Three-Goal Circuit
Dribble and shoot on the sideline goal, take the keeper's pass and shoot on the big goal, take the next pass and shoot on the far goal — then dribble home.
Three goals in one running loop means rapid shots from fresh angles with no standing around — finishing work that doubles as fitness.
Starting at Core — your team is set to mixed.
15 min tonight · One line of shooters plus 3 keepers
- Ages 9+
- One line of shooters plus 3 keepers
- 15 min as the drill is written
- Cones, balls, full-size goal, 2 portable goals
Grab Cones, two portable goals, and every ball you have.
Build On a half field with a full-size goal — set a portable goal on each sideline about 15 yards from midfield, and place the cones as the diagram shows.
Place A keeper in each of the three goals, spare balls stacked at each goal, and the team lined up at midfield with a ball each.
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Organize the players
Line the team up at midfield with a ball each, put a keeper in all three goals, and stack the spare balls at each goal.
“One line, right here — ball each. Keepers, all three of you are working.”
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Show the jobs
Walk the loop — dribble at the right sideline goal and shoot; take the keeper's feed outside the cone and shoot on the primary goal; take the next keeper's feed outside the cone and shoot on the left goal; then take the last pass around the cone and dribble back to the end of the line.
“Shot one off the dribble. Keeper feeds you — shot two on the big goal. Next feed — shot three. Then dribble home.”
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Play
Keep the circuit rolling — the next player starts the moment the right-side keeper plays the ball out to the shooter ahead. Push the speed of play.
“Go the second that first pass comes out! Quick feet, clean strikes.”
Look for Speed without sloppiness — a full-pace run that still ends in a good shot on target every time.
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Switch and repeat
Run the variations — change the direction of the circuit, and make the players finish with their opposite foot.
“Flip it — other way around! And this lap, opposite foot only.”
If the shots turn into wild swings, take the race out for a lap — same circuit at an easy pace, clean strikes only — then bring the speed back.
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Why it works
The circuit strings three different finishes onto one run — off the dribble, then twice more off a keeper's feed — so shots come rapidly on multiple goals while the legs keep working, which is what makes it a fitness drill and a finishing drill at the same time.
What they learn
Rapid shooting on multiple goals — speed of play, shooting form, and a good shot on goal every time.
Where does this come from?
SoccerXpert — their published drill library.
A published drill library. Useful and widely used, but not a governing body — so it fills gaps rather than leading.