Long Range Shooting

Step 1: Drill 1

Push the ball onto your stronger foot and shoot across the goal. If you shoot wide or over go behind and collect the ball. Hopefully you'll learn to shoot on target and save yourself from the running! Make the goalkeeper work.

Step 2: Drill 2

It's very useful to be able to shoot not only a moving ball on the ground but also a bouncing ball. Start with the ball in your hands, drop it in front of yourself and hit the ball with your laces. Again concentrate on forcing a save from the goalkeeper. Vary where you drop the ball to create different opportunities for yourself.

Step 3: Drill 3

In this drill continue to shoot on the volley. This time however the goalkeeper should position himself off his line. Hit a controlled volley over the goalkeeper and into the goal. Hit the volley as flat as you can so the goalkeeper can get back in time.