Volleying to score
By Tony Carr
There
are some skills that your players need to make them better players. One
of these is the ability to volley the ball when it is bouncing or from a
flighted pass.
This is a great skill in front of goal when a well-directed volley will be hard to defend against, especially in youth matches.
This
session is all about shooting and scoring goals with volleys and helps
you coach your players to develop the technique for doing so. One of the
main benefits is being able to hit a volley hard and straight.
What players must think about
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Look up to see where the goalkeeper is.
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Head steady, eyes on the ball.
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Let the ball fall as low as possible.
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Head and knee over the ball to keep the volley down.
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Lock the ankle, point the toes down, use the laces.
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Strike the middle to bottom half of ball but not underneath.
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Hit through the vertical mid-line keeping the leg straight.
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Use the arms for balance.
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Follow through.
How to set it up
You
need a goal and a cone about 20 yards from the goalmouth (vary the
distance depending on age and ability) and a lot of balls and ball boys
if you have any available!
How to play it
Players
line up behind a cone and take turns to throw the ball in the air
towards the goal, let it bounce then volley the ball into the net.
How to develop it
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Introduce a goalkeeper.
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Have players throw the ball then volley before it bounces.
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Add servers to play the ball from the left and right. Servers should throw the ball to the one who will volley it rather than kick it to him.
Put it into a game situation
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Play 4v4 in an area 30 yards by 20 yards.
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No goalkeepers.
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Players move the ball by throwing it to each other and each player must take no more than four steps before releasing it. The opposition can intercept the ball or win it if the team in possession drops the ball.
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Goals can only be scored on the volley.
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Award two points for a goal and one for an attempt on goal.
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Add goalkeepers to make it harder.
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