The shooter or goal shooter stand on a cone and shoot 10 shots from each cone. Upper level: run to the transverse line and shoot. Depends on how good the shooter is doing, give her a certain amout to do in a certain amout of time. You can also add more cones.
Focus on the technique of the shooter
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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