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FineSoccer Drill 43 Page 2
From here you can add defenders on the server and in the middle to speed up the serve and make the server pick a target rather then just serving the ball into the box aimlessly. The key to adding the defenders, is have the defender pressuring the ball start behind the server to simply make them speed up. Have the defender in the box overplay one of the runners to make it obvious where the serve should go. See the diagram below to see the setup.
Each of these drills should be done from both sides to work on finishing crosses from both sides as well as serving balls with either foot.
The next step is quite different. Start with three runners in the box making near/far/12 yard runs. Have a line with balls out wide on each side and a line in the middle. First the person in the right line takes a hard touch down the line and then another touch in and serves the ball to the runners who try to finish first time. As soon as this is done, the middle line takes a hard touch and hits a shot (the runners get out of the way of the shot, frame the goal and finish any rebounds). Then the left side takes their hard touch and a serve followed by another shot from the middle. The runners can stay in for a hard two minutes then rotate them. The rest of the players rotate through the three lines. This drill has a lot of movement, communication, serving, finishing of crosses, long distance shots, conditioning and goalkeeping. You can also add some defenders into the equation if you want. This is best done if you have two keepers as it's quite hectic and tiring for them to stay in their for any length of time.
Give this progression a try and let me know what you think.
Have a great day.
Lawrence