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Target Kings

Games, Distribution, Passing. About 8 minutes.

Keepers tonight
KKeeper working SServer or team-mate AAttacker KWaiting
The goal kick
  1. Start two or three steps back, at an angle.
  2. Make the last step the long one.
  3. Plant foot beside the ball. Laces under the middle of it.
  4. Lean back a little and follow through high.
How it is set up

Setup. Three targets at different distances: a mini goal or cone gate 15 metres out (1 point), a 5 metre square 25 metres out (3 points), and the far crossbar or a marked zone 35 metres out (5 points).

How it runs. Keepers take turns, one ball each per round. Say what you are going for before you kick. Round one is a pass along the ground, round two a throw, round three a kick off the ground, round four your choice with your weaker foot for double points. Highest total wins and picks the next game.

Coaching points

  1. Name your target first. A ball that lands on a target you did not call scores nothing.
  2. Same technique as in the drills. A game is no excuse for a lazy plant foot.
  3. Watch the other keepers and tell them what was good about a good one.
  4. If you are behind, go for the five. If you are ahead, take the points on offer.

Make it harder. Play it in pairs with combined scores. Then add a five-second limit from the whistle to the strike.

With 4 keepers. Everyone against everyone.