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Rapid Fire Shooting: Weak Foot Only
Shoot quickly under fatigue
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Finishing
Speed & Agility
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Rapid Fire Shooting: Weak Foot Only 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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Goals Needed
Weak Foot
Technique
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Duration
12 min
Players
3-14
Pitch size
Penalty area
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Rapid Fire Shooting: Weak Foot Only — Finishing set-up — serve, receive, shoot · Penalty area
Step 1 of 4The shooter works around the arc striking each ball in sequence.
- 1. The shooter works around the arc striking each ball in sequence.
- 2. Sprint back to the spot between each shot.
- 3. Count goals scored per set.
- 4. Every touch, pass and finish must be with the weaker foot.
- 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
- 1Six balls in an arc twelve to eighteen yards out.
- 2Keeper in goal.
- 3Shooter starts on the penalty spot.
Coaching instructions
- 1The shooter works around the arc striking each ball in sequence.
- 2Sprint back to the spot between each shot.
- 3Count goals scored per set.
- 4Every touch, pass and finish must be with the weaker foot.
Coaching points
- -Set the body before every strike
- -Pick the corner before you arrive
- -Keep technique intact when tired
- -Plant foot pointed at the target
- -Slow the action down to keep quality high
Common mistakes
- -Rushing and slicing shots
- -Same corner every time
- -Standing off the ball too far