Developing Good Technique For Shooting At Goal

Warm Up As always with a ball each and stretching

1) In two’s shooting through the coned empty goals to each other. We are looking for accuracy and a good technique. Have the players count the number of goals they score. Have a few rounds adding up scores each time.

2) If you have the upright cones have them shooting to knock over the cones. Do it alternately per player each side and count which team knocks the most cones over (competitive). Ensure players are all organized properly behind an end line so they all shoot from the same distance.

3) Simple shooting practice. Players are in two’s 10 to 20 yards apart, distance depending on the age group you are working with. Each has a goal to defend and they have to score past each other. Keep it to two or three touches per shot. Focus on the technique of striking the ball and explain and demonstrate this to the players.

Develop: Have the players shoot with their stronger foot for a time then have them practice shooting with their weaker foot for a time.

Conditions: Work on side foot shooting, instep shooting, swerving the ball with the inside and outside of the foot etc.

Competitive: After two minutes of shooting have the winners play each other and the losers play each other.

Develop: Have two v two games so some passing and shooting is developed; encourage a one touch shot from a well weighted pass from their teammates.