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Target alley: set up three targets and take turns kicking at them. Your pair keeps one total.
Target Kick Practice
Kick a ball at targets from a short distance, using both feet. Builds eye-foot coordination.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Set 3 targets about 5 steps away.
Core: Medium. Beat your own best.
- Ages
- 6 to 10
- Time
- 8 min
- Players
- Just you
- Space
- Yard or field
- Bring
- Ball, boxes or cones as targets
- Level · skill
- Beginner · Catching
The steps
How it works
- Set 3 targets about 5 steps away.
- Step beside the ball and kick toward a target.
- Try with your other foot too.
- Count hits out of 10 with each foot.
Coaching point
Plant foot next to the ball.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a distance: Less (close), Core (medium), More (a step back). Beat your own best.
Story
You are knocking down the troll’s castle blocks.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own best. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
Practice makes progress
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