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Turn And Shoot Gate: Shadow Pressure

Turn quickly and shoot

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Turn And Shoot Gate: Shadow Pressure 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
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Beginner
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Full Squad
Agility Kit
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Opposed
Under Pressure
Game Realistic

Duration

15 min

Players

4-14

Pitch size

30 x 25 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Pitch set-up: Turn And Shoot Gate: Shadow PressureGKC12330 x 25 yards

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

Step 1 of 4Player receives with back to goal, turns around the pole and shoots.

  1. 1. Player receives with back to goal, turns around the pole and shoots.
  2. 2. Alternate turning left and right.
  3. 3. Ten shots each side.
  4. 4. A shadow defender applies half pressure and can win the ball only after the first touch.
  • 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

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

Coaching instructions

  1. 1Player receives with back to goal, turns around the pole and shoots.
  2. 2Alternate turning left and right.
  3. 3Ten shots each side.
  4. 4A shadow defender applies half pressure and can win the ball only after the first touch.

Coaching points

  • -Take the turning touch into the shooting foot
  • -Shoot within two touches
  • -Keep the shot low and across the keeper
  • -Take the touch away from pressure
  • -Protect the ball with the far foot and body

Common mistakes

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

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