Shooting

Wide Channel Two Line Strike

Build volume of clean strikes on goal

Shooting

Finishing

Attacking

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Wide Channel Two Line Strike is a 15-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

Attacking

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Foundation Phase

Youth Friendly

Adult Suitable

Goals Needed

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Duration

15 min

Players

4-18

Pitch size

36 x 31 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Wide Channel 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 practice is started by a pass into one of the wide channels.
5. End actions only count when the ball has travelled through a wide channel first.
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.
2Mark five-yard channels down both touchlines with flat cones.
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 practice is started by a pass into one of the wide channels.
5End actions only count when the ball has travelled through a wide channel first.