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LOGINDribble forward and shoot (U9 activity)
EasiCoachby Dave Clarke
DRIBBLE AND SHOOT CIRCUIT
“Look at the ball then look up when dribbling” • “Work quickly but don’t go too fast and miscontrol the ball” • “Accuracy is more important than power”Set up a 10 x 10 yards area with target goals at each end. Use cones to mark out a shooting gate at each end of the pitch, as shown.
Start with three players, each with a ball, lined up alongside each of the goals. The players take turns to dribble up the pitch and shoot at the goal through the gate. After shooting they run round behind the goal and join the back of the opposite line.
You can change the size and position of the shooting gate to reflect how well your team can keep the activity going – if your players are having trouble, make the gates larger and move the gates to change the angle of shot.
This is unopposed so the technique for this age group should be good – you want players to be aware of the shooting gate and to have the ball in the right position to shoot through the gate easily.
This is unopposed so the technique for this age group should be good – you want players to be aware of the shooting gate and to have the ball in the right position to shoot through the gate easily.
Once the players have done the activity a few times you can change it so that the shooter then turns and defends against the player on the opposite side to add some match day realism. This makes a good warm up on match days to get players into the groove for dribbling and shooting when the game goes live.
How many players do I need?
Use up to six players.
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