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Shooting Technique

Shots at a goal of two markers: laces shots, placed shots into a corner, a small target, then the practice foot.

At home 25 min 1 to 2 players Garden Park On your own With a grown-up 2016 to 2019

Shooting and Scoring Work hard

At a glance

  • Make a goal with 2 markers, 4 giant steps apart. Shoot from 6 steps out, with the laces: plant foot beside the ball, head steady.
  • Placed shot: pass the ball into a corner with the inside of the foot. 10 shots.
  • Aim small: put a bottle or marker in a corner for your child to hit. 10 shots.
  • Practice foot: 8 shots with the practice foot.
  • Progress 1: First time: your child rolls the ball a few steps ahead and shoots it without stopping it.
  • Progress 2: Top corners: your child strikes a touch under the ball to lift it into the top corner.

If it's not working: Move closer to the goal, about 4 giant steps away.

Full details: set up, how to play, tips

Set up

  • Warm up for 5 minutes: jog, then a few passes against a wall.
  • Make a goal with two markers about 4 giant steps apart, and a shooting spot 6 giant steps out.

Garden, park.

How to play

  • Laces shot: your child plants their standing foot beside the ball and strikes through the middle with the laces, head steady. 10 shots.
  • Placed shot: the inside of the foot passes it into a corner. 10 shots.
  • Aim small: put a target (a bottle or marker) in a corner for them to hit. 10 shots.
  • Practice foot: 8 shots with the practice foot. Even a few good ones help.

Make it easier

  • Move closer to the goal, about 4 giant steps away.
  • Use a bigger target in the corner, like a bucket or a cushion.

Make it harder, step by step

  1. First time: your child rolls the ball a few steps ahead and shoots it without stopping it.
  2. Top corners: your child strikes a touch under the ball to lift it into the top corner.
  3. Further out: step back a few paces and keep the shots on target.

Three things to say

  • Plant foot beside the ball.
  • Laces through the middle, head steady and over the ball.

Colts habit

Work hard: little and often beats one long go.

Both feet

Do a round with the practice foot only.

Heads up

Look up between touches.

For your birth year

Pick a birth year to show the tweak for that group.

2016 to 2017
Laces shots 12.
2018 to 2019
Laces shots 8.

Safety: Nobody stands in the goal. Keep clear of windows.

Keeping score: Not counted. Tick the drills they did today.