Indoor Training: Learning Shooting Techniques "Tidying the Room"

Pitch: Mark out a playing area with a total of 8 tall cones, three tall cones on each long side and the corners on each end line. Across the middle, three or four benches set up on their sides form an obstacle that separates the two halves.

Equipment: 8 tall cones, 3 to 4 benches, bibs in two colours, 1 ball per player.

Players: Two teams, each of which is assigned to one half of the playing area.

• On a command from the coach the players shoot their ball to the other side. The ball should be played or chipped over the benches from the ground.
• The aim is to tidy up one's own half of the playing area and to have as few balls as possible on one's own side at the end.
• Several rounds are played.

Scoring: Which team gets the most balls to the other side within the set time, for example 2 minutes? The team with the fewest balls on its own side wins.

Variations:

• Specify different shooting techniques, for example the volley out of the hand or the drop kick.
• Also let the players throw the ball over the benches.

Note: Drill idea by Max Schönijahn. The game stands symbolically for tidying up a room, with the balls representing the mess.