DRILL: Warm Up Shooting
This shooting routine will have your players improving technique and feeling confident for the rest of a training.
THIS DRILL HIGHLIGHTS:
High success rate! Shouldn’t be a lot of misses - great for confidence!
Wrist training - snapping towards corners
Faking progression
DESCRIPTION:
Player stands with toes on the crease with balls on stick side (see diagram for positioning)
Routine:
Go through both right and left side: 5-10 shots top right, 5-10 shots top left, 5-10 shots low and away, 5-10 shot fake near shoot far, 5-10 shots fake far shot near.
Do 5 shots (each hand) on the move across the crease with lots of fakes
Players should be warmed up and confident to progress to harder shooting drills!
EQUIPMENT:
Balls, goal
HIGHLIGHTED SKILLS:
Wrist shooting, faking
KEY COACHING POINTS:
Give your players a routine they can get familiar with to do (like wall ball for shooting)
They can do it on their own before or after practice, at home etc..
Want to develop strong wrists and quick wrists
Faking with a purpose - move the goalie side to side
