Getting the ball wide and delivery

This session looks at phases of play to get the ball wide.

Movement off the ball is vital to get into goal scoring positions.

By David Baird





After a good warm up start with the following drill:

Instruction:
The blue team will perform the phase of play, once the shot on goal has been taken, the white team should start as the blue team make their recovery run back to their starting positions. The aim is to complete the phase successfully, avoiding the traffic of the returning players. Speed of play challenge – complete the phase and shoot before the other team are back on their markers


Coaching:
Encourage the winger to check away from the play then back, asking for the ball to feet. The defender should play the wingers back foot so he can play 1 or 2 touch into the striker who should have also have checked away then to the ball, moving the defender away momentarily.
The return ball should be played in front of the winger.
Midfielder should time his run to just inside the box for a cut back and first time shot. Attacker should be the back post option – staying onside and looking for rebounds


Progression 1:

Conditioned Game:

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developing wing play

a GOOD DRILL FOR OUTLINING TO YOUNG PLAYERS THEir OPTIONS WHEN PLAYING AS A WINGER, DECISION MAKING AND CONFIDENCE CAN BE DEVELOPED IN THIS DRILL THROUGH REPETITION AND EXTENDING OR SUPPORTING PLAYERS BY MAKING AREAS BIGGER OR SMALLER AND INCREASING OR DECREASING THE AMOUNT OF TOUCHES ALLOWED WHEN IN THE WINGERS ZONE.

Set Up

Area: 35x45 with full size goals. Mark out 10 meter zones at each end of the pitch as shown bellow.

Teams: 5 v 5, each team consists of 1 goalkeeper, 2 central players and 2 wingers. Players cannot leave there allocated zones creating 1 v 1 situations on the wings. 

Play from the GK who plays out to his team mates who will then try and get the ball out wide as quickly as possible.

Options for wide players

• Take the player on 1 v 1 (close control, change of direction and acceleration) 
• Look to play a give and go with a central player and pass around defender 
• Look for an early cross
• Take the ball to the end line and look for a cut back

Important: It may be a good idea to slow this drill down and talk through the options open to the winger, run a couple of scenarios and then build up to open play. 

GOAL CAN ONLY BE SCORED BY FINISHING A PASS/CROSS FROM THE WINGER WITH 1 TOUCH.