Moritz Kossmann - Finishing

Goals win games. But attempting to finish, never mind actually scoring, isn’t easy to do.

Moritz Kossmann is a coach at Ubuntu Football Academy in Cape Town, where he coaches the U21s - who play in the third tier of South African football - and oversees the senior section, made up of U18s and U16s.

In our May 5 and May 26 issues, he spoke to us about receiving the ball and moving with it.

This time, it’s all about finishing. Moritz covers what it is, the techniques and the building blocks for players learning the skill…

Hey coaches — quick heads-up. If your team’s moving up a format this season — maybe to 7v7, 9v9, or even 11v11 — it’s not just ‘more players. and bigger pitches’ The game changes. That’s why we’re running the Prepare Your Players for the Move series. On August 20 we’ve got the 7v7 Transition Masterclass, and on August 27 we’ll cover 9v9 and 11v11. You’ll get the formations, tactics and strategies you need to give your team the edge helping you win more games and develop better players. Just h