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Finish from a Pass

U9–U10 · 60-minute practice

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10:00

Rest and transitions are included in each activity. Pause for additional breaks.

Next: Set and finish

Prepare early; control before you aim.

Begin at walking pace in the numbered stations. Walk from the side into a receiving lane, show ready and settle a soft pass before looking at a target. Share the ball when needed; an observer watches the same decision and takes a ball turn on the next assigned round.

s15-arrival24 × 30 m clear area with a 2 m perimeter buffer. 4 numbered stations, 8 numbered player slots, 4 balls and 12 cones. Each station shares one ball and rotates roles; dashed arrow shows an example travel or pass route. Focus: Prepare a controlled ground finish from a teammate. Diagram shows starting positions, not fixed player locations. Three steps show target finish using the first round's numbered players. Solid gold routes show the ball; dashed pale routes show player movement; dotted blue routes show a shadow or defender. Routes stay inside each numbered station. 1. Find the target: Choose a clear end-line target. 2. Prepare the ball: Keep the first touch in the clear lane. 3. Aim along the ground: Aim for control. Retrieve when the lane is clear.Station 1Station 2Station 3Station 41526374824 × 30 m · 2 m perimeter bufferNumbered circle: player · small dot: ball · triangle: cone · dashed arrow: route1. Find the targetcornercornercornercornergategategategategategategategateStation 1: To #5: ground service into the laneStation 2: To #6: ground service into the laneStation 3: To #7: ground service into the laneStation 4: To #8: ground service into the lane15263748Ball 1Ball 2Ball 3Ball 4Choose a clear end-line target.2. Prepare the ballcornercornercornercornergategategategategategategategateStation 1: #5: prepare a controlled touchStation 1: #5: keep the ball closeStation 2: #6: prepare a controlled touchStation 2: #6: keep the ball closeStation 3: #7: prepare a controlled touchStation 3: #7: keep the ball closeStation 4: #8: prepare a controlled touchStation 4: #8: keep the ball close15263748Ball 1Ball 2Ball 3Ball 4Keep the first touch in theclear lane.3. Aim along the groundcornercornercornercornergategategategategategategategateStation 1: #5: controlled ground finishStation 2: #6: controlled ground finishStation 3: #7: controlled ground finishStation 4: #8: controlled ground finish15263748Ball 1Ball 2Ball 3Ball 4Aim for control. Retrieve whenthe lane is clear.Solid gold: ball · dashed pale: player · dotted blue: shadow / defender

Player arrivals and departures

Use anonymous numbers from 1 to 99. Changes take effect before an activity begins; each activity needs 4–16 players.

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