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Step-Back Shooting

Five balls in a line, each one further from goal. Your child runs onto each and shoots at pace.

At home 15 min 1 to 2 players Garden Park On your own With a grown-up 2016 to 2017

Shooting and Scoring Work hard

At a glance

  • Make a goal with two markers or jumpers. Line up 5 balls straight out, about 4 big steps apart, the first a few steps away.
  • Your child runs onto the closest ball and shoots at pace, then the next one back. Or one ball: fetch it between goes.
  • Count the goals out of 5, and note how far out the last goal was from.
  • Progress 1: Alternate feet down the line: right foot at one ball, left at the next.
  • Progress 2: Same, and you go in goal. They pick the side you're not on.

If it's not working: Put the balls 2 metres apart instead of 3.

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Five balls in a line, each one 3 metres further from goal than the last. The child starts at the closest ball, runs onto it and strikes at pace, then works back to the next one. Quick, no stopping to think.

Full details: set up, how to play, tips

Set up

  • Set a goal with two markers.
  • Line up 5 balls straight out from it, 3 metres apart (about 4 big steps), the first a few steps away.

Garden, park.

How to play

  • Your child starts at the closest ball and works back.
  • They run onto each ball and shoot at pace. Keep moving between shots.
  • Count the goals out of 5, and note how far out the last goal was from.

Make it easier

  • Put the balls 2 metres apart instead of 3.
  • They walk onto each ball and strike it, then build up to a run.

Make it harder, step by step

  1. Alternate feet down the line: right foot at one ball, left at the next.
  2. Same, and you go in goal. They pick the side you're not on.
  3. Only goals in the corners count.

Three things to say

  • Lock your ankle, strike through the middle of the ball, follow through at goal.

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.

Safety: Pick a clear, flat space, look out for traffic and hazards, and stop if anything hurts. Soft ball indoors.

My best

Goals out of 5 and the furthest ball scored from. Last time and this time. Only ever compared with their own earlier go, never with anyone else's. Saved on this device only.