Shooting
Volley And Half-Volley Station: 1-to-1 Session
Strike a moving ball cleanly
Shooting
Finishing
First Touch
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Volley And Half-Volley Station: 1-to-1 Session is a 14-minute shooting drill for 1-2 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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Finishing
First Touch
Technical Practice
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
1-to-1
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Individual Development
Small Group
Duration
14 min
Players
1-2
Pitch size
18 yard box
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Volley And Half-Volley Station: 1-to-1 Session — Finishing set-up — serve, receive, shoot · 18 yard box
Step 1 of 4Server tosses the ball for a volley or half-volley finish.
- 1. Server tosses the ball for a volley or half-volley finish.
- 2. Alternate feet and serving height.
- 3. Six strikes each then rotate.
- 4. Run as an individual session: coach serves, one player works through the reps with rest built in.
- Cones mark the area
- Full goal
- GK = goalkeeper
- C = coach / server
- Ball
- Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
- Shooter becomes the next server
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Strike a moving ball cleanly
- -Keep volleys down and on target
- -Judge the drop of the ball
Setup
- 1Server on the edge of the box with balls in hands.
- 2Shooting cone twelve yards from goal.
- 3Keeper in goal, queue behind the server.
Coaching instructions
- 1Server tosses the ball for a volley or half-volley finish.
- 2Alternate feet and serving height.
- 3Six strikes each then rotate.
- 4Run as an individual session: coach serves, one player works through the reps with rest built in.
Coaching points
- -Get side on with the shoulder pointing at goal
- -Ankle locked and toe down
- -Strike through the top half of the ball
- -Detailed feedback after every rep
- -Quality of contact over volume
Common mistakes
- -Swinging too early
- -Leaning back
- -Head lifting before contact