Two-Touch Two Line Strike

Objective

• -Build volume of clean strikes on goal
• -Set the body before the shot
• -Work both feet from both sides

Setup

1. 1Two shooting lines set diagonally outside the box in a 30 x 25 yards area.
2. 2Place a marker at every receiving position so players know where to set the ball before it arrives.
3. 3Balls at both lines, keeper in goal.

How to play

1. 1Lines alternate: pass square to a lay-off player and strike first time.
2. 2Follow the shot in for any rebound.
3. 3Swap lines after every five reps so both feet are used.
4. 4Ball enters from the coach and the first receiver is on two touches from that moment.
5. 5Count completed sequences under the touch limit — best of three 3-minute rounds.

Progressions

• +Drop the central players to one touch
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Allow three touches while the picture is being learned
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Two touches in your own half, free touches in the final third
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Leaning back and lifting the ball over
• -Snatching at the shot
• -Taking a settling touch that kills the tempo