Organization:

Players in pairs

1 ball per pair

2 yard gates, 10 yards in between each player

Instructions:

Players strike the ball through the gate using the driven technique.

No scores to ensure shooting technique is used rather than passes.

Coaching Points:

Lock up for player

Angle of approach

Non-Kicking foot placement

Body weight leaning forward (head, shoulders, hips then knee over ball)

Contact on ball, contact on foot

Follow through

Land on striking foot

Progressions:

Organization:

As above

Instructions:

First player dribbles out to centre and shoots on goal. As soon as they shoot they retreat to behind their goal and next team shoot on their pugg. Game is continuous.

Coaching Points:

- Positive touch out of feet

- Approach ball at an angle

- Head up, observe target

- Contact center of ball

- Keep weight over ball

- Follow through onto kicking foot

Progressions:

- Use both feet

- Competition between two teams

- After shot, set for your next teammate.

Organization: 1 Goal, 6 Players either side of the goal, as many balls as possible

Instructions: Player A plays to Player B who opens up and plays to player C, Player C gets ball out of feet and strikes at goal.

Players warm up by finding the keepers hands also to help understand rotation. Then players go to goal looking to score.

Coaching Points:

-Judging speed/ direction of ball to get into the correct position to strike with chosen surface

-Observation of GK to decide which surface/technique is the best option.

- Ankle locked

- Toe down

- Ball out of feet with first touch

- None Kicking foot next to ball 

- Strike with the knuckle of your foot 

- Striking ball just off center 

- Quality of passing (receiving with correct foot)

- Quick rotation

Progressions: Defender comes out and adds pressure to striking player, making them take half a yard space out there feet to play the shot.

Competition first to 10 goals wins.

Organization:

1. Area as shown.

2. 5 yds between red cones.

Instructions:

Players dribble the cones from the outside to finish in the last cone on the inside cone and shot on goal if they score between the red cone and post players get 3 points if the score in middle red cones 1 point.

Coaching Points:

Strike with laces and ankle locked

After last cone last touch out of the feet

Step into the ball and follow through in the direction of the target.

Non kicking foot along side the ball

Progressions: