Round the World This is a shooting game patterned after the
"age-old" basketball game that has players taking shots from around the
basketball court. It can be played with or without goalies and the shots can be
taken after feints or even passes from the coach.
Here is the basic game.
Place some disks out near the penalty box
line, as shown in the diagram. For younger players move them in a few yards.
The first player starts at
position #1 and takes a shot at goal. (If there isn't a goalie, I insist that
they do a little move or feint first to make it more difficult.) If they score,
they go straight to station #2 and shoot again. As long as they keep making
goals they continue to go "round the world" and take shots.
As soon as they miss, the next player begins
at station #1 and shoots. The first player to score from each position is the
winner. Sometimes we play that the players shoot with their left foot from
station #1 to #5 and then with their right foot coming back from #5 to
#1.
To avoid a lot of players
standing around, I set up a juggling area or a soccer tennis game, where the
other players can stay active when not in the game.
Play a game first without goalies. Later on, serve balls
to the players at their stations and have them shoot one-timers or after a
touch.
To help keep a supply of balls, have the
player that just took shots, shag balls out of the net and from behind the
goal.
This drill works best with 3-5 players. One
shooter, one goalie, one shagger and maybe one serving the balls.
I like this drill the best when the players
make feints before the shot. And it's really cool to serve them a pass -
then they make a simple feint (e.g. lunge or fake kick) - then they rip a shot
at your diving goalie. |
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