Shooting

Rapid Fire Shooting: Two-Touch Limit

Shoot quickly under fatigue

Shooting
Finishing
Speed & Agility

Rapid Fire Shooting: Two-Touch Limit is a 12-minute shooting drill for 3-14 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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Shooting
Finishing
Speed & Agility
Technical Practice
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Full Squad
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
First Touch
Speed of Play
Two Touch

Duration

12 min

Players

3-14

Pitch size

Penalty area

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Pitch set-up: Rapid Fire Shooting: Two-Touch LimitGKS123Penalty area

Rapid Fire Shooting: Two-Touch Limit — Finishing set-up — serve, receive, shoot · Penalty area

Step 1 of 4The shooter works around the arc striking each ball in sequence.

  1. 1. The shooter works around the arc striking each ball in sequence.
  2. 2. Sprint back to the spot between each shot.
  3. 3. Count goals scored per set.
  4. 4. Players are limited to two touches — one to control, one to release.
  • 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

  • -Shoot quickly under fatigue
  • -React to varied service
  • -Build shooting confidence

Setup

  1. 1Six balls in an arc twelve to eighteen yards out.
  2. 2Keeper in goal.
  3. 3Shooter starts on the penalty spot.

Coaching instructions

  1. 1The shooter works around the arc striking each ball in sequence.
  2. 2Sprint back to the spot between each shot.
  3. 3Count goals scored per set.
  4. 4Players are limited to two touches — one to control, one to release.

Coaching points

  • -Set the body before every strike
  • -Pick the corner before you arrive
  • -Keep technique intact when tired
  • -First touch out of the feet into the next action
  • -Body open before the ball arrives

Common mistakes

  • -Rushing and slicing shots
  • -Same corner every time
  • -Standing off the ball too far

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