| If you are looking for good practice | | | | tendency to watch their shots when they |
| tips that can be used with most soccer | | | | "know" that the shot is going in. |
| drills, here you go. | | | | This most of the times results in |
| Using A Parent Or Field Player In Goal | | | | missing the opportunity to score when |
| It is always a great idea to use a | | | | the ball hits the posts or bar or is |
| parent or field player in goal. Now, | | | | batted down by the keeper. That is the |
| interestingly, instruct them to | | | | reason why it important for the coach to |
| intentionally muff, drop or parry any | | | | ingrain the habit in the players to of |
| shots. In this method, it is not prudent | | | | go to the goal every time the players |
| to use your regular goalkeepers. If you | | | | shoot. |
| do so, the regular goalkeeper will only | | | | Whenever an attacker takes a shoot, that |
| catch the bad habit of parrying or | | | | attacker should have three seconds after |
| muffing shots. | | | | shooting to enter the goal and touch the |
| When you use a parent or field player in | | | | net. If he does not do so, the goal |
| goal, even the attacker who is ready to | | | | should be disallowed. |
| shoot knows that the "bad" keeper will | | | | Once the players make it a habit, the |
| drop the shot somewhere in front of the | | | | defenders will learn to count out-loud |
| net. Now, this is the catch. The main | | | | at every shot. This does not improve |
| objective of the attacker here will be | | | | perfection in hitting the goals in the |
| to put that muff into the goal. | | | | players, but it also teaches the |
| Ingraining The Habit Of Going To The | | | | defenders to follow up and clear missed |
| Goal Every Time The Players Shoot | | | | shots. |
| This is important. In fact, this method | | | | When it comes to Soccer drills, an |
| can be used in any games or practice | | | | expert coach knows that no matter how |
| drills involving a goal. Some attackers | | | | pretty the shots are, great shots only |
| are skillful but lazy and they have the | | | | count once the ball enters the goal. |