Pass & Shoot Directly - Offensive Drills

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Name of the Drill
Passing and Shooting Directly at The Goal

Purpose
Improving passing and shooting.

Drill Set Up
Set up three files of players and place them outside the 18 yard box. The file in the middle should have the balls.

Execution of The Drill
The first player in the middle passes the ball to the first player in the left file who directly passes the ball to the first standing player in the right file. The player in the right file should shoot at the goal directly by using the instep or the inside of his foot. All the 3 players should rotate clockwise.

Equipment Needed
Balls, Goal

Variants:
A variant is to let the player in the middle act as defender after he plays the ball to the left file. You may also restrict your players to pass and shoot with the weaker foot.

Setting up the Drill
The first player passed the ball to player two who directly passes it to player three. Player three need to shoot immediately by using the instep or inside of his foot. The three players rotate clockwise and three new players’ starts over with the drill.

Summary
In order to benefit maximum from this drill your players will need to have a solid tempo on the ball. You may restrict the players to use one touch on the ball but if they fail to do so, you should increase the amount of touches to two or three. Make also sure that players understand the drill properly before you launch it.