Week 34

Outcomes

• ✓Players can shoot at goal from the left side, right side, and centre.
• ✓Players can adjust their body position based on which angle they are shooting from.
• ✓Players can identify which part of the goal is easier to hit from each angle.

Equipment

• 1 size-3 ball per player
• 6 small flat-cone goals
• 16 cones
• pinnies

Run of show

1. 1. Arrival Free Play

   5m

   Set up: Three goals placed around the space at different orientations. Balls scattered.

   How to run it: Players shoot from wherever they find themselves — no set starting position. Encourage them to try strange angles. 'What if you shoot from the side?'

   • ›Watch which angles players naturally avoid.
   • ›Praise any player who shoots from a tricky angle.

2. 2. Warm-Up Game: Pirate Treasure Hunt

   8m

   Set up: Scatter 15 small cones (treasures) around the area. Two teams with pinnies. Each player with a ball.

   How to run it: Teams dribble and collect cones — one at a time, one per trip. Tuck the cone in your pinnie or hold it. Return to base after each. Most cones in 3 minutes wins. Three rounds.

   • ›Dribble quickly and change direction to avoid opponents.
   • ›Eyes up to see where the cones are.
   • ›Fast, exciting energy.

3. 3. Skill Theme Game: Three-Angle Challenge

   12m

   Set up: One small goal with three shooting spots marked: LEFT (45-degree angle left), CENTRE (straight on), RIGHT (45-degree angle right), each 7 yards from goal.

   How to run it: Players rotate through all three spots, shooting once from each. That's one round. Do four full rounds, then switch to the next goal. Players count personal goals from each angle.

   • ›From the left: try to shoot across the goal to the far corner.
   • ›From centre: aim low and away from the middle.
   • ›From the right: same logic as left, reversed.

4. 4. Small-Sided Games: 3v3 with Angle Bonuses

   15m

   Set up: Two 3v3 games on 15x10 yard pitches. Goals each end. No goalkeeper.

   How to run it: Normal 3v3. But coach calls an 'angle zone' before each kickoff — a coloured cone on the left, right, or centre. If a team scores from the angle zone, they get a bonus cheer. Play three 4-minute rounds.

   • ›Angle zone changes each round — keeps it fresh.
   • ›Don't force it — let teams choose whether to go for the bonus.
   • ›Celebrate all goals, bonus-cheer the angle-zone ones.

5. 5. Cool-Down & High-Fives

   5m

   Set up: Players stand in a line beside a small goal.

   How to run it: Each player takes one shot from an angle of their choice — left, right, or centre. Coach asks: 'Which angle do you like best?' Player answers and high-fives the coach. Move on to the next player.

   • ›Respect every preference — no wrong answer.
   • ›Reinforce angle vocabulary: left, right, centre.

Outcomes

• ✓Players can get into a good shooting position before receiving the ball.
• ✓Players can shoot from angles they have not tried before.
• ✓Players can describe where on the pitch the best shooting positions are.

Equipment

• 1 size-3 ball per player
• 8 small flat-cone goals
• 20 cones
• 2 sets of pinnies

Run of show

1. 1. Arrival Free Play

   5m

   Set up: Goals placed at different angles and distances. Balls everywhere.

   How to run it: Players shoot freely. Coach occasionally places a ball at a tricky angle and challenges: 'Who can score from HERE?'

   • ›Keep the challenge feel light and fun.
   • ›Applaud every attempt from a tough angle.

2. 2. Warm-Up Game: Colour Zone Dribbling

   8m

   Set up: Mark four coloured zones with cones: red (left), blue (right), yellow (centre), green (back). All players with a ball.

   How to run it: Coach calls a colour — everyone dribbles to that zone. First five to arrive do a quick skills challenge (one-foot balance). Repeat eight times, varying pace and colour order.

   • ›Reinforce left/right/centre vocabulary with the coloured zones.
   • ›Praise dribbling pace and close control.
   • ›Link it: 'Red zone is like the LEFT side of the goal!'

3. 3. Skill Theme Game: Angle Relay

   12m

   Set up: Teams of three. One goal per team. Three shooting spots at different angles (left, centre, right) each 7 yards from goal.

   How to run it: Relay: Player A shoots from left, runs around the goal, retrieves ball, and passes to Player B at centre. B shoots and passes to C at right. Count total goals in 2 minutes. Rotate spots and repeat four times.

   • ›Pass crisply between shooting spots — no slow shuffling.
   • ›Adjust body early when arriving at each spot.
   • ›Team cheering as they count goals together.

4. 4. Small-Sided Games: Mini-Match Festival

   15m

   Set up: Three 3v3 or 4v4 games. Goals each end. No goalkeepers.

   How to run it: Play three 5-minute games with team rotations. Coach announces before each game: 'Left-side goals are MAGIC today!' (or right, or centre). Players naturally look for those positions.

   • ›Change the 'magic angle' each game.
   • ›Narrate live when a magic-angle goal happens — huge cheer.
   • ›Keep it playful, not prescriptive.

5. 5. Cool-Down & High-Fives

   5m

   Set up: Players sit in pairs.

   How to run it: Partners roll the ball to each other from different angles. On coach's signal, receiver kicks the ball gently at a cone target. Five rolls each. Finish with partner high-five and full-group cheer.

   • ›Gentle, relaxed tempo.
   • ›Reinforce the week's theme: shooting from everywhere.