Side-on volley shots
in Core Skills, Practice plans, Shooting
When the ball’s between knee and waist height the side-on volley is a very effective technique for getting a strike in at goal. MORE
Finish your chances
in Attacking, Crossing, Passing, Shooting
Teams can get into the final third but often fail to convert chances. This focuses on finishing using combinations, passing, crossing and a variety of finishes. MORE
Sharp shooter
This session combines key attacking elements of passing, shooting and crossing. It moves quickly and positively and ensures players use both feet. Having players who can link up instinctively in the final third is a great advantage at any level, and this practice will get them thinking on their feet. MORE
Net busters
in Email newsletters, Shooting
How many times do you see great moves that demand a goal but end up going lamely out of play because no one finished off the move? How frustrating is that! A lot of effort on the training ground and by the players on match days goes into building an attack that creates a goal scoring chance... that is why it must be finished off. MORE
Finishing touches
in Core Skills, Practice plans, Shooting
Sharpen up your players’ finishing abilities in and around the penalty area with this hot-shot session. MORE
Shooting from outside the box
in Advanced Skills, Practice plans, Shooting
This session aims to improve the attitude to shooting from outside the box. MORE
Shoot from outside the box
This session improves shooting technique and gives players confidence to shoot from outside the penalty area. It helps players to see an opportunity and take it with a shot from long range. Some players will be able to do it straight away but others will take time – put accuracy over power when they first try. MORE
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 across the goal
in Advanced Skills, Practice plans, Shooting
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
in Core Skills, Practice plans, Shooting
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!
in Core Skills, Practice plans, Shooting
Get your players shooting at every opportunity with this drill. MORE
The killer instinct
in Advanced Skills, Practice plans, Shooting
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
in Core Skills, Practice plans, Shooting
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
in Advanced Skills, Practice plans, Shooting
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
in Core Skills, Practice plans, Shooting
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
in Core Skills, Practice plans, Shooting
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
in Core Skills, Practice plans, 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
in Core Skills, Practice plans, Shooting
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
