Striker gets free
This involves making use of overload situations in your players’ favour, and finding space to score goals in 1v1 situations. MORE
Shooting
Coaching 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, drive 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.
Shooting across the goal
This session will encourage your players to play the percentage game. Shooting across the goal enables the team two chances to score – either directly from the shot or from any rebounds that follow. MORE
Aguero in the box
Passing and shooting from in and around the penalty area is vital if you want to score goals. This session gets your attackers doing just that. MORE
Engine room passing
When midfielders win the ball they need to make good passes quickly in order to take advantage of any space on the pitch. In this session the quick pass sets up a scoring chance. MORE
Quick turn and fire
Creating space in a packed penalty box in order to turn and fire off a shot is an invaluable skill that brings great rewards for strikers. MORE
Don’t be shy – shoot!
Get your players shooting at every opportunity with this drill. MORE
The killer instinct
Remaining composed when faced with just the keeper to beat is vital for a striker. This session will show you how to teach your hitmen how to hit the target and win matches. MORE
Cross, rebound, score
Scoring goals from crosses is a vital part of combination play in the final third. This session is all about scoring from crosses or rebounds MORE
Pre-season Training – one touch shot
in Shooting, Small Sided Games
Quick shooting and pressing by the opposition creates a fast, fun shooting game which focuses player’s minds on shooting and stopping shots. MORE
Hold off a defender and shoot
This drill improves the ability to cope with the pressure of having a defender breathing down your neck when through on goal with only the keeper to beat. MORE
The finishing square
The practices in this session are designed to improve the movement of the centre forward when receiving the ball and the awareness of midfielders to make an accurate forward pass and then support this pass with a forward run. MORE
The instant shot
Striking the ball first time at goal requires good service, timing and technique. With benefits including reducing the amount of time keepers have to prepare themselves, it’s worth giving it a shot. MORE
Pace setters
Ideal for grassroots teams to push opponents back and score against them. It helps teams break at speed quickly getting to the heart of the opposition defence MORE
Create space to shoot
It’s not always necessary for an attacker to go past a defender in order to shoot – sometimes a trick or a feint creates enough space to get a strike at the target. MORE
First-time shooting
Catch goalkeepers unaware by getting your players to shoot with their first touch. MORE
Shrinking goal
This is a great game since it provides a natural handicap that makes even the most unequal of teams (in terms of player skill) equal. So let your players choose their own teams, if necessary, and enjoy the game’s effect! MORE
Receive a square pass and shoot
Shooting from a square pass is a difficult skill for young players to master, but this activity will help you teach them in a variety of situations. MORE
Diagonal run and shot
Even the best defences will be breached if your forwards make diagonal runs from wide and receive a well-timed through pass. This shooting drill will help your players perfect their timing when making diagonal runs and getting a shot at goal. MORE
Shoot on sight
A snap shot at goal can be the difference between two teams on match day. When the chance to shoot arises, your players need to take advantage of the opportunity. MORE
The goal poacher
This week’s session is designed to improve your players’ ability to score goals inside the penalty area. The term “goal poacher” describes a player who is desperate to score goals and is constantly looking to get a toe, foot or head on the ball to do so. MORE
Return to play: 1v1 striker test
This simple and fun activity is perfect for using as a warm up, allowing you to warm up your players with ball control, speed and good touch. MORE
Return to play: Lone striker
Use this session to teach your strikers to attack with strength and presence – to be a strong forward who strikes fear into the heart of defenders. This simple session puts the focus on passing and moving to get into a good position to hit the target. MORE
Quick turning to shoot
This session is designed to improve your players’ turning in and around the penalty area. The aim for the forward is to get a quick shot at goal and catch the goalkeeper by surprise. MORE
Return to play: wingers
Great session for return to play with 5 players. Getting players used to passing and moving in different parts of the pitch is vital to their match day success MORE
