Fifty-Point Strike
A goal from outside the box is worth fifty — so the shot kids usually talk themselves out of becomes the one they hunt for.
Kids pass up open shots waiting for perfect ones — scoring distance shots at fifty points teaches them a clear opening IS the perfect shot.
Set up · 3 actions · before the kids arrive
- Grab: Cones, pinnies in two colors, a supply of balls.
- Build: Mark a 36-by-37-yard field with the regular goal at one end and a counter goal at the other.
- Place: Four on four, keeper in the big goal, and stack four balls with the attacking team — their rounds run on those.
One thing to remember: Shoot when in range — a clear opening or a screened keeper is the green light.
How it runs — the whole game in one sentence
The attackers get four balls a round to score on the big goal — fifty points from outside the box, ten for beating a defender off the dribble, ten for a goal off an assist.
1Organize the players▾
Coach does
Set the field, put the four balls with the attackers, and make the scoring menu loud — fifty, ten, ten.
Coach says
From out here? FIFTY. Beat your defender and finish, ten. Score off a pass, ten. Four balls — make them count.
2Show the jobs▾
Coach does
Walk one attack — receive facing the goal, and if nobody is pressing you outside the box, strike it. No permission needed.
Coach says
If you're open and in range — shoot. Missing is fine. The more you shoot, the more you score.
3Play▾
Coach does
Run 3-minute rounds with 30 seconds between, subbing every round. At a break, ask when a player should shoot — every clear opening, and every time a defender blocks the keeper's view.
Coach says
Attack the goal. Make space from your defender and be ready to shoot the second you get it.
Look for: A player striking at goal the moment a clear opening appears — no extra touch, no looking for permission.
4Switch and repeat▾
Coach does
Swap attackers and defenders each sub so everyone gets rounds of shooting. Switch variants when the level is wrong.
Coach says
Switch! Defenders, your turn — four balls, go hunt fifty.
If it's not working
Too hard? Go 3v3 on a 20-by-30 field with keepers, where scoring from your own half is the fifty. Too easy? 6v6 on a half field with two regular goals.
Want to go deeper? Optional — not needed to run the game.
Why are we doing this?
What are they learning?
How can I change it?
Easier: 3v3 with keepers in a 20-by-30 field — fifty points for scoring from your own half.
Harder: 6v6 in a half field with two regular goals.
Next: In the closing game, count shots from range out loud — the players who created openings by dribbling or combining are your evidence the session landed.