MASSIVE ATTACK

Following on from my last post, a very important and effective youth football coaching drill is to attack the goal directly by running at it. This works as follows:

1)      Using one goal with your keeper in the goal; set up two teams of even numbers on the half way line with a distance of 15 meters apart.

2)      Then mark a line with two cones 30 meters apart in width and 5 meters outside the goal box.

3)      A player from team “A” then dribbles the ball towards the goal and shoots directly at the goal from the marked area just outside the goal box. The player from team “B” then does the drill and so on. Each player must have at least 4 shots at goal.

4)      It is important to teach your players to be able to shoot while they are running. Most junior players develop the habit of stopping first then moving back and then running and taking the shot at goal. This habit transcends itself on match days and prevents scoring opportunities.

5)      With this youth football coaching drill your players must be comfortable at attacking the goal while running at the target. By getting them to take the shot from outside the goal box, this teaches them to take shots out wide which will lead to better scoring opportunities.

6)      You as coach will also quickly identify those players who can not kick properly and in turn you can remedy this with more individual involvement and practice.

This drill should be done at least once a week and you will definitely see results on match days.

Cheers for now.

Mike