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Shooting on the run

Postby dom#10 Sun Mar 15, 2009 7:44 pm

Are there any drills i can do in order to improve my accuracy whilst shooting on the run. any advice much appreciated.

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Postby kiddo Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:44 pm

just do what youd normally do in a game and shoot on the run lol....try and get a big bag of balls, set them up where youd start your dodge and keep doing reps of them.
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Postby Harry Collins Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:03 am

Two goals. One with a goalie in, one empty. Place the second (empty) goal at shooting distance from the first goal, diagonally left (as the goalie would see it, top right as an attacker).

Run centrally towards the occupied goal left-handed, split dodge towards the empty goal and shoot completely over it at the occupied goal.

Basically you just have to shoot over the goal whilst on the run. Ensures your hands are away from your body, and you maximise the power and angle using your shoulders and wrists. Start slower, then if you master the technique of the shot, work on increasing the accuracy then increase the power and speed (the run up is just to practice the split and make sure you're on the move)

Should improve shooting whilst moving and get your shots strong enough to go over and through any pesky poles.
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Postby dom#10 Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:24 pm

Cheers guys, and where should i be aiming when shooting, say coming down the right wing, should i be aiming top or bottom, near or far side corners?
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Postby Mr.Stanford Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:31 pm

If i remember the mark millon video i think it's farside low?
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Postby kiddo Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:58 pm

low for goals....top for glory :lol:
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Postby laxwill11 Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:51 am

kiddo wrote:low for goals....top for glory :lol:


or turnovers...
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Postby davidmcculloch81 Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:24 am

Teach yourself how to put it top or bottom corner with the same action. Keep the keeper guessing.

Get your elbows high and your hands away from your body. Get fifty balls and repeat over and over.
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Postby kiddo Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:35 am

laxwill11 wrote:
kiddo wrote:low for goals....top for glory :lol:


or turnovers...



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Postby tomfoz19 Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:17 am

simple really shoot as hard as you can where you see the most net . but remember if you dont shoot on target you dont score !!
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Postby eww Tue Apr 07, 2009 4:57 pm

Just get on a goal with something like 10 metres behind it so you're not chasing for ages when you miss and then just start practicing.. you'll soon find a technique you like and thats working for you and then start practicing shooting in all the corners.. not just one because that's predictable. AND MAKE SURE YOU DO IT BOTH HANDS!
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Postby UKLaxfan Mon Jan 04, 2010 4:20 am

Sean Lindsay talks through how he shoots on the run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8OOGDiQABY

Some fantastic examples of the art + Slow motion

Paul Rabil:
http://www.youtube.com/user/blakeleyk#p ... Wn0iKsdkXY

Steve Peyser:
http://www.youtube.com/user/blakeleyk#p ... DlRNImzmw4

Matt Striebel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/blakeleyk#p ... DlRNImzmw4

The key for me is to shoot off your back foot, normally a righty will shoot with time & room off their left foot.
When shooting on the run you shoot off the same side foot Righty off Right foot lefty off left.

All the examples above show great technique, they all made the USA team as well
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Postby webby Mon Jan 04, 2010 1:32 pm

UKLaxfan wrote:The key for me is to shoot off your back foot, normally a righty will shoot with time & room off their left foot.
When shooting on the run you shoot off the same side foot Righty off Right foot lefty off left.


(What I am about to say may be in the videos but I haven't been able to watched them so I'm going to post anyway)

That struck me as weird at first, but after thinking about it made sense. With time and room shooting, you generally plant your opposite foot towards the goal while shooting, getting maximum weight transfer which helps with getting max torque from your core and arms. The same can be said for ice/field hockey.

But when shooting on the run, you're hardly ever facing the goal, and therefore shooting off the same foot automatically opens up your body towards goal, helping gain that extra power from your core, and also helping you hit the target as shooting across your body isn't the easiest of things.

As for where to shoot, I was always taught to go far side and low, but to account for the goalie as well - if you know he's strong low stick side, shoot low off-stick. Work on hitting the target first, then power (god knows how many times we've said this to our freshers!).
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Shooting Drills

Postby UKLaxfan Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:28 am

Coach Tambroni (Cornell) gives an example of Shooting Drill he uses

http://www.laxcoachmike.com/fullmembers ... ng-drills/

Podcast: Description of Philosophy of Core Shooting
http://www.laxcoachmike.com/fullmembers ... -tambroni/

How the other half live?

Coach Tambroni emphasizes high repetitions and uptempo drills with 3 or 4 players per Cage

That's a lot of cages! Ray Harry would be happy @ UK Goals

In England we get 3 or 4 players per cage on Big Champions League nights on TV when the weather is bad, ie no other bugger turns up to practice

Lax Coach Mike website has a Free Membership facility you just need to register which gives access to some articles and snippets of other information.
You need to have Full Premium Membership @ $14.99/month

For full list of articles available for FREE membership
http://www.laxcoachmike.com/fullmembers ... /freebies/
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Jump Shot

Postby UKLaxfan Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:53 pm

Another way to get power is to use a jump shot so you can get full rotation of the hips

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Mike Kimmel (#15 Hopkins) uses a Jump Shot vs Syracuse on last Sat night.

Notice the hands High and Back so he can Pull right through from High-Low to generate Power with his bottom hand.
His hips already through the rotation phase while his shoulders & hands are yet to come through finishing off with snap of the wrist on the top hand and follow through towards the target.
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Fine Form

Postby UKLaxfan Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:05 pm

Rhamel Bratton demonstrating his improved shooting technique vs Syracuse this season he went (4,0)

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Notice how he gets his hands High & Away, also he gets his head out of the way and brings the stick over vertically.
This has dramatically improved his shooting accuracy and as a result his scoring percentage.
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Postby davidward2k10 Wed May 19, 2010 3:43 pm

Here are some shooting drills called the Rapid Fire, Quick Stick and One-on-one:

1. Rapid Fire: About 15-20 balls are lined up on the top of the arc. A player begins at one end of the line of balls (depending on whether he is right- or left-handed), and when the whistle is blown, he quickly scoops the ball and shoots at goal. He goes around the top of the arc, shooting each ball one by one.

If this drill is done sloppily, it won't do much good. Make sure that each player bends low to get good control of the ball, takes a cradle or two and shoots accurately at the corners.

Variations
- Put targets in the corners of the goals.
- Put a goalie in.
- Limit the time in which each player has to shoot all of the balls.
- Shovel shots.

2. Quick Stick: This is a scoring drill that's lots of fun, but in a game situation it must be used in only the most perfect of circumstances. There are many ways to lose possession of the ball doing a Quick Stick.
There is one line at the top of the fan. One player or the coach stands behind the goal with all of the balls. The players sprint one at a time straight toward the goal and the coach lobs a ball high just as the advancing player enters the arc. The player lets the ball sink lightly into his stick, after which he quickly whips it into the goal. There is no cradling, and the ball is never brought under full control. Make sure that the player's stick does not enter the circle.

3. One-on-One: There are two lines: one at the 50 yard-line (A), and one behind the goal (B). Line B has all of the balls. Player A runs toward the goal, and player B makes a long pass to him. Player B advances to defend player A after he catches the ball. Player A attempts to dodge and out-run the defender to score, while player B tries to check and body-check player A to prevent a goal. Note: Player B must defend closely to player A while in the arc to prevent a "blocking the shooting space" or "three seconds" call in a game.

Variations
- Add more than one attack line and/or defense line
- Have the goalie make the initial throw
- Add a pivot point


You can actually find more drills at http://www.leagueathletics.com Good Luck

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