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Goals are the name of the game! Attractive build up play is worthless unless your team can convert the chances they make, by effective shooting.

It is probably the most important action on the pitch, and as the saying goes 'if you don't shoot, you'll never score!' In this area you will find top coaching points that will help you diagnose technical faults and put them right. Following the coaching points, you will find a massive directory of shooting drills, from placement to power, to rapid fire and volleys on the turn. Many of the drills are backed up by excellent multi media graphics and moving illustrations, so that you can understand and easily replicate these effective drills in your own coaching sessions.

Shoot On Sight Soccer Small Sided Game

In this soccer coaching video, Espanyol U19 work in 2 minute small sided games to sharpen up their shooting skills. Watch the soccer video now and read the accompanying coaching points... . . . keep reading

Helping Strikers Keep On The Move

Ever been frustrated at your strikers standing static during a soccer game? This soccer video drill will help you condition your training games so that strikers must be constantly on the move... . . . keep reading

Shooting Duel Soccer Drill - How to score more goals

This shooting soccer drill with video animation helps soccer players of all levels, mini, junior and youth to practice their finishing skills so that they can score more goals. . . . keep reading

Soccer Shooting Master Class Webinar Video

Competing and winning soccer games is all dependant on how many chances your team creates infront of goal and more importantly how they convert those chances into GOALS! Watch this 1 hour video now to see what tips you can gain for your team. . . . keep reading

Youth Soccer Drill U12-U16 - Midfield Link Up Play

Purpose of the soccer drill is to help your attacking midfield soccer player develop their ability to create space for themselves, drop off into the hole to receive the ball and then initiate the attack with a pass to a striker who has got themselves into space. Watch the soccer video explanation now . . . keep reading

Striker movement in and around the box - Functional Drill

In this soccer coaching tutorial video you'll discover two key movements that will enable your players to find half a yard of space that will enable them to get turned and fire a shot on goal. . . . keep reading

8 v 8 Small Sided Soccer Game To Improve Communication & Attacking Patterns

The idea in this soccer drill is that in the centre of midfield the players work on their possession skills, on the flanks the wide players work on trying to lose their marker and create space to exploit, for the advanced midfield player they should look to provide the link between midfield and attack . . . keep reading

How to help midfield players link up with your strikers.

If you organise your soccer team to play with two strikers up front then it's important that you get support to them quickly. Movement infront of goal and down the channels is vital to create space and shooting opportunities. In this soccer drill... . . . keep reading

How to create and score more chances by using numerical advantage in the box.

Making sure that your team gets numbers into the box and utilises its numerical advantage over opponents is something that you can help focus on in your training sessions. When you practice these types of situations on the training ground, when the situation arises during a game your players will be able to keep their head, pick out a good well weighted pass and finish. . . . keep reading

Zonal Soccer Shooting Drill

Having fun during your coaching sessions is an absolute must so that players come back to the next training session energised and ready to participate. This shooting drill is ideal to end a session on or to use with younger players. . . . keep reading

Coaching strikers to time their run, attack the ball and make clean contact with the ball.

There are three main factors to focus on when coaching players how to attack the ball in order to create for themselves the best opportunity for scoring. The angle of the run; the timing of the run and the execution of the final contact with the ball. In this article you'll discover how you coach your strikers to be more predatory in the box. . . . keep reading

Soccer Attacking - 3 v 2 Combination Attack

Well timed runs and good passing combinations are the key to scoring goals in this soccer drill. A variety of passing combinations should be encouraged and experimented. Getting the midfield players into the box and shooting are all practiced... . . . keep reading

Touch Tight Marking

This is a tremedous soccer training drill that works both the attackers and defenders equally. All soccer related techniques are used as well as helping the players understand the need to quickly move from defense to attack and from attack to defense. . . . keep reading

Shooting Session

Goals win you games and while the build up play is important, I think its vital that you have all of your players comfortable on the ball when in front of goal. This drill is a simple to set up exercise that has them practicing their passing skills as well as shooting technique. . . . keep reading

Soccer Attacking Patterns - Using Width in Attack

Staying on our recent theme of attacking patterns, we have been working on direct play from midfield up to the strikers, who look to hold the ball up, wait for support from the wingers and then bring them into play. This effective soccer drill helps players improve their communication, passing, link up play and shooting. . . . keep reading

Attacking Soccer Patterns

In order to be effective in the attacking third of the pitch your soccer team should be well practiced in moving the ball quickly, knowing where their team mates are and what to expect from the next soccer move. This soccer drill provides opportunities for your team to practice on a half pitch. . . . keep reading

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