Indoor Shooting Drill

Attackers Defenders Neutral Goalkeeper Pass Run Dribble Shot

This indoor soccer shooting drill makes the walls part of the session. One line of U9-U16 players plays wall passes around a row of cones, the other slaloms through a dribbling course, and both finish with a shot on goal. It keeps everyone moving and packs dribbling, passing, and finishing into one circuit.

This drill pairs well with others in the shooting category, and you can find age-matched sessions under U13 drills.

Setup

• Split the team into two even groups, starting in opposite corners of the indoor field, every player with a ball.
• Put a goalkeeper in each goal.
• Wall-pass side: set 4 cones about 4-5 feet off the wall and 5 yards apart, stretching about three-quarters of the field length.
• Dribbling side: set 6-8 cones in a slalom line along the opposite wall.

How It Works

1. Wall-pass line: dribble to the first cone, play the ball off the wall around the cone, collect it on the run, and repeat at each cone down the line.
2. After the last cone, take one touch toward goal and shoot on target, then join the other line.
3. Dribble line: starting at the same time, weave through the slalom cones to the end.
4. At the end of the slalom, pass to the coach, who lays it back for a first-time shot on the other goal.
5. After shooting, players switch lines and the circuit keeps flowing.

Coaching Points

• Tight control through the slalom - quick touches with both feet.
• Put real pace on the wall passes; a soft ball off the wall dies before you reach it.
• One quick touch out of the feet, then shoot - no extra settling.
• Every shot on target; make both keepers work.

Variations

• On half a field, run the wall passes along the sides and the dribbling slalom through the middle, finishing on the same goal.
• Race the two lines: first group to 10 goals wins, then swap sides.