Shooting

Shooting is a core skill for any player and we show you some of the best ways to coach it. We look at shooting from dead ball situations, shooting while running, shooting first time, drive shots and how to make the ball bend, curl and dip. We show you some great exercises and games to help you coach shooting to all your players.

War! - A very popular game for children (and fun-minded adults) that emphasises beating the player. Some of them will want to play this one all day!

How to score more goals - To enhance your team's chances of hitting the back of the net, get them to have more shots and be more accurate.

How to Coach the Perfect Free-Kick - There is nothing more satisfying than bending the ball from free-kicks over the wall into the back of the net. Get yourself down to the practice field so that at the next training session you can show your free-kick takers how it's done. Watch their faces as you curl it into the top corner!

Wham Some Slam Into Players’ Kicking Skills - It’s very rare that I advise coaches to use training sessions that need something like a wall because not all of you have access to one, but this is one game that deserves going out of your way to find one, says David Clarke.

What To Do With Three Players - Strikers and goalkeepers work well together in threes. Quick shooting keeps your goalkeeper on his toes and tunes your strikers into the best place to put their shots to beat the opposition keeper, says David Clarke.