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ABC Shooting

Three start cones, A, B and C, at three angles to goal: shoot, fetch your ball and move to the next cone.

Practice 13 min 6 to 12 players Half pitch 2016 to 2018

Shooting and Scoring Be brave

At a glance

  • One goal for each group of three. Three start cones, A, B and C, 15 to 25 big steps out, and a ball each.
  • Shoot from your cone any way you like, fetch your ball, then move to the next cone: A to B to C.
  • No keeper. Look before you fetch your ball, as others may be shooting.
  • Progress 1: Set shots: A is the inside of the right foot, B is laces, C is the inside of the left foot.
  • Progress 2: A keeper, the coach or a child who'd like a go. Shots from 6 m and below the knee (2016s and 2017s: 8 m, below the waist).

If it's not working: Bring A, B and C in to about 10 m from the goal.

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One of the two or three goals set side by side, so each has two or three players. Three start cones A, B and C, 15 to 25 big steps from goal, a ball each and no keeper. Shoot from your cone any way you like, fetch your ball, then move on to the next cone: A to B to C.

Full details: set up, how to play, tips and age tweaks

Set up

  • Set out three starting points (A, B, C) 15 to 25 big steps from the goal, with a ball each.
  • Use two or three goals side by side, a group of three on each, so nobody waits in a line.

Goal, balls and cones. Three start cones A, B and C, 15 to 25 big steps from the goal. A group of three on each goal; use two or three goals side by side.

How to play

  • Players shoot from their cone any way they like, then fetch their ball.
  • Move to the next cone after every shot, so everyone shoots from A, B and C.

Keeping everyone moving

Use several goals and a ball each so groups are 2 or 3 and nobody waits in a line. For the youngest, use the Shooting Gallery instead: ball each, four goals, no lines.

Make it easier

  • Bring A, B and C in to about 10 m from the goal.
  • Keep all three starting spots fairly central, not out wide, so every shot has a clear view of goal.

Make it harder, step by step

  1. Set shots: A is the inside of the right foot, B is laces, C is the inside of the left foot.
  2. A keeper in goal, the coach or a child who would like a go: shoot for a corner away from them. Shots from 6 m and below the knee (2016s and 2017s: 8 m, below the waist).
  3. B passes to A, A sets it back and B shoots first time. Then C passes to B, B sets it back and C shoots first time.

Three things to say

  • Laces or side foot, head over the ball.
  • Standing foot at the side of the ball.
  • Strike through the ball, hit the target.

Colts habit

Be brave: strike it, then fetch it, then go again.

Both feet

Point C is the practice foot.

Heads up

Look at the goal before the set.

The Colts change: Use several goals and a ball each so groups are 2 or 3 and nobody waits in a line. For the youngest, use the Shooting Gallery instead: ball each, four goals, no lines.

Safety: Nobody stands behind the goal. If a keeper is used, follow the academy keeper safety rules for the age group.

Keeping score: Your goals from A, B and C.