Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): HPR U9: SHOOTING AND ATTACKING DRILL (Start Time: 2023-02-01 19:00:00)

Screen 1 SHOOTING (15 mins)

Warmup/Drill: As players arrive to the session they join a shooting drill as shown in the diag.  

Equipment. Balls/bibs/Nets/Cones

Field size 30yds by 40yds

Duration: 10-15 minutes

WHAT I TELL THE PLAYERS TO DO:

1.Shoot from a stationary ball from 3 angles as shown in the diagram.

2. All players to shoot from the 3 angles( rotate the groups)

KEY COACHING POINTS: 

1. Select target.

2.Keep your head down looking at the ball.

3. Plant foot 1/2 yard from the ball and should point in direction of target.

4. Lock angle of shooting foot.

5. Strike ball in the centre/bottom half of the ball; INSIDE -accuracy and laces/knuckle-power

6. Follow through

Screen 3 ATTACKING/SHOOTING (15 mins)

SHOOTING A MOVING BALL ( 10mins)

The drill is set up in the way the team plays on Saturday- 5aside:

My preferred formation: Formation GK-1-2-1

S-striker

RDW-right defensive midfielder

LDW- left defensive midfielder

D- defender

WHAT I TELL THE PLAYERS TO DO:

D- passes to either LDW or RDW who in turn passes to S- who turns and run to shoot with LDW offering support, and RDW sliding into the midfield to support the defender.

Alternate the passes from D and play for 3 mins

Add 2 defenders

Then Add 1 MF

Then Add 1 striker

Finally add another GK and goal 

Game on.

KEY COACHING POINTS: 

1. Select target.

2.Keep your head down looking at the ball.

3. Plant foot 1/2 yard from the ball and should point in direction of target.

4. Lock angle of shooting foot.

5. Strike ball in the centre/bottom half of the ball; Inside foot -accuracy and laces/knuckle-power

6. Follow through

Ask players to translate what they have learnt from the frill into a match. See SSG below.