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Edge-of-the-Box Strike

Score from distance off a lay-off. Time the run to arrive as the set is played, strike it first time with the laces, keep the body over the ball to keep it down, and place it into a corner.

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Duration
12 min
Total drill time
Players
3
Recommended
Pitch
44 × 36 m
Setup space
Level
Intermediate
Skill required
Intensity
High
Physical demand
Age band
U9-U10
Any format

Setup & instructions

A target on the edge of the box receives and lays the ball back into the path of a midfielder running on from deep, who strikes it first time from distance. Keep the body over the ball and the strike low. Finish first time so the run never stops; take a touch forward into the strike only if the return is loose. Rotate and vary the angle.

Setup time: 2 min

Tactical breakdown

Shooting from the edge of the box is a timing exercise disguised as a striking one. The technique required is not complicated, but it has to be executed while arriving at speed onto a moving ball, and that combination is what makes it hard and what makes it worth drilling separately from static shooting.

The run is the part that decides it. A player who arrives before the lay-off has to stop, wait, and strike from standing, which gives defenders time to close and produces a shot with nothing on it. A player who times it to arrive as the ball is set strikes it while still moving forward, and the momentum of the run goes into the ball. That is where the power comes from, not from a bigger swing.

Keeping it down is the other half. From twenty yards a shot that rises finishes in the crowd, and the cause is almost always the body leaning back at contact. Chest over the ball and knee over the ball at impact keeps the trajectory flat. Coaches often tell players to strike the top half, which is unhelpful; getting the body into the right position does the job by itself.

Contact with the laces rather than the toe or the instep gives both the power and the repeatability. And from this range, corners are optional. A low, hard shot on target forces a save and creates rebounds, which is a far better outcome than a spectacular attempt into row three.

How to run this drill

  1. Set a lay-off server on the edge. A player with his back to goal receives and sets the ball into the path of a runner arriving from deeper, which is the situation this shot occurs in during matches.
  2. Time the run to the lay-off. Arrive as the ball is set, not before it. Getting there early means stopping and striking from standing, which removes all the momentum the run was providing.
  3. Strike it first time. No touch to set. Taking one lets the defence close and turns a shooting opportunity into a blocked effort, which is exactly what happens in matches.
  4. Get the body and knee over the ball. Chest forward and knee over the ball at contact. Leaning back is the reason long-range shots rise, and fixing the body position fixes it without discussing contact point.
  5. Contact with the laces. Laces through the middle of the ball for power and repeatability. The toe produces a shot the striker cannot reproduce and the instep loses too much pace at this range.
  6. Aim low and on target, not for the corner. From twenty yards a low shot on target forces a save and creates rebounds. Chasing the corners from distance produces far more misses than goals.

Coaching focus

FROM SESSION PLAN

Coaching points

  • Time the run to arrive as the lay-off is played
  • Strike it first time so the run never stops
  • Keep the body over the ball and the knee over it to keep it down
  • Contact with the laces, not the toe, for power and control
  • Use the pace of the lay-off, do not just try to blast it
  • Place it: pick a corner and aim, accuracy over raw power

Common mistakes

  • Taking a settling touch and letting the lane close
  • Leaning back and firing it over the bar
  • Trying to blast it too hard and losing all accuracy
  • Arriving late, so the run and the lay-off are out of sync

Progressions & regressions

VARIATIONS

Progressions

  • Add a defender closing the shooting lane to force a quicker strike
  • Vary the lay-off side so the shooter opens up either foot
  • First-time only, no settling touch allowed

Regressions

  • Allow one touch to set before the strike
  • Move the strike closer to goal for an easier range
  • Serve the lay-off slower to groove the timing
Equipment
Cones×1
Full Goals×1
Markers×1
Tactical principles
long range shootingedge of the boxshooting from distancelay off and shootfirst time strikeshooting drillset and shootstriking techniquemidfielder shooting drillu10 shooting drill
Audience
U9-U10

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