Objective: This is a shooting drill that focuses on combination play and building up for a shot on goal. There are multiple combination ideas to progressively make the shooting drill more difficult. Drill Setup: Create two fairly small triangles about 15 yards from each other and approximately 5 yards outside the penalty box. You can adjust the distance from the goal based on the age and skill level of your players. Place a player on each cone with the remaining players lined up outside of the triangle area. You will only need a large supplies of balls per triangle. Drill Instructions:COMBINATION 1 Player 1 starts the first series by passing to player 2. Player 2 passes to player 3. Player 3 lays a ball into space near the top of the penalty box where player 1 can hit a first time shot on goal. COMBINATION 2 Player 1 passes to player 2. Player 2 then passes to player 3. Player 3 returns the ball to player 1. Player 1 lays off a ball into space for player 3 to hit a first time shot on goal.
Drill Coaching Points: Coaches, focus on the following: Good passing combination to feet while playing in 1 touch. Good fluid movement keeping the body under control Finishing with a shot on target. Focus on body mechanics when striking the shot. Drill Variations Switch sides the players shoot so players are shooting left and right footed. Be creative and make up other combinations as they are limitless.
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