| Soccer practice is very important for the players to | | | | Pass And Shoot |
| enhance their shooting skills. There are various soccer | | | | As the name suggests, in this drill, the players have to |
| drills and games that can help improve and reinforce | | | | make certain number of passes before they shoot the |
| the shooting skills of the players. Let me give you a | | | | ball and attempt to score a goal. The coach must go |
| brief insight into the same. | | | | for this drill in a 30 yd x 30 yd grid with two opposing |
| Win The Ball And Shoot | | | | goalpost as in the actual game. There will be two |
| This is a simple way to teach shooting skills. In this drill, | | | | teams and as per the rules of this drill, each team is |
| the coach has to let the players stand in two lines - | | | | supposed to make at least five passes before they |
| one on his right side and the other on his left side. | | | | attempt shooting, but again, they have to save the ball |
| Make sure that both these lines are at least eighteen | | | | from stealing by the opponent team. |
| to twenty from the goal. Now to start the drill practice, | | | | If one team loses the possession of the ball after less |
| the coach will serve the ball to the players standing on | | | | than five passes, they will have to again try to |
| his one side and one of the players have to take the | | | | repossess the ball, make four passes, and then shoot |
| initiative, get the ball and shoot the ball while attempting | | | | the ball, attempting to score a goal. The team that |
| to score a goal. | | | | does this successfully gets a point. At the end of this |
| Initially, you need not have a goalkeeper to defend the | | | | drill practice session, the team withy more points wins. |
| goals, but as you realize that the shooting skills of the | | | | There are various other ways. For example, in the |
| players have increased, you can go ahead and have a | | | | "cones instead of goal" drill, the coach will place five |
| goalkeeper. Adding a goalkeeper makes the drill a little | | | | cones instead of goalpost and the players are then |
| tougher for the players because now they have to | | | | instructed to shoot at these cones. The team that |
| shoot the ball, attempting to score a goal saving it from | | | | knocks down three or more cones wins. Goalkeepers |
| the hands of the goalie. | | | | are not required for this soccer practice. |