Written by Dave Clarke
Dribble to Shoot at Goal
Simple ball skills like dribbling are a key way to get individuals to think about the ball and how they interact with it before they play. Enhance dribbling skills and shooting accuracy by navigating through cones before taking a shot at goal.
Coaching Objectives
Improve dribbling technique, agility, and shooting accuracy while under pressure in a dynamic and game-like scenario.
Drill Setup
- 10 Mins
- Squad Players
- 2 Goals
- 4 Bibs
- 15 x 20 y
Technique Tips
- Dribbling: Keep the ball close to the feet using the inside and outside surfaces for quick changes of direction.
- Acceleration: Explode past the last cone with a burst of speed to create shooting opportunities.
- Shooting: Focus on proper technique, including planting the non-shooting foot, striking the ball with the instep, and following through towards the target.
What the Players Do
Set up in front of a goal to one side, spread a few cones out 15 yards from goal. Do it both sides of the goal so you can get more players dribbling and shooting. Place cones in the corners that…Linking Your Strikers
This drill looks at strikers linking up and combining play in the attacking third of the pitch. It's all about communicating, combining and support play.
Coaching Objectives
Coach your strikers to receive the ball and link up in a creative way to create goal-scoring chances using quick forward passing to destroy defences.
Set up with a 15 yard central zone bookended with two 10 yard zones and end zones of 5 yards. Two teams of 5 plus a keeper set up so 3 players are in the central zone and 2 strikers are at the attacking end of the pitch in the 10 yard zones.
Drill Setup
- 20 Mins
- 12 Players
- 2 Goals
- 5 Bibs
- 45 x 15 y
What the Players Do
Play starts with a pass from the coach into the central area where teams are playing 3v3. The idea is to keep possession of the ball for 3 passes then get it to the two attackers who combine to score.…3v3 Scoring Under Pressure
This is a drill that all your players will love playing as it is all about scoring goals. It gets players to recognise and execute goal chances.
Coaching Objectives
Recognise where the support is coming from with accurate passes key to build up to goal and spot goal scoring chances.
Drill Setup
- 15 Mins
- 7 Players
- 2 Goals
- 3 Bibs
- 44 x 18 y
What the Players Do
This is 3v3 plus a magic man who plays for the team in possession. The game is very fast and players score by dribbling through the gates. Start as a normal game then introduce a two-touch rule…Continue Reading For Free
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