Control/Trapping
Shooting
Control/Trapping
Shooting
WU - Toss and Control - Players move around the space freely,
tossing their
own ball in the air and trying to control it before it
lands. Players
dribble around controlling, then repeat the activity.
Coaching Points: Have player's body touch ball before it first hits
the ground. Have players control first touch with different body parts:
foot, head,
thigh, etc.
Have players flick ball into hands before the toss, don't allow them to pick
the
ball off the ground with their hands. Watch for height. Encourage different
heights.
Have players fake before their first touch, fake on way to first touch in
the
opposite direction.
Correct kicking form - 1. seated on ground, kick ball out of hand
about 2 feet in the air and catch it. Toe pointed, ankle locked, strike
with laces so that ball either forward spins or doesn't spin. It should
not backspin or go back to the face, but go straight up. After getting
the feel try 2 consecutive hits.
Standing - kick the ball, like a punt, 6-7 feet in the air, with no spin
or slight forward spin, but no backspin, and catch it. Once players
can do that, try hitting the ball off the bounce, or 2 kicks in a row.
(optional) Throw and Control - Players in pairs. Each pair has
a ball. Players face one another roughly 5 yards apart. Player A throws ball
underhand to feet of player B who controls ball with top (laces) of foot
and passes back to A. Continue for 10 throws and swap. Variations 1: Increase
distance to 10 yards between players. Control ball with inside of foot. Control
ball with outside of foot. Variations 2: A throws the ball toward B's
knees, B controls with thigh.
Receive and shoot - Goalie in goal. Players divided into two groups.
One group with a ball each stands at right-hand of goal, on goal line. Other
group stands in front of goal, 20 yards away. Player A at front of goal line
passes toward player B at front of other line. B runs in and strikes the
ball at goal. B retrieves shot and moves to back of line at goal. A moves
to end of line facing goal. Continue for 5 shots for each player. Variations:
1 or 2 touch. Tap to left or right.
Receive and shoot 2 - Balls coming from the side:
All players create a single file line 10 -15 yards from the goal and
approximately 5-10 yards to the out-side the left goal post. Coach
is directly across from them and standing 5-10 yards outside
of the right
goal post with all of the balls. Roll or pass them the balls on the
ground. They should be
running at the ball, parallel to the goal and then
striking it as the two
meet. Run this drill over and over again
until all of the players shoot at least 4 times. Once everyone
has gone through 4 or 5 times, switch sides
and have them striking
the ball with the other foot.
Shooter's Delight - Set a cone 20-25 yards from the goal, and have
all players line up behind the goal post excluding three players who will
be passing balls for shots. The passers stand with a ball at distances of
about 5 yards, 10 yards, and 15 yards from the goal. The first player in
the line at the post sprints out around the cone and back towards the goal
and the first player passes the ball out in the middle and the runner takes
a one or two touch shot. The shooter continues to run and shoots all three
balls. This drill works best with 4-7 players. If you have more, try
running this with two runners and two sets of passers, going at the same
goal, but with left and right footed shot set ups.
First Shot - Two lines of players one on the outside of each
post
of one goal. Goalie in goal. Two cones out at the
18 yard mark
even with the goal posts. Have one player from
each line sprint out
to the cones, then roll a ball out toward the goal
in the center of the cones,
the first player to reach the ball is on offence
and tries to score, the
second player is on defence and tries to get the ball
away and stop the shot.
The goalie gets practise dealing with break-aways.
var - roll the
ball closer to one of the players.
Core Drill 2 - 1 line (O) near midfield with the ball, 1 line near
side of penalty box (D). O dribble s toward penalty box and tries to
score while D player from line 2 tries to prevent a clean shot. var
- 2 players come from line 2. var 2 - 2 players from line 1 and 2 players
from line 2.
Full Speed shot - all players at midfield, 1 GK, cone at around 12
yds.. 1 player dribbles toward goal to try to score while 2nd player
pursues. Shot must be taken by 12 yd mark.
PKs - first pick target, then look at ball during the shot. Different
players should try goalee.