Shooting

Turn And Shoot Gate: Scan and Cue

Turn quickly and shoot

Shooting
Receiving
Finishing

Turn And Shoot Gate: Scan and Cue 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
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Full Squad
Agility Kit
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Scanning
Decision Making
Awareness

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: Scan and CueGKC12330 x 25 yards

Turn And Shoot Gate: Scan and Cue — 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. The coach shows a colour or number and the receiver must call it before their 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. 4The coach shows a colour or number and the receiver must call it before their first touch.

Coaching points

  • -Take the turning touch into the shooting foot
  • -Shoot within two touches
  • -Keep the shot low and across the keeper
  • -Scan over the shoulder as the ball travels
  • -Head up early so the picture is taken pre-touch

Common mistakes

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

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