Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Shooting drills

Screen 1

Begin shooting drills with combination with shooters backs to goal.

Key to this drill is for players to communicate which way ball is to be played out, then determine who makes which run in the area

1. First player in the area always goes near post

2. Second in the area goes back post

3. third goes to area between penalty spot and 6 yd line

Coaching points:

- have winger put in early balls, practicing balls that would be behind defense and out of reach of keeper

- place a cone or flag as shown to encourage servers to get deep towards goal line before serving.

- all runs should bend away from server before making final approach to goal, allowing better angle of attack on the served ball

Screen 3

first combination passer turns after passing, receives a pass from coach takes a touch and shoots on goal.

Combination takes place while this is going on, with the 4th passer playing wide then blasting into box with other three for a cross from winger

Screen 5

player starts behind back last manequin.

1. receives pass to the right, touches into space past the outside defender and shoots (2)

3. immediately recevies a pass from coach when he shoots from, 1-touch back.

4. Back-pedals to outside defender, 1-2 (1 touch) again.

5. Then receives a pass between front and right defender, touches into space to the left and shoots (6)

7 and 8. Player repeats pattern, doing two 1-2's with coach as they back-pedal.

9. then receive ball between front and left defender, touching right to shoot.

10. One more 1-2 as the shooter recovers back left behind the front defender as coach lays off final ball for fourth shoot

repeat in opposite direction

Encourage checks and scans to keep them aware.. practice movements they would use in a match