Finishing touch
in Shooting, Small Sided Games
Use this session to improve the passing technique of your players so they can set up strikers with solid goalscoring opportunities close to goal. 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.
Jump to it
in Shooting, Small Sided Games
The training session is an excellent workout if you want to get your strikers on their toes and ready to fire shots at the goal. This is a strengthening and reaction exercise that gives players a good workout to sharpen up scoring instincts. MORE
Total attack
This is good for attackers working the ball through an organised defence, and it has lots of chances for the attack to catch opponents on the counter. It’s a good session for tactics and techniques. MORE
Three zone scorer
in Shooting, Small Sided Games
This session gets teams to link up play from back to front, with movement and passing options in each zone and plenty of scoring opportunities for strikers. MORE
Quick draw
in Shooting, Small Sided Games
In this session, strikers are encouraged to hit a shot at the first opportunity from wherever they are in the area. MORE
Intense in attack
This is an intense and creative session that has players taking advantage of any space they can get. Because the pitch is small it also encourages shooting, so individual skill and team work are vital to success. MORE
Hit spectacular goals
in Ball Control and Footwork, Shooting
It takes a skilful player to hit a shot on the volley first touch, but if your players have practised this session, they will have a great chance of taking the opposition by surprise. MORE
Hot shots
Your attackers will have a better chance of beating the opposition goalkeeper if they strike the ball first time. A goalkeeper or defence is less likely to be ready to deal with such a shot and this could result in more goals for your team. MORE
Score more at tournaments – like England
in Email newsletters, Shooting
Tournaments are all about scoring goals – from the Women's World Cup to your local tournament on the village green. Score more with my sessions MORE
Finishing school
To score goals, players need to have the correct techniques and ability to use all parts of either foot. This session will have your players practising a variety of shooting techniques. MORE
Four corners
Great session for movement and combination play in the final third. Also has 1v1 against the attacker and shots on goal. MORE
Shoot!
in Shooting, Small Sided Games
Shooting from midfield is a great way to get your team to catch the opposition out. Use this session to get players lining up shots. Players can be scared to shoot from distance but this session will make sure they start doing it in matches. MORE
All your eggs in one basket
Have a bit of fun with this Easter-themed session that also has the serious goal of improving your players’ first-time shooting skills. In the final game, if you can put all your eggs (balls) in the basket (goal) before the opposition, you are the Easter champion. MORE
Get all your players scoring goals
in Email newsletters, Shooting
Every one of your players will love scoring goals – even the goalkeeper. It is an important part of your team strategy that you do not rely on just one player to score for your team during the season. MORE
Shift and shoot
If a striker can shake off defenders in tight areas and create room to take a shot, your team is bound to score more goals. Here’s how you can teach that technique. MORE
Rapid shooting
in Arrival activities, Fun soccer games, Shooting
This fun, shooting activity gives all players the opportunity to shoot in a fast paced competitive game. MORE
Score more goals in 5 weeks WEEK 5 Creative...
In this series we will show you how to get the ball into positions where your strikers can score more. This week we focus on being creative in front of goal MORE
Overload shooting
To increase your team’s chances of scoring goals, you can increase the number of players in your attack. This session will help improve decision-making abilities in your strikers for overload situations and the net result will be more goals. MORE
Running Late
in Shooting, Soccer drills and skills
Use this fun training game to ensure your players are both quick-thinking and quick into the box for a shooting chance. Players must think quickly so they can be first to the ball and shoot. It's a great game for concentration, balance and movement. MORE
Legend striker is an U17 coach
in Email newsletters, Shooting
Miroslav Klose is the all time leading scorer for the German national team. Now retired he is giving his skills to the 17-year-olds of Bayern Munich. Use the sessions this week to help you coach strikers to be like Klose MORE
Score more goals in 5 weeks WEEK 4 Shoot...
In this series we will show you how to get the ball into positions where your strikers can score more. This week we focus on how to recognise a first-time shooting opportunity MORE
Fire stations
This session allows players to work on first-time shooting in a competitive game-like situation. It works on technique of shooting and tactical positioning so your players make themselves open to shoot MORE
Score like a Boca striker
in Email newsletters, Shooting
If you want to see your forwards scoring like they’re on fire, get them to model their game on Boca Juniors 00striker Carlos Tevez, who plays with passion and scores with regularity MORE
Knock out
Use this fast-scoring game to teach your players how to latch onto goalscoring opportunities. This session is all about scoring before your opponents and knocking them out. MORE
