the corner shot

Objective

• To develop accurate passing and shooting with both feet, and to gain a simple understanding of corner kicks for players 6 – 8 years old.

Organization (see above diagram)

• Place balls in corners of playing area.
• Coach rolls ball by foot or by hand.
• Coach shouts "Go!" and player at first cone must go around second cone.
• Shooting player retrieves own shot then returns to end of line.
• This increases the activity level and also encourages the shooter not to kick the ball too far, but rather concentrate on the accuracy.
• No goalkeeper, so players practice accurate kicking.
• Change players and cones to opposite side.
• Children leave their ball with the coach on the way back. 
• With a large group split into two (with Assistant Coach) and have one group at one end and one at the other.

Teaching Points

• As players become better, narrow the goal or deliver quicker passes.
• Point out that most shots in illustration will be taken with the left foot.
• Total concentration: head down, eyes on the ball.
• Encourage accuracy rather than power shooting.
• Use inside of foot - like a hockey stick.
• Encourage players to strive to become "two-footed."

Target

• To record the number of the team's scoring attempts that succeed in 20 shots, and keep score at each practice.