Shooting

Turn And Shoot Gate

Turn quickly and shoot

Shooting

Receiving

Finishing

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Turn And Shoot Gate is a 15-minute shooting drill for 4-14 players, suitable for Under 9 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, full goals, poles. 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

Receiving

Finishing

Skill Practice

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Full Squad

Agility Kit

Youth Friendly

Adult Suitable

Goals Needed

Duration

15 min

Players

4-14

Pitch size

30 x 25 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Turn And Shoot Gate — Finishing set-up — serve, receive, shoot · 30 x 25 yards

Step 1 of 3Player receives with back to goal, turns around the pole and shoots.

1. Player receives with back to goal, turns around the pole and shoots.
2. Alternate turning left and right.
3. Ten shots each side.

Cones mark the area
Full goal
GK = goalkeeper
C = coach / server
Ball
Poles to run around
Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
Shooter becomes the next server
Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble

Objectives

-Turn quickly and shoot
-Create a shooting angle from a tight start
-Get shots away early

Setup

1Poles twenty-two yards from goal as passive markers.
2Server behind the shooting line with balls.
3Keeper in goal.

Coaching instructions

1Player receives with back to goal, turns around the pole and shoots.
2Alternate turning left and right.
3Ten shots each side.

Coaching points

-Take the turning touch into the shooting foot
-Shoot within two touches
-Keep the shot low and across the keeper

Common mistakes

-Too many touches before the shot
-Turning into the pole
-Shooting straight at the keeper

Equipment needed

Balls

Cones

Full Goals

Poles

Age groups

Under 9

Under 10

Under 11

Under 12

Under 13

Under 14

Under 15

Under 16

Adults

Progressions

+Two-Touch Limit: drop to one touch in the central area
+Weak Foot Only: add a defender to raise the pressure
+Tempo Clock: cut the clock to four seconds
+Add a competitive scoreline for the last round

Regressions

-Two-Touch Limit: allow three touches while the picture is learned
-Weak Foot Only: static, unopposed reps before adding movement
-Tempo Clock: extend the clock to ten seconds
-Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

-Two-Touch Limit — Players are limited to two touches — one to control, one to release.
-Weak Foot Only — Every touch, pass and finish must be with the weaker foot.
-Tempo Clock — The ball must reach the end action inside six seconds or the rep restarts.
-Scan and Cue — The coach shows a colour or number and the receiver must call it before their first touch.
-Shadow Pressure — A shadow defender applies half pressure and can win the ball only after the first touch.
-Score Challenge — Run it as a timed competition — pairs or teams count successful reps and compare scores.
-1-to-1 Session — Run as an individual session: coach serves, one player works through the reps with rest built in.
-Flip the practice to the opposite side of the pitch