Shooting drill that focuses on clean contact with the ball, striking through it with laces. Students line up on coned line, close to a wall, stopping the ball from disappearing off. Coaches help students to set foot position right to strike the ball cleanly, knee over the ball. Students take two steps back, then run and kick the ball at the wall. Retrieve ball, go back to starting position.
Strike cleanly, head and knee over the ball. Don't flick the ball with foot in scooping motion, players must kick through the ball. Level up by having coach stand next to the wall, students try to hit the coach. Level up again by taking this to a goal and having them try to score.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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