Shooting
Counter Two Line Strike
Build volume of clean strikes on goal
Shooting
Finishing
Attacking
Counter Two Line Strike is a 17-minute shooting drill for 4-18 players, suitable for Under 9 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, full goals. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.
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Goals Needed
Counter Attack
Duration
17 min
Players
4-18
Pitch size
36 x 31 yards
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Counter Two Line Strike — Finishing set-up — serve, receive, shoot · 36 x 31 yards
Step 1 of 6Lines alternate: pass square to a lay-off player and strike first time.
- 1. Lines alternate: pass square to a lay-off player and strike first time.
- 2. Follow the shot in for any rebound.
- 3. Swap lines after every five reps so both feet are used.
- 4. The team in possession starts each rep in their own half and must build forwards.
- 5. Turnovers earn a direct counter at the mini goals worth two points.
- 6. Rotation: Swap lines after every five reps so both feet are used.
- Cones mark the area
- Full goal
- GK = goalkeeper
- S = server
- Ball
- Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
- Shooter becomes the next server
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Build volume of clean strikes on goal
- -Set the body before the shot
- -Work both feet from both sides
Setup
- 1Two shooting lines set diagonally outside the box in a 36 x 31 yards area.
- 2Place two mini goals on the halfway line for the counter-attacking side to aim at.
- 3Balls at both lines, keeper in goal.
Coaching instructions
- 1Lines alternate: pass square to a lay-off player and strike first time.
- 2Follow the shot in for any rebound.
- 3Swap lines after every five reps so both feet are used.
- 4The team in possession starts each rep in their own half and must build forwards.
- 5Turnovers earn a direct counter at the mini goals worth two points.
Coaching points
- -Non-kicking foot beside the ball
- -Head still and over the ball
- -Strike through the middle of the ball
- -Counter in a straight line — the first pass forward beats the recovery run
Common mistakes
- -Leaning back and lifting the ball over
- -Snatching at the shot
- -Dribbling into traffic when the counter is on
Where this drill fits
- More football shooting drills
- More football finishing drills
- More football attacking drills
- football drills for U10s
- football drills for U12s
- football drills for U14s
- football drills for U16s
- Football session plans built around this theme