Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Shooting

U8s Technical - Shooting (5 mins)

• Key Factors

Focus on shooting technique  with aim to practice getting a shot away before closed down by defender and improving accuracy by refining the technique.

Observe technique and feedback  - 1m 30 secs. Layer technique based on observations every 1m 30 secs based on observations and need to progress /  regress.

ShootingTechnique 

- 1. GET BODY INTO POSITION - 2.ANGLED APPROACH - 3. NON KICKING FOOT BESIDE THE BALL - 4. HEAD OVER THE BALL - 5. SELECT SURFACE & STRIKE - 6. FOLLOW THROUGH - 7. AIM LOW AND ACROSS GOAL -8. DECISION.

One of the players help demonstrate to the group -  confident to do so.

Demonstrate slowly the practice.  Show in natural speed and allow players to rehearse.

Players take it in turns to feeds the ball to the player from the ball feeding point indicated by the blue cone. Once the ball is laid off the attacker takes one touch to set themselves and shoot into the open goal, finish of choice.

 As soon as the player shoots they  returns to the opposite queue / blue cone. Player feeds the ball in to the next player on the opposite side.

Interventions - coach to observe from front and / or side of the players feeding the ball in / shooting players returning after shooting so can give 1-1 interventions or add challenges.

The player has the opportunity to rehearse based on feedback before going again.

Every 1 m 30 secs . General group interventions and pausing the session can be done viewing the players and to reset to show the group. Layer technique add steps each break. to progress the practice.

Use any foot. 

+ Use weaker foot

+ Challenge to score between the goal post and blue cone - award points.

- move closer towards the goal

-player starts with the ball

Organisation

• 2 zones, each zone 15m across x 20m. Marked out natural pitch lines as per plan and blue cone 2m from the corner.
• 2 standard size goals one in each end of the pitch. 
• Two Small orange cone 5m (centre of pitch).
• Red cone for attackers starting position 5m x 5m from centre / byline.

• Two small cones 0.5m from each post of the goal.

One coach per zone depending if parallel / numbers attending.

6 minutes. Divided into 1.5m intervals.

SSG Shooting (15 mins)

Key Factors

• Small sided game to put shooting technique to test in a game situation. Aim is to take opportunity when presented first time and shoot when first have a chance before closed down.  
• Challenge:  2 goals for 1 touch finishing from receiving the ball.  2 goals from scoring between cone and post in the corner. 1 goal any other way.
• Last 3 minutes normal play no conditions / challenges.
• Interventions - allow 3 minutes without coaching to observe.  Each coach works from the side focusing on the scoring zone to observe shooting technique. 1 - 1 and group breaks.
• +Shooting from further distance scoring zone with red cones left in position.
• +If tagged before shooting, ball returned to opposition / goal doesnt count
• - Only 1 defender allowed in scoring zone. Red cones moved level with edge of area.
• - Wingers can be unopposed if receive ball outside the bylines.  Gives opportunity to cross and move ball further upfield into the scoring zone to create chances to shoot. May be unopposed squares?

Organisation

• Standard pitch set up as per technical organisation. Remove cone from the centre. 30 x 20m. 
• Condition - Target cones in each goal remain.
• Condition red cones remain but not active unless progressed / regressed.
• Time 25% of session - 15 minutes. Broken down with natural break. to allow group / player interventions and refresh.