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Shooting drills and games

These soccer shooting drills will enhance your players’ ability to beat the goalkeeper from many different positions. Shooting is a core soccer skill for EVERY player and we have some great ways to coach it.

 

We look at shooting from dead-ball situations, shooting while running, shooting first time, driven shots, and how to make the ball bend, curl and dip. We have great soccer shooting drills and games to help you coach the skills to all your players.

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Warm Up
Age Group
U6
U7
U8
U9
U10
U11
U12
U13
U14
U15
U16
U17+
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Shoot under pressure

Shoot under pressure

A fast game based on getting shots away and blocking them. Players must attack and close down very quickly.
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Small-sided game: Individual possession

Small-sided game: Individual possession

Develop young players’ confidence in staying on the ball in this practice. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine it with ...
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Practice: Crossing and finishing

Practice: Crossing and finishing

Use this session to develop goalscoring chances from wide areas. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine it with two progre...
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Small-sided game: Crossing and finishing

Small-sided game: Crossing and finishing

Use this session to develop goalscoring chances from wide areas. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine it with two progre...
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Practice 1: Play out from defence

Practice 1: Play out from defence

Encourage your players to build out from the back with this session. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine it with two pr...
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Practice 2: Play out from defence

Practice 2: Play out from defence

Encourage your players to build out from the back with this session. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine it with two pr...
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Small-sided game: Play out from defence

Small-sided game: Play out from defence

Encourage your players to build out from the back with this session. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine it with two pr...
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Spot opening – shoot

Spot opening – shoot

This is a fast game of rapid one-twos, thinking quickly and, crucially, spotting the opportunity to score goals.

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Ten seconds to score

Ten seconds to score

An activity to encourage your players to collect the ball at their feet, accelerate with it and shoot from distance.
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Take chances quickly

Take chances quickly

A fast-paced practice which will encourage your players to shoot from various distances while under pressure.
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Practice: Attack at top speed

Practice: Attack at top speed

This three-part session encourages players to travel with the ball using power and pace.
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Score to gain a player

Score to gain a player

Teams start with one player, but a goal releases another. The more players, the greater the chance of scoring again.
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Technical practice: Play into the number 9

Technical practice: Play into the number 9

This three-part session plan helps develop play into and around a team’s centre forward.
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Practice: Winning your battles

Practice: Winning your battles

This three-part session develops players’ ability to stay on the ball and take defenders on 1v1.
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Small-sided game: Winning your battles

Small-sided game: Winning your battles

This three-part session develops players’ ability to stay on the ball and take defenders on 1v1.
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Practice 2: Scan, receive, turn

Practice 2: Scan, receive, turn

Help your players make quicker and better decisions with this three-part session.

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Soccer Coach Weekly Issue 179

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Soccer Coach Weekly Issue 179
This week, learn about:
  • The 4-2-1-1 9-aside formation
  • Shooting under pressure
  • Switching play
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    Small-sided game: Changing course

    Small-sided game: Changing course

    Switch up the pace and direction of play, with emphasis on the technical skills of dribbling.
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    Warm-up: On the receiving end

    Warm-up: On the receiving end

    This three-part session will develop your players’ ability to receive the ball, ready to shoot.
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    Practice: On the receiving end

    Practice: On the receiving end

    This three-part session will develop your players’ ability to receive the ball, ready to shoot.
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    Score from close range

    Score from close range

    Not as easy as it sounds. Use this to get your attackers taking opportunities in the box.
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    Scoring from crosses

    Scoring from crosses

    Use this drill to improve your strikers’ first-time finishing from deliveries from out wide.
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    Shoot from distance

    Shoot from distance

    Replicates situations where players combine with their team-mates before finishing from range.
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    Better instinctive finishing

    Better instinctive finishing

    A practice to encourage one-touch crossing and shooting and enhance chance conversion.
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    Shooting gallery

    Shooting gallery

    Give players game-like situations to enable them to work together to create scoring chances

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