EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE FOR GRASSROOTS SOCCER COACHES
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.
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Strike fear into the heart of any defender with this session. Cut inside or split the defenders after receiving the ball at an angle to the goal, turning and firing past the keeper into the net. MORE
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Mo Salah in the Champions League with Liverpool, Kevin De Bruyne in the Premier League with Manchester City and Lionel Messi in La Liga with Barcelona – the best players can chip a ball. MORE
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There are plenty of ways to score in this game but accuracy and game management are key to making the most of having 7 targets to shoot at MORE
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An end-to-end game that will help your players to develop a goal poacher’s instincts by limiting strikers to just one touch in the final third of the pitch MORE
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Top strikers may be worth their weight in gold but when it comes to winning titles, the clever money goes on the sides with firepower throughout the squad too. MORE
A fast and frantic game that encourages your players to make the most of the extra man and create the space to shoot from distance, like Zlatan Ibrahimovic did in his first game for LA Galaxy MORE
Teams keep possession in one half but when they spot an opening they break into the other half – but now they only have 5 seconds to score. MORE
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This simple and fun activity is perfect for use on match days, allowing you to warm up your players with ball control, speed and good touch MORE
Turning with the ball is a skill in itself but there should be an end product which is created by turning with the ball – in this case the players turns and finishes by shooting MORE
Get your players to think combinations by linking up patterns of play in this session and applying a good finish using the correct technique and skill set MORE
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Pass, turn, shoot then move quickly to get back into position – this session works your players to get to the ball first and shoot quickly MORE
When teams are playing through the middle of the pitch they should always look to move the ball through the midfield either down the middle or using wide players to advance into the final third. Why use it This forces play through them midfield and shows players how playing this way they keep possession and... MORE
The session is about is all about the movement from the two forwards to free themselves and receive passes in front of one of the goals. Shooting technique will be very important. MORE
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With such a high percentage of goals, from grassroots to professional level, scored inside the penalty area, Kevin has come up with a series of drills focused on finishing from close range as well of ways of working the ball into the box. MORE
In the final part of Kevin Nicholson’s Total Finishing Trilogy you can set up a competition between your attackers and defenders in a much more direct shooting session MORE
The second part of Kevin Nicholson's Total Finish Trilogy brings the final pass into play with attackers scoring from all parts of the penalty area from good possession and passing. MORE
Young players can fear 1v1 battles, particularly when taking an opponent on in a situation that dictates quick running and good ball skills at the end of it. But repeating this move will instil confidence MORE
This session teaches players to create chances from tight spaces near goal. The challenge of time makes it important to play in the tight space. Players learn the benefits of playing quickly when tightly marked. MORE
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Teams battle it out to keep possession in the 4v4 with movement and accurate passing – they then need to find a good pass to set up the striker who is marshalled by a lone defender MORE
This session is formed of three drills that create scenarios for players to practice shooting from close range. It is always difficult to recreate this in training but is vital you do so MORE
Use this session to improve the passing technique of your players so they can set up strikers with solid goalscoring opportunities close to goal – and also gets them to work hard in the build up play when attacking and defending MORE
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Set up Pitch size: 30 x 20 yards (minimum) up to 40 x 25 yards (maximum) Two teams of four players No offside If the ball leaves play, you have a few re-start options: The coach passes a new ball onto the pitch The players take a roll in The players take a throw in... MORE
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This game encourages the team in possession to dribble the ball and beat defenders in order to break out of the central zone and into the end zones to shoot at goal. MORE
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Shooters is a collection of games that improve your team’s ability to create and take shooting opportunities. They are designed to improve the build up process, a positive attitude towards taking responsibility for shots at goal, and the reaction of the forwards to run in to win rebounds. MORE
