| Drill 1 - Shooting Both Sides |
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Warm Up:
Refer to the “Warm Up” section for a variety of fun warm up activities for your team. Use a combination of exercises “with” and “without” the ball. Relate the warm up to the skill of the day. Be creative, energetic, and make the
warm-up a fun start to the practice session.
Exercise Objectives:
This practice is designed to improve the player’s technical ability using the “Low driven shot”. |
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Field Preparation
 3 Players
Area 20 x 20 yards
Cones or Flag poles
1 Ball |
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Coaching Pointers:
Three players are positioned in a grid 20 yards x 40 yards, using one ball. One player is placed each side of the
goal and the third acts as a goalkeeper. The goalkeeper starts the practice by rolling the ball to one of the players. The player tries to score past the goalkeeper. The ball must travel between the flagpole’s or cones and below head-height of the goalkeeper to count. Goals are awarded in the following manner:
3 goals if the player scores on first touch.
2 goals if the player takes two touches before scoring.
1 goal if the player takes three or more touches before scoring.
The player on the opposite side must always be alert to strike the ball when it comes into their end from a shot.
If the goalkeeper saves the shot, they turn around and roll the ball out to the opposite player. The player in goal should be rotated with the outfield players. Keep a record of the score to determine the champion. |
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| Drill 2 - Shooting 1 v 1 with Goalkeeper |
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Exercise Objectives:
This practice is designed to improve the player’s technical ability in a variety of shooting techniques. |
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Field Preparation
3 Players
Area 30 x 30 yards
Cones or Flag poles
1 Ball |
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Coaching Pointers:
Five players are positioned in a grid 30 yards x 30 yards, using one ball. Two players are positioned either side of the goal.
The goalkeeper starts the practice by rolling the ball to one of the players. The first player to the ball tries to score past the goalkeeper, the second must defend, if they win the ball they may also shoot. The ball must
travel between the cones and below head-height of the goalkeeper to count. Goals are awarded in the following manner:
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3 goals if the player scores on first touch
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2 goals if the player takes two touches before scoring
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1 goal if the player takes three or more touches before scoring.
The players on the opposite side must always be alert to strike the ball when in comes into their end from a shot.
If the goalkeeper saves the shot, they then turn around and roll the ball out to the opposite players.
The player in goal should be rotated with the outfield players. Keep a record of the score to determine the champion. |
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| Drill 3 - World Cup Shooting Drill |
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Exercise Objectives:
This practice is designed to improve the player’s technical ability in a variety of close range shooting techniques. |
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Field Preparation
Large group of players
Penalty Area
Full Size Goals
Cones or Flag poles
Supply of Balls
Colored Bibs |
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Coaching Pointers:
Players are divided equally into two groups. One group is positioned behind the goal to recover missed shots.
The second group are split equally and positioned at two cones placed at the edge of the penalty area.
Two servers, positioned each side of the goal, serve the ball on the ground and between the two flag poles placed approximately 12 yards from the goal line. Each server alternates serving. Players recovering the balls must always ensure there is a ready supply of ball for the servers.
Players shooting must receive a pass from the server diagonally opposite. The ball must be struck after it passes through the cones. Any ball struck before passing through the cones does not count. The group works as a team to see how many goals they can score in three minutes. After the three minutes, all goals are totaled and the groups alternate.
The emphasis should be placed on "accuracy" and not power.
Players should time their runs so that they do not have to break stride when striking the ball.
Note: This is also a great practice to use for heading. Have servers deliver underhanded serves. |
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| Drill 4 - 1 v 1 Knock out Game |
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Exercise Objectives:
This practice is designed to improve a wide variety of shooting techniques while under pressure. |
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Field Preparation
Large group of players
Penalty Area
Full Size Goals
Cones or Flag poles
Supply of Balls
Colored Bibs |
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Coaching Pointers:
Players are divided into pairs and placed on the end line at opposite sides of the goal. Each pair is assigned a number.
The goalkeeper starts the practice by serving the ball out towards the edge of the penalty area.
On distributing the ball, the goalkeeper calls out a number such as 1, 2, 3, or 4 etc. The pair selected then run out to the ball. First player to get to the ball becomes the attacker, the second acts as the defender. The defender
must attempt to win the ball, and the attacker tries to score. The defender becomes the attacker if they can win possession. After a shot is taken, both players return to their starting positions.
Coach should keep track of goals scored and make a competition amongst the players.
The coach should emphasize the following coaching points:
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The emphasis should be placed on "accuracy" and not power.
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Encourage attackers to run at the defenders with speed.
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Keep the tempo high and at match pace.
Encourage players to use a variety of shooting techniques such as the low driven shot, the chip shot, the lofted
shot and bent shot etc.
Progression:
This practice can be developed to play, 2 v 2, 3 v 3 etc. |
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| Small-Sided Game (with goalkeepers) |
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Exercise Objectives:
Finish with small sided game 6 v 6, 7 v 7 (with Goalkeepers). The practice should be concluded with a small-sided game reinforcing the coaching points from your drills. |
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Field Preparation
Entire Group (split into two equal teams)
Area 40 x 60 yards
Use Small Goals, Cones or Flag poles
Supply of Balls
Colored Bibs |
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Coaching Pointers:
- Divide the players into two equal teams with goalkeepers.
- Each field should be approximately 40 yards x 60 yards.
- Use corner flags or cones as goals.
- Total time, 20-30 minutes.
- At the end of your session, review all coaching points made during the practice.
Record Score:
Team 1_________________ v Team 2 _________________
At the end of your session, review all coaching points made during the practice. |
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