Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Shooting with one touch passing and movement

Screen 1 (15 mins)

Key Factors

We're focusing on shooting, the objective is to play a one-two to create a crossing opportunity for our attacking player to get a shot off

The Mechanics to focus on are:

Getting your head over the ball

Body into a position to strike

Have an angled approach

Placing your non kicking foot beside the ball

Selecting the surface to strike, laces, inside of the foot, outside.

Following through on your strike

Accuracy of you shot

Organisation

Player A will play a 1-2 with player B.

Player B will run into position 1, where player A will pass the ball to

Player A will then run into position 2

Player B will play a pass back to player A who will shoot at goal. 

Once the drill is complete, player A will take the position of player B, and player B will join the back of the queue

Screen 3 (15 mins)

Key Factors

This drill is all one touch, from the first pass into player B, though the cross from position 1 to the final shot in position 2. 

Organisation



Player A will play a 1-2 with player B. Player B is now under pressure from a defender

Player B will run into position 1, where player A will pass the ball to

Player A will then run into position 2

Player B will play a pass back to player A who will shoot at goal.

As the ball is passed in from position 1, player C or D will put pressure on the player in position 2.

Once the drill is complete, player A will take the position of player B, and player B will join the back of the queue