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Players set up in 2 lines with one central player who feeds you the ball. The ball must be struck first time. The other player follows in for a rebound.

COACHING POINTS

Strike the ball with the laces

Aim to shoot across the goalkeeper

Head over the ball

Land on the striking foot.

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Number Shooting - 1v1 | Shooting

Number Shooting - 1v1:

Number 2 groups of players from 1-5 and get them to stand on either side of the goal.

  1. Call a number. The two players (one from each side) whose number was called race around the cones to enter the area.
  2. When a player has entered through the gate the coach feeds the ball to the side where the first player has entered.
  3. Player runs onto the ball and tries to score before the other player can make a challenge/block.

Shooting
1st touch shooting | Shooting

1st touch shooting:

Encouraging 1st time shooting by using the correct technique to take the shot early and finish from close range.

Get your knee over the ball and use the pace of the ball to generate the power. By trying to strike the ball too hard, the likelihoood is the accuracy will be poor.

Blue 1 plays ball into area and clue 2 moves in to shoot 1st time. Blue 2 goes to replace blue 1 and blue 1 runs around working area to take blue 2s place.

Shooting
Slalom Shoot | Shooting

Slalom Shoot:

Players run forward, receive the pass from behind and then dribble through the cones.

On reaching the final cone players take one touch to tee themselves up and then shoot.

Shooting
Shooting with the ball going away from the player | Shooting

Shooting with the ball going away from the player:

Players set up in 2 lines with one central player who feeds you the ball. The ball must be struck first time. The other player follows the player in for a rebound.

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