 So today Lots of shooting But I want you guys to practice It's being really direct with your dribbling. Okay, so To be honest, I got a lot better at soccer because I always used to have like all the skills But all I would do Is do like tricks in front of the player and go nowhere with the ball. Okay, so I want you guys to get in the habit of When there's space, I don't have to beat anyone. You I mean if you're the defender and you're there I don't have to go here To go here doesn't make sense. All I have to do is go here Okay, so we're gonna practice different angles But the biggest thing is you guys sprinting with the ball if you're sprinting too fast and you lose it That's okay practice. Yes, but and sometimes we do the drills and you guys always make fun of you because you're like this right, yes So instead of that, I want to see Running with the ball. Yeah Get it out of your stride and run. Okay First one is gonna start basic all I want you to do pick up a ball gonna run right at that cone Here cut strike, okay So just take turns as soon as you see her take her shot you go next, okay? This this one all I want you to do dribble right at it cut right hit it Focus on the dribble you do shooting after ready right at cut hit it Yes Okay, it's good start before I move on I want to do that one more time because I want you guys to have confidence here How old are you Bryn? Rins actually 10. She should be using size four. Are you still size four as well? Kylie are you still size four balls? You're set the size five Okay, so Bryn's hitting the older the older balls as a young player. I'm challenging her Plus I don't want to bring a bag of fours in a bag of fives But she's doing really well, okay Both of you Sprint faster with the ball and like I said if you lose it, that's fine, but push your speed. Okay. I came a bit closer You shoot from a bit closer this time a couple good shots. Yeah One you missed why'd you miss you weren't leaning over you lost control. Yeah, you as well What about your body positioning was the biggest thing for me? Yeah, you weren't doing that, right? You're doing really good. And then when it was time to shoot you touched it And then he came here Sprint run with the ball. Yes Okay Let me demo one more. Okay, but again sprint here faster the same drill just cut right every time I just want you on right foot right now. Let's get some confidence But I need to see sprint with the ball if there's space sprint into it. Okay, but the shooting watch the shooting Speed cut Okay Like I'm really over emphasizing but I want you guys to see when I hit I'm still Here I'm never hitting play I'm never hitting and I'm like here Okay, I want to go forward with the movement. That's better. Go jog back Head down. Yes Oh dodge that good speed speed speed head down smash Yes much better Dodge that Nice shot beautiful shot go now you got it girls go head down Yes, so much better. Go. Yeah, just send the balls back Yeah, for them. I'm not I'm not worried about the quality of the shots I want them to get it on target. So I don't worry like where it is right now Just the contact of the shot getting nice firm firm foot contact good fall through Body positioning we can worry about picking corners later But for them, it's just first part of the drill Actually sprinting with the ball sometimes you want players to dribble into space But they're jogging with the ball as soon as they have the ball at their feet their pace and their speed disappears So practice sprinting if you lose it. It's fine And then getting it's one thing to shoot a ball from a standstill. It's different to shoot a ball when you're running full speed So I'm not worried about where the balls go. I just want to see them on target I want to see a good focus on the body technique and the flex foot leaning forward towards the goal Okay, everything is left foot so Dribble left just like you did on those drills. Yes This left foot is shot The most like this content check out the soccer success planner. You can download it for free There's a link in the description below and for advanced training check out the online soccer academy The most important touch is going to be here Okay, because usually your left is weaker than your right. Yes Left is weaker than your right So even when you like take a pass you take a shot is going to be weaker Your touch in most situations is going to be weaker The most important touch is the one I take before the shot. So if it's too weak and it's here It's tough for me to get a good shot off. So really focus When I come here get this out of your feet so you can actually run into it Left left left Yes I want all dribble. I want dribble Big touch hit Nice man Left dribble left dribble left touch left hit Yes Yes, go and lean forward more. You're still standing up Big touch head down smash that That's okay. That's okay. That's okay practice One this dribble left not right Dribble everything left touch left hit left. Okay. When it's time to shoot head down flex it hard just rip on it Go as hard as you can you're not going to hit it over in that go touch touch touch run with it run with it run with it Big touch head down flex hit it swing Yes So good. Okay, go go again girls get the balls back. We'll move on that's good That's good. Yeah this girl This girl a year ago could not even move her left leg when it came to shooting Her range of motion was like this And she couldn't get off the ground now. She's using size five balls and putting them in the top corner A lot of kids when it's time to shoot especially on their weaker side if you if you compare your right foot or your strong foot The strong foot is Nice and flowing good backswing Good follow through okay on their left side their shot looks like so restricted. It's like this They don't swing the leg. Okay, so it's you need to compare your two legs Because I bet you if you're having bad shots on one side your stronger foot does something different It's not the strength in the leg so much. It's the technique of the movement Okay, so on your weak side get that big flowing fall through the ball good contact Flex that foot good contact on your weaker side. It feels weird You can flex it like you can make a fist with your right foot or your strong foot But when you're shooting with your left, it's like weak and limp. You have to learn to flex it the technique of the foot Okay, come back girls let's go Over here, and I'm actually going to move this