Use for ball that is dropping to side. Turn body sideways and raise kicking leg parallel to ground. Kick on downward plane through top half of ball. Straight path to goal is not always the best route. Drills Partner rolls ball to opponent who shoots the ball back to the server using the instep drive technique.
Partner tosses bouncing ball to opponent who kicks back to server using one of the volleys.
Game with a central goal. Organize two teams of three to five players each. Play in a 30 by 40-yard area. Position two cones in the center of the area to represent a regulation-size goal with a neutral goalkeeper in goal.