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5-11 programme

Finishing programme for 5-11s

The FA's Mark Neville provides a six-week training programme that works on finishing with 5-11s.

This six-week programme will help 5-11s:

  • know when to be creative and when to combine with teammates to score
  • adjust their positioning to support teammates
  • make quick decisions when attacking.

If you like this idea, download the whole programme and give it a go. And don't forget to share your experience on the England Football Community. We'd love to know how you got on.

Week one tactics board

Looking for more detail? Check out Mark's tactics board video.


Or click here to find out more about the first week of this finishing programme.

Week two tactics board

Mark out a shape on the floor. Our example uses a triangle. The children decide who'll be the cat and who'll be the mouse. The cat then moves around the outside of the shape to catch the mouse by tagging them on the shoulder.
Mark out a shape on the floor. Our example uses a triangle. The children decide who'll be the cat and who'll be the mouse. The cat then moves around the outside of the shape to catch the mouse by tagging them on the shoulder.