1. Drills
  2. Soccer
  3. Shooting

Inside-Foot Finishing

Score by passing the ball into the corner with the inside of your foot.

By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth soccer coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026

Set up

Place the ball 8 yards from goal.

Core: 8 yards. Beat your own best out of 10.

Ages
7 and up
Time
10 min
Players
Just you
Space
Yard or field
Bring
Soccer ball, goal or 2 cones
Level · skill
Beginner · Shooting

The steps

How it works

  1. Place the ball 8 yards from goal.
  2. Step beside it and pass it firmly into one corner.
  3. Take 10 with each foot.
  4. Count how many go inside the post.

Coaching point

Pick your corner before you strike.

Make it fun

Play it, don't drill it

Game version

Goal-line passing: two teams of two roll passes into a small goal from different spots. Each team tries to beat its own last total.

Challenge

Levels: Less (close), Core (8 yards), More (weaker foot). Beat your own best out of 10.

Story

You are a mail carrier, and each pass drops a letter into the mailbox.

My best

Beat your own count

Beat your own best out of 10. Only your own number counts: today against last time.

Practice makes progress

Print it now, or save it free

Free for families and teams

Save this drill to your child or team, free

Sign up and the free soccer week for this age opens in your child's planner, kept to healthy limits. A coach can send this drill to the whole team as homework, and parents see every session logged.

14 days free for a family, no card · Running a team is always free

Does your child's coach know about this?

An email from you to the coach, with the words ready. Nothing is tracked and nobody is rewarded.