Aim: To improve shooting technique
Suitable for: U9’s and upwards
Equipment: 1 goal, 3 balls, 5 slalom poles, cones.
Organisation: 1 striker works with 2 wide players, the player has 3 attempts to score. Starting point as shown in diagram. The player hits a ball to a wide player and then runs through the slalom poles runs towards the goal following one of the marked roots to the near or far post (no straight runs) and shoots 1st time. As soon as the player shoots they must sprint to the starting cone and repeat activity.
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