Stab under the ball to lift it up and over the mannequin, judging the weight to drop it into the mini-goal.

Lift it over the keeper. Run onto the ball, look up, and chip it softly up and over him into the net with a stabbing touch under the ball.

Strike it clean under pressure. Judge the bounce, get the body over it, and hit the half-volley quickly and cleanly before the defender blocks.

Groove the knockdown. The target heads the gentle ball down into space; the runner times the arrival and finishes into the mini-goal.

Head it down, then finish the knockdown. The target attacks the long ball and heads it down into space; the runner reads it and finishes.

React and stab it in. Anticipate the ball across, get in front, and redirect it simply into the mini-goal.

Gamble and react. Anticipate the ball across the six, get in front of your marker, and stab it in first time before the keeper can react.

Win the aerial battle and volley it. Time the run across your marker, attack the dropping ball first, and keep the contact clean under pressure.

Volley it first time into the corner. Judge the flight early, get your body over the ball, and strike through the middle of it with a firm, controlled contact.

Groove the turn and finish. Take a clean first touch to open toward the goal, spin sharply, and pass the ball into the mini-goal.

Turn away from the defender and finish. Protect the ball with your body, feel the marker, and spin off his blind side before finishing across the keeper.