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49 Shooting from inside the big box how it works for you!

Modern strikers must be

able to receive the ball,
turn and shoot from
inside the big box when
under pressure from the
opposition.
This week, Ajax Cape
Towns Craig Rosslee
shows us a drill to help
your strikers become
more effective in the
big box area when
shooting at goal. G G G

DIAGRAM KEY: D(i) D(i)

X(i) X(i) X(i) D(i)
Ball A(i) X(v) A(i) X(v) A(i) X(v)
Movement of ball
Movement of player
X(ii) X(iv) X(ii) X(iv) X(ii) X(iv)
G Goalkeepers X(iii) X(iii) X(iii)
Cones A B C

Organizing the drill:
Diagram A
Place a goalkeeper in goal.
Place attacker A(i) and defender D(i) inside the
big box as shown in Diagram A.
Place five players [X(i), X(ii), X(iii), X(iv) & X(v)] on
the outside of the big box with two balls each
at their feet as shown in Diagram A.
Practising the drill:
Diagram B
The drill starts off with attacker A(i) making a run
towards any one of the outside players to
demand a pass from him.
For example in Diagram B, player X(ii) is called
by attacker A(i) to play him the ball.
Attacker A(i) runs towards player X(ii) to receive shoot, despite the attentions of the defender. Coachs Note:
the ball. Attacker A(i) has five
Defender D(i) follows attacker A(i) to try to inter- Diagram C shots at goal before
cept the pass from player X(ii). Once attacker A(i) receives the ball, he now rotating out with one of
Attacker A(i) now receives the ball from player turns with the ball with one or two touches and the outside players.
X(ii) and will decide whether to shoot instantly beats defender D(i) to take a shot at goal. Defender D(i) will also
or take one or two touches to dribble past Once attacker A(i) has taken a shot, he now change at this time with
defender D(i) for a shot at goal. chooses which player he wants next to receive one of the outside play-
The decision to shoot instantly or dribble past the ball from to take the next shot. He can ers.
defender D(i) is based upon the quality of the choose from players X(i), X(ii) X(iii), X(iv) or X(v) for Make sure the players
pass. If the opportunity exists to shoot first his next shot at goal (not shown in Diagram C). hit the target when
time, the attacker must do so or he must con- shooting on goal.
trol the ball and then try to dribble past the Variation of the drill This drill gives the
defender. To try and shoot immediately, the When playing the ball in to the attacker A(i), attacker and defender
attacker A(i) must be able to quickly turn with have the ball chipped or driven in to vary the good practice in a one
the ball and try to create space for himself to degree of skill required to control the ball. versus one situation.

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