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Practice shooting under pressure, 1-on-1, or 2-on-1 or look at small sided games focused on shooting (eg use a small area 20m x 30m and divide it into 2 x halves, in each half only 1 defender against 3 attackers. The 3 attackers have to find angles to shoot across 10m to score on the other goal. A great game that is focused on shooting. If your team / players are struggling with technique than you need to go back 1 step and start of by teaching them the correct shooting technique first (ankles locked, shooting with instep bone, follow through, etc). This should be done without pressure first. 2 players shooting the ball in between 2 small cones 10-15m apart. Than you can watch and correct accordingly.
Practice shooting under pressure, 1-on-1, or 2-on-1 or look at small sided games focused on shooting (eg use a small area 20m x 30m and divide it into 2 x halves, in each half only 1 defender against 3 attackers. The 3 attackers have to find angles to shoot across 10m to score on the other goal. A great game that is focused on shooting. If your team / players are struggling with technique than you need to go back 1 step and start of by teaching them the correct shooting technique first (ankles locked, shooting with instep bone, follow through, etc). This should be done without pressure first. 2 players shooting the ball in between 2 small cones 10-15m apart. Than you can watch and correct accordingly.
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