Croatian National Team Shooting-Service Circuit (U12+)

Set-up: half-field, goal, several balls, a few discs.

The Exercise:

1. Player A “runs with the ball” (dribbling at speed), Player A shoots the ball as he approaches the penalty box. Once Player A shoots the ball, he moves back toward player B.
2. Player B now dribbles and passes the ball to Player A.
3. Player A passes the ball (one-two) into the path of player B.
4. Player B shoots the ball.
5. Player A and Player B now crisscross positions (not pictured) to receive a cross from Player C. Player C should allow for A and B to change positions before delivering the cross.

Focus:

• Dribbling at speed
• Shooting
• Precise Passing
• Quality Crossing

Variation:

1. Add a defender in the penalty area to apply various levels of pressure.
2. Change the location of the crossing line to the left side.

Rotation: Coach should rotate the lines every 3 or 4 minutes.

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If you enjoy this exercise Coach Donahue recommends:

Possible Warm-up:	Progress to:
Basic Overlap Circuit to Goal	Argentina Channel Game
Service Circuit with Combination	3v2 to Goal Combined