Key Points
- Goalkeeper takes position on the line.
- Place the ball on the spot and take a decision to go for power or accuracy.
- Take 6-8 paces back and stop.
- Look at the target, head down and begin run forward.
- Place the non kicking foot beside the ball, extending the arm at that side out for balance.
- Strike the ball with the laces of the boot for power or the instep for accuracy.
- Keep the head down.
Practice the Technique
Drill 1 - Basic – Penalty Kick to Partner
- Divide the players into pairs, one ball per pair
- Partners stand approximately 20m apart
- Mark out a goal approximately 5m wide halfway between each partner
- In turn each takes a penalty through the goal to the other
- To increase the difficulty of the drill increase the distance of the players from the goal or reduce the size of the goal
Develop the Technique
Fun Game 1 – Hit the cones
- Mark out a grid 25m by 25m
- Place a number of cones across the middle of the grid.
- Divide the group into teams of 3-5 players
- Give 1 or 2 footballs to each team.
- The player in possession attempts to strike one of the cones in the middle of the grid using the penalty kick technique
- For each successful strike award one point.
- Extra points may be awarded for knocking a cone.
- Alternatively points may be awarded for kicking the ball through gaps in the cones.
Fun Game – Penalty Competition
- Select a goalkeeper
- The Players take turns taking penalties form the 13m line
- The player who scores the most penalties wins.