closer for you as well so with them I had set this up but Again, my shooting distance is closer or further away from theirs But I realized after a few reps that hey, they're going to get more success out of it being closer Not because it's easier. I just want them getting confidence hitting the net every single time Yes, it's going to make it harder. It's going to challenge them more But if they're struggling to get repetitions on goal, they're going to get frustrated So when I see that they're confident and they're nailing that every single time then we can increase the distance So it's okay to start easy build the confidence and then you make it harder Okay So same idea What are we doing when we have the ball and we're and there's open space Big touches but Sprinting with the ball. Yeah, we're not jogging. Yeah, we're not jogging sprint I want to see sometimes maybe lose it because you're trying to go so fast. Yeah Get away from trying to beat players you beat players when you have to beat players If you want to score goals, you just attack space. Does it make sense? Get into the open space get your shot off Okay, so I'll come a bit closer and move all the balls here This is the same idea. It's just a different angle. Okay So This is like a winger. Yes Winger. Okay, so You guys are starting to get better with both feet Right right and left foot. Yeah, you can chew with both. You can dribble with both, right? If I'm attacking from this left side, I'm always trying to come in on the right. Yes I'm trying to get my shot off if I come in and there's no space there And there's no space in the middle. That's fine I can I can come out and I can go down onto my left, right? But if you want to score goals, you want to get into the middle of the field, right? Okay, so if I'm coming from the right side, I usually dribble on my left cut on my left Hit on my left if I can right if I have to go outside on a worse angle than I will But this side from the left. I'm trying to come inside. So I just again sprint at this When it's here cut inside And I keep it giving it to the goalie play again Something like that. Yes. Okay speed dribble Take a big touch inside get past the defender with your touch Gave a shot on that ready go Yes, I love that. Yes Good stop. Please just stop there. Just stop there. Okay From there You were in control the ball the whole time. Yes, how many touches did you take together one touch? I could take 20 touches to get that distance you took one touch and it wasn't away from you You were right on top of his perfect weight. It's very good. Go again ready go Yes touch if you need to head down Good Brynn cool. Yeah good Yes Okay, and that's maybe like two or three, but they're quick. They're in control So if you're watching this like as a coach or a parent There's a very thin line between giving too much advice and not giving enough Sometimes you just have to let them figure it out for themselves If you're stopping the drill every every repetition to give them advice It's going to be it's going to be overwhelming for them and they're just not getting the time on the ball But if they do something well, the most important thing to do is stop and praise And explain why they did it well so they remember to do it again and again and again But uh The biggest thing that I was just talking about for her is she took one touch I'm encouraging them to sprint into space. Don't worry about all the skills The best skill is to dribble in a straight line as fast as you can For her I was praising her because so many players in this position their space and they're they're trying to do this To cover the same distance She took one touch her weight of touch was perfect. The ball was never away from her. Her weight of touch was perfect To cut In strike, can you hit me in there? Ping it to me Who can hit me in the air? way Nice Brynn Get that touch get that one or what? One thing I'm always focused on especially shooting but like all skills is the correction of the technique So it's one thing to say good job bad job, but How can they make it better? So to really break it down sometimes you have to come out of the drill And just go to basic technique to fix the things and then they can actually apply it in the drill Okay, what am I telling you to do better with your shooting though with your left foot? What did I just say? No, don't just chop your finish right right now you just you're finished stopping here I want to see that that leg come through and also your body positioning because you're you're chopping And my body's like here and like falling that way. Does it make sense? Okay, where do I want my body to go? Towards the net. Okay, so I want to see this fall through And the body go through the ball make sense. Okay. I don't care where the ball goes right now I don't just want to see that technique Okay, just start start there Yeah, and just head down swing through show me body and show the fall through fall through Yes, that's fine. That's fine. Okay And but you hit it on the inside of your foot there, right? But your body's way better It's just because you hit it like this We're don't want to hit it here Fall through again swing and start more on this side. You're correct. Go do a few you you Yes, even more go again back go again Go head down flex swing your leg right through the ball Yeah, that's okay. That's okay Sometimes you have to make you have to make different mistakes in order to find out what works go again Go again go again do all these swing through Yes, that's better again Keep the foot flex and I want to see your finish up here Yes, that's your best one go one more Finish on a good one Come on quick feet big swing Yes, beautiful feels better. Yeah, okay here Sometimes when you give players advice They're actually going to make more mistakes before they get back to what you actually wanted But as long as they're making different mistakes, it's okay I just don't want to see the same mistake again and again and again If I tell you to change something and you end up doing something different Which didn't produce the result that you wanted That's okay because we screw up in different ways until we find what works But as long as you're not doing the same mistakes, we can improve fast If you like this content, check out the soccer success planner. You can download it for free There's a link in the description below and for advanced training. Check out the online soccer academy