Training plan: 2017s, Shooting and Scoring

12 players · 2 coaches · cage · two groups of 6

0 to 10 3v3 as they arrive

As they arrive: 1v1, then 2v2, then 3v3, on two small pitches with a goal at each end.
A spare ball in from the side when one goes out. No throw-ins: dribble it in or pass it in.

Goal with a volunteer keeper, shooting line 6 or 8 m out. Four poles run up towards goal, then six poles run across from the top.
A pair starts together at the cone below the four poles, a ball each. On Go!, short route weaves the four poles and shoots.
Long route runs up beside the four poles, weaves the six across, then turns and attacks the goal 1v1. Short route turns to defend.
A go ends with a goal, a save, the ball out or the defender winning it. Swap routes every go.

Progress 1: Weave the poles with your practice foot only.
Progress 2: Add a small gate beside the start. The defender who wins the ball can score through it.

For the 2017s: Shooting line 8 m out, volunteer keepers only, and a shot counts below waist height. Four poles up and six across.

Two goals, 6 a pitch: K in one goal with the balls, LB and RB in front, LW and RW wide at halfway, CF in the middle.
K rolls it to RB, who passes to RW. RW runs the line and crosses it along the ground.
CF attacks the near post and LW the back post: finish first time. Next go is down the left: K rolls to LB.
Back to your spot after each go, and change jobs every 4 goes. With 7 or 8: two pitches of 4 (K, RB, RW and CF).

Progress 1: The coach goes in goal at the far end.
Progress 2: Sprint to a new job when the ball's dead: K, RB and RW follow their pass, LB goes in goal, LW to LB and CF to LW.

For the 2017s: Two touches at most for the full-back and the winger.

Two or three touches every time: at least two, no more than three.
Theme rule: a goal from a rebound counts double.
Rules to call on if you need them: everyone over halfway to score, the keeper rolls it out, ball below head height.