Soccer Shooting Drills
Soccer shooting drills are not only fun for the players, but it is one of the fundamental skills necessary to score goals. However, become an excellent shot takes practice. Repetition is one of the best tools to refine your skill of shooting. Players should start by shooting stationary balls and progress towards moving targets, different angle shots, and volleys.
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Purpose of Soccer Shooting Drills
- Become confortable striking the ball on target.
- More goals scored.
- Confidence to attempt more shots on goal.
Soccer Shooting Drills Requires
Players should focus on their plant foot, balance, and striking the ball with the correct area of the foot.
- Glance up and select your target.
- Keep your head down and eyes on the ball.
- Point your toe and lock your ankle.
- Strike the ball inthe center-bottom half of the ball.
- Position your plant foot beside the ball.
- Plant foot should be pointing towards your target.
- Plant foot should strike the ground first before your kicking foot.
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3-Minute Shooting Drill
This soccer drill allows the coach to focus on shooting, goalkeeping and clearing balls from the back. This drill is an excellent warmup to a shooting or clearing practice.
Goalkeeper Pressure Cooker Shooting and Passing Drill
This soccer drill is a great goal keeper drill. It will give your keeper a great workout while working on passing and shooting with accuracy.
Instep Shooting Drill
This soccer shooting drill focuses on the instep drive. This shooting technique is an essential method of striking a ball when shooting. The instep drive hits the shot with the shoelace part of the foot with the toe pointed down and the ankle locked.
Diagonal 1v1 Soccer Drill
This 1v1 soccer drill is great to focus on 1v1 play whether it is on the offensive or the defensive side. On the offensive side, you can get attackers to attack the defenders with speed, quick change of pace with an explosive touch to get away, and getting behind the defensive players. On the defensive side, you can focus on closing down quickly, forcing the attacker to the side and closing down the attack.
Flighted Balls in the 18
This soccer drill is designed to focus on chipping, trapping and shooting inside the 18. If you need your team to feel more comfortable inside the penalty box, you have to practice there.
3v3 in the 18 - Attacking and Shooting Drill
This soccer drill is perfect for working on attacking in the final third of the field, quick combination play near the goal, and shooting around the 18 yard line.
1v1 Competition
This drill is great to focus on 1v1 play. It is flexible and can be used to work on the offensive side or the defensive side. On the offensive side you can get attackers to attack the defenders with speed, quick change of pace with an explosive touch to get away, getting behind the defensive players and shooting at half chances. On the defensive side, you can focus on closing down quickly, forcing the attacker to the side and closing down the attack.
2v2 Challenge
This 2v2 soccer drill focuses on putting players in 2 vs. 2 situations while attacking the goal. The dynamics of the games works on transitioning, and fitness demands on the players can be intense at times.
The Numbers Game
The Numbers Game soccer drill focuses on the 1v1 situational play for younger players. This 1v1 drill works on all dynamics of this game such as dribbling, shooting, shielding, turning and beating an opponent.
4V4 With 5 Goals Inside The 18
