Shooting Combo
Three shots in one flow — make a move and shoot, combine for a one-two, then take on a live defender — and after every shot, you have a second job.
Every shot here comes with a next task — wall the next shooter's one-two, or turn and defend — so finishing and paying attention become one habit.
20 min tonight · Three lines, plus a goalkeeper
- Ages 9+
- Three lines, plus a goalkeeper
- 20 min as the drill is written
- Cones, balls, full-size goal
Grab Cones, a ball for every player, and a full-size goal.
Build Mark three line-starting spots about 30 yards from the goal.
Place Split the players into three lines, every player with a ball. Goalkeeper in the goal.
- 1
Organize the players
Three even lines about 30 yards out, each player with a ball, and a goalkeeper in the goal.
“Three lines, thirty yards out. Everybody has a ball. Keeper — in you go.”
- 2
Show the jobs
Walk one cycle — the first player in line 1 makes a move and shoots before the edge of the penalty box, then checks toward line 2 for a 1-2 ball, laying it off for line 2's first-time shot. After that shot, line 2's player moves to defend the player from line 3, who tries to beat them and get a shot on goal.
“Move and shoot. Then your next job — wall the one-two for the next shooter, or turn and defend the one after.”
- 3
Play
Run the cycles without changing lines yet — let each player work through their line 3 to 4 times before any switch.
“Finish it — land on your shooting foot, follow through at the goal!”
Look for The finish — landing on the kicking foot, the follow-through carrying toward goal, the ball on target.
- 4
Switch and repeat
After 3 to 4 trips each, rotate the lines so everyone gets all three shots — the move, the one-two, and the 1v1.
“Rotate lines! New shot, same standard.”
If players drift off after shooting, freeze it and ask one of them what their next job is — let them say it, then restart the cycle.
Go deeper · 2 notes
Why it works
Three finishing moments ride one trip — a move into a shot, a first-time shot off a one-two, a 1v1 duel — and every shot hands the shooter a next task, so nobody gets to admire the ball. Paying attention after the shot is the drill inside the drill.
What they learn
Making a move before shooting, 1-2 combination play, taking on a defender 1v1 — with good shooting technique throughout — landing on the kicking foot, following through toward goal, putting the ball on target.
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.