Dummy Over Ball Finish — First Runner Leaves, Second Strikes
A finishing pattern where a cutback or square pass appears to target the first runner, who dummies the ball so a second player can strike from a clearer angle.
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Organization
Use one goal with goalkeeper. A wide or central server plays a square ball toward the first runner around the penalty spot. That runner shapes to finish but lets the ball run to a second attacker arriving from deeper for the shot.
Coaching Points
First runner must sell the finish | Dummy must not slow the ball | Second runner arrives on a different line | Communicate only if it does not reveal the action | Follow the shot for rebounds
Progressions
- Add a defender tracking the first runner and another recovering toward the second shooter.
Regressions
- Use a fixed service and no defenders until the timing is consistent.
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