A great one for players to practice on their own and to develop shooting on the run.
In this drill the player has to hit the ball into the goal, collect it, run around the cone and then hit the ball again.
This can be adapted to work several players at the same time though consider players' safety with multiple players shooting at the same goal in quick succession.
Ensure players hit the target with their shots - if players are continually missing the goal get them to reduce the power in their shots.
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