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Virtually all of the top strikers can create and take long range shooting opportunities. They have a positive attitude to shooting from distance and apply a controlled, effective shooting technique. Drills are great for mastering the technique of power shooting, but conditioned games that create lots of game related power shooting opportunities are the real deal for improving players.

We all see lots of coaching sessions, practices and drills. But how can we apply them when we don't have the right number of players shown in the practice, or the players at our disposal are too young or perhaps don't have the ability to perform the practice as shown.

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Try this fun, dynamic and exciting game related finishing game. The players will really have to be on their toes and alert. Provide lots of team challenges within the practice, such as the first team to score 5 goals wins.

The following article demonstrates coaching defensive tactics that could be employed by a team that are winning a match and want to get players behind the ball and force the opposition to play through them. Or by a team that are facing opposition who are better than they are. They are not the only defensive tactics that can be used by a team. A team would generally use more than one defensive tactic.

Manchester City's David Silva is one of the best exponents of creating and exploiting space in that dangerous "Hole, that is between the lines" area, between the defence and midfield.

The best players can pass the ball accurately over long and short distances. There are two simple ways to help your players become better passers, particularly with the frequently used side foot short range pass. 1. Get their head up prior to the pass, so they can see who they want to pass to and "picture the pass" 2. Use the correct side foot passing technique.