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Kids enjoy being a part of soccer practice games the most when they get to score as many goals as possible. Yes, you must make it a point to include large number of opportunities for them to practice scoring. In order to create such occasions for them, many options are available that can be performed. For instance: shooting drills, small sided games, and full-field scrimmages.

During small sided games and full field scrimmages, you’re required to keep changing the promotional ways to score additional goals.  Add in such games that don’t need a goalie to play or limit the goalie’s movement within the predefined lines. The current goalpost can be extended or extra goals can be integrated for enhancing the chances of enhancing goal scoring.

In soccer training, when players develop their shooting technique and tactical knowledge, goal creation also increases. What you can do is bring in shooting techniques quite early in the kids developing stage but stress them more during the later stages, just as in passing skills.

One of the ways to develop shooting skills is through soccer drills work. Players become skilled at shooting the ball accurately and score many more goals by way of these shooting drills. So it is imperative for you as a coach to develop your player’s shooting skills more and more.

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Teach the kids various methods of striking the ball right when performing the soccer exercises. Players are free to shoot at close range from the inside of the foot. Using the inside of the foot results in enhancing the shooting precision. When circumstances demand more power, instruct the players to strike the ball using the instep of the foot, with toes pointed downwards and ankle locked.

The height of the shot is solely dependent on how the non-kicking foot is positioned. Hence, tell the players to keep their non kicking foot further to the ball so that the shot is low. Make sure you eliminate all distractions for example moving balls, moving shooters, or defenders to focus your player’s mind on striking the ball.

Kick start the drill progression in soccer practice games with the help of stationary ball and a striker. As you move on with the shooting techniques, increase the challenge by putting the shooter in action before he/she hits the ball. Such a shift will distract from the accuracy of the striking efforts at first, because the player’s visualization must serve a double purpose.

One, it allows the shooting players to find some space in the direction of the ball and then it also helps them put the foot at the very spot where the ball is.

As the players gain confidence, create a game like situation where both the player and the ball are in motion. When they make progress in shooting, make them receive the balls at different speeds.

Here it is! Develop more opportunities for the players to score goals in soccer practice games and make the most of practice sessions. For even more tips and tricks on youth soccer, subscribe to our youth soccer coaching community.

Andre Botelho is a recognized authority in youth soccer coaching and has already helped thousands of youth coaches to dramatically improve their coaching skills. Learn  how to explode your players’ skills and make training fun by downloading your free ebook at: Fun Soccer Drills.