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ShootingIntermediate

The Placement Finish

Finish with placement, not power. Set the ball, pick a corner, and side-foot it accurately past the keeper with a still head and an open body.

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Live animationSHO
Duration
10 min
Total drill time
Players
3
Recommended
Pitch
44 × 36 m
Setup space
Level
Intermediate
Skill required
Intensity
Medium
Physical demand
Age band
U9-U10
Any format

Setup & instructions

A feeder plays the striker in, who takes a touch to set the ball and side-foots a placed finish into the corner past the keeper. Emphasise picking the corner early, opening the body, keeping the head still, and using the inside of the foot for accuracy over power. Vary the corner and the angle. Rotate the roles.

Setup time: 1 min

Tactical breakdown

Far more clear chances are missed by hitting them too hard than by hitting them too softly, and the placement finish exists to break that habit. Inside the box, the keeper is close and set, so the only parts of the goal genuinely unavailable to him are the corners. Power does not open those up. Accuracy does.

The side-foot is the correct tool because it is the most repeatable surface on the foot. A player can pass a ball into a one-yard target from twelve yards all day, and a finish from that range is exactly the same action performed under pressure. Framing it as a pass rather than a shot changes what players do with it, and it is worth saying in those words.

The decision comes first, though. Picking the corner before the ball arrives means the body can be set for it. Picking it during the strike produces the shot that goes straight down the middle, because the player has effectively aimed at both corners and hit neither.

Two body details do most of the work. A still head keeps the whole strike stable, since the eyes coming up early drags the shoulders and the ball with them. And leaning back lifts it. Standing over the ball with the chest forward keeps a side-foot finish low, which matters because a keeper's feet are slower than his hands.

The first touch should set the ball into a striking position rather than simply stopping it. A finish taken from a ball that is under the feet is far harder than one taken from a ball half a yard in front.

How to run this drill

  1. Serve into the box at a realistic pace. The ball should arrive with pace and from an angle, so the finish is redirected rather than struck from a standstill. That is the situation the skill exists for.
  2. Pick the corner before it arrives. Decide early so the body can be set for it. Choosing during the strike produces the shot down the middle, because the player has aimed at both corners at once.
  3. Set the ball with the first touch. Push it half a yard into a striking position rather than stopping it dead. Finishing off a ball under the feet is far harder than off one just in front.
  4. Open the body and use the inside of the foot. Treat it as a pass into the net. The side-foot is the most repeatable surface a player owns, and from twelve yards repeatability beats power every time.
  5. Keep the head still and the chest over it. Eyes coming up early drags the shoulders and lifts the ball. Chest forward over the ball keeps a side-foot finish low, and a keeper's feet are slower than his hands.
  6. Score the target, not the goal. Put a cone in each corner and count only those. Rewarding any goal lets players keep blasting it, which is the exact habit the drill is meant to break.

Coaching focus

FROM SESSION PLAN

Coaching points

  • Pick your corner before the ball arrives
  • Set the ball with the first touch
  • Open the body, inside of the foot
  • Keep the head still, do not lean back
  • Accuracy over power, stroke it into the corner

Common mistakes

  • Trying to burst the net instead of placing it
  • Leaning back, ball rises over the bar
  • Telegraphing the corner too early
  • Toe or laces instead of the side of the foot

Progressions & regressions

VARIATIONS

Progressions

  • Keeper starts central, choose the open corner
  • First-time placement, no set touch
  • Add a recovering defender for pressure

Regressions

  • No keeper, groove the technique into a target
  • Bigger target zones in the corners
  • Static ball to start
Equipment
Cones×1
Full Goals×1
Tactical principles
placement finishside foot finishaccuracy over powerfinishing drillhow to finish chancesshooting techniquecomposure finishingstriker drillyouth finishing drillu10 shooting drill
Audience
U9-U10

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