Improving Shooting On Goal Using Simple Shooting Ideas
/Developing Good Technique For Shooting At Goal
Warm Up As always with a ball each and stretching
1) In two’s shooting through the coned empty goals to each other. We are looking for accuracy and a good technique. Have the players count the number of goals they score. Have a few rounds adding up scores each time.
2) If you have the upright cones have them shooting to knock over the cones. Do it alternately per player each side and count which team knocks the most cones over (competitive). Ensure players are all organized properly behind an end line so they all shoot from the same distance.
3) Simple shooting practice. Players are in two’s 10 to 20 yards apart, distance depending on the age group you are working with. Each has a goal to defend and they have to score past each other. Keep it to two or three touches per shot. Focus on the technique of striking the ball and explain and demonstrate this to the players.
Develop: Have the players shoot with their stronger foot for a time then have them practice shooting with their weaker foot for a time.
Conditions: Work on side foot shooting, instep shooting, swerving the ball with the inside and outside of the foot etc.
Competitive: After two minutes of shooting have the winners play each other and the losers play each other.
Develop: Have two v two games so some passing and shooting is developed; encourage a one touch shot from a well weighted pass from their teammates.
In this game, players must be particularly aware of where teammates are, where the opposition are, the keepers position because the space to work in is small and the time they have on the ball is short. Hence development of the mental side of the game in terms of the Awareness program, i.e. seeing situations quickly and acting upon them is very important to the player to help him or her have success by scoring goals.