Shooting - Basic Technique

Summary

The technical side of shooting is basically the same as long and swerve passing. The rest of it is a mental challenge. Can players remain calm and composed in front of goal and hit the target? Make sure they are looking up and spotting the target and the position of the keeper. The most important technical key is probably the position of the standing foot to bring the head right up over the ball. When the shot sails over the bar there is no mystery about what went wrong. "Accuracy before power" is the message we want them to take away from this session.   

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Resources you will need to prepare this session:

Detailed Coaching points on Shooting  

Warm-up Resources  

Drill 38 "Shooting Gallery"  

Drill 43 "Open Goal"