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Week 7: shooting

Rec practice for Wednesday, October 21. Focus is shooting: fun games for hard shots, and skill drills that add a shot to the end.

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  1. Fun games for hard shotsShoot through a zone. Two versions.
  2. Dribble or pass to shootPassing and dribbling, finished with a shot.
  3. Game at the endAll shots from behind a 5-yard line.
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Fun games for hard shots

These are ideas. Feel free to change games and drills you've already done to add shots or hard passes.

Pick a side

  • A team at each end
  • 3 zones
A team at each end, cones in the middle zone

Hard shots: knock the cones

  1. Set up 3 zones with a team at each end.
  2. In the center zone, set up cones for players to shoot at and try to hit.
  3. Play for 1 minute. Most cones wins.

Coaches help reset cones and make sure the ball gets through the zone to the other side.

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Dribble or pass to shoot

Skill drills that use the passing and dribbling they've learned, with a shot added at the end.

Pick a drill

  • Pugg goals
  • Shooting lines
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Dribble through the cones

Dribble or pass to shoot: field 1

  1. Two-way play, or have the same pattern each way.
  2. A player dribbles through the cones and shoots before crossing the line.
  3. They get their shot and go to the line next to that pugg.
  4. The line coming back passes to a player, who turns and shoots before crossing the line.
  5. Again, they get their shot and go to the back of the line next to that pugg.
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Game at the end

Especially for U7/U8: put a line 5 yards out, and make sure all shots are from behind the line. You can let them play past the line, but then they have to pass backward for a shot — not a bad skill to learn.