Shooting

Finishing Two Line Strike

Build volume of clean strikes on goal

Shooting

Finishing

Attacking

Finishing Two Line Strike is a 17-minute shooting drill for 4-18 players, suitable for Under 5 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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Finishing

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Technical Practice

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Full Squad

Foundation Phase

Youth Friendly

Adult Suitable

Goals Needed

Duration

17 min

Players

4-18

Pitch size

34 x 29 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Finishing Two Line Strike — Goalkeeping set-up — serve, save, reset · 34 x 29 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. Every sequence starts with a pass out and ends with a strike on goal.
5. Goals score one, first-time finishes score two, and rebounds must be followed in.
6. Rotation: Swap lines after every five reps so both feet are used.

Cones mark the area
Full goal
GK = goalkeeper
C = coach serving, S = second server
Ball
Cones mark the keeper's starting positions
Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
Keeper distributes back to the 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 34 x 29 yards area.
2Set a goal at the end of the area with a keeper or a target zone if no keeper is available.
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.
4Every sequence starts with a pass out and ends with a strike on goal.
5Goals score one, first-time finishes score two, and rebounds must be followed in.