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Finish-Fest Circuits

Finishing & Final Third · U8–U12

Obj: High-volume varied finishing — every finish type, massive reps, zero lines: the festival that banks a season of finishing touches. Field: 30×25yd, 4 mini-stations around two goals. Equip: Goals, balls (20+), cones, a server per station (coach/parent helpers). Org: Four stations, 3 min each, continuous rotation: (1) first-time from rolled serves; (2) dribble-and-strike through a gate; (3) bounce-serve volleys/half-volleys (age-scaled); (4) turn-and-shoot from back-to-goal. Score personal totals; the fest's law — no queues longer than two (multiple balls, constant serving). CP: (1) Get the shot off FAST — the fest rewards decisiveness; (2) placement first, power second (G-04's lesson seeded); (3) follow every shot (G-24's rule born here: rebounds belong to the alert). Prog: Passive defender shadows at stations 2/4; weak-foot doubles points. Reg: Stationary serves; bigger goals. Mist: P: waiting for perfect balls (finish the serve you get — matches serve ugly); C: under-supplied ball stocks (the fest dies at retrieval pace). Time: 14 min. Out: 30+ finishes per child across four types. Var: Team totals vs. last week's (the club's volume ratchet). Diag: Two goals with four stations arced around, rotation arrows, ball-supply piles marked.

The 3-point rule: pick your three coaching points before the session and be ready to answer for them (Manual 5.4).