Simple Through Ball Shooting Play

  • Warm-up
  • U8 to U10
  • 4–12 players
  • Finishing
  • Movement Off Ball
Simple Through Ball Shooting Play

Setup

You will require: 6 balls / 2 cones / 1 goal / 4 poles, Use 1 goal, coach has balls in the center, set a pole gate 2 meters wide, Players line up at the side

How it works

1st players moves opposite side of the gate to the coach, coach plays a 1-2 and the player sprints around a pole and forward to receive the ball and strike at goal

Coaching points

  • Play through the lines
  • Double run
  • First time
  • Aim corners
  • Strike through ball

Progressions

progression: Replace the coach with a player as the passer regression: Start players on the coaches side an play a single pass through the gate

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