Help with some Drills please.

[the next 'one']

alright so i am coaching this kid one on one for about 5 days this summer. he is actually the son of my dad's friend but anyway.

he is in 4th grade playing up with 5/6 graders, and is pretty good. he has pretty good stick skills, great dodging skills, and mediocre shooting skills. his mom mentioned that she really wanted me to work with him on footwork. yesterday was our first day together and this is basically what we did.

warm up:
-stretch
-warm up catch
-a quick lap

footwork:
-zigzag dodging
---i took 10 balls, 5 on each side about 5 yards apart and staggered. i had him sprint from one ball to the next, zigzagging, and dodging each time he came to a ball. i critiqued him very very closely on everything.
-obstacle course
---i made a simple obstacle course using one of the football tunnels on the field. i had him start in front, go to a side, dodge, side shuffle through one part of the tunnel, dodge the other way, side shuffle through the other part, and roll to come back the other way.
-dodges from up top and behind
---simple dodges from up top and behind.

shooting:
-wrap around
---i had him wrap around the goal from X and i fed him the ball where he would stop on the crease, fake one way, and shoot the other. he excelled immensly at this drill. i am an ex-goalie (not a good one) but still, and i would jump in the goal after giving him the feed, and i only stopped a few. he has great deception skills and shooting from inside 5 yards.
-dodge and shoot
---from X and up top. it is here that i really want to help him. especially up top with his 5+ yard shots. i am a great outside shooter, and i have been trying to show him and teach him how to use his body to put power behind his shot, but he doesn't really seem to understand.

so all-in-all it was a good first session. he came out of it with enthusiasm and alot of new knowledge.

but i don't want to do the same drills each time we meet, so what i am getting at is what are some good drills that would really focus more on some footwork and outside shooting?

i know alot of good drills, but they require a team effort, and not just 2 people. so what are some good one-on-one drills i can do with him?

any help would be greatly appreciated.

[picknroll]

If he's a good dodger play to his strengths and teach him an inside roll and a rocker dodge coming from X. That doesn't help the outside shooting, but this sounds like useful skills for this boy's game. Maybe you could develop his shooting by first working on passing. Concentrate on good arm extension first before trying to teach a torso twist. Work on long passes and make sure that the hands are in correct position. A lot of younger kids have "alligator arms" which constricts their passing/shooting. I've also seen the technique of showing your back number to the goalie to teach a torso twist. Tell them to say "#40 (or whatever) is going to score on you" while turning their back to the goalie. This forces a torso twist and can be kind of fun for young kids too.

Good luck.

[the next 'one']

thanks. i will try the inside roll for sure. and that long passing is a good idea.

anything else?

[Gorillalax7]

Since he's a mediocre shooter why not practice some shooting drills?

If you have 2 goals available, have him shoot over the one goal into the other goal.
You could have him do a wrap around side arm shot also. Check out kudda.com

[Sir Mackel]

One thing is while teaching him to shoot make sure he doesn't think it's okay to shoot sidearm. Also with outside shooting is he lacking power, accuracy or both.

[T-47]

Try the Dot drill...great foot speed drill.
Dot Drill (http://www.davenport.k12.ia.us/smart/sports/bigger%20faster%20stronger/dot_drill.htm)

[sidewinder19]

Pick N' Roll will always help.Get Him to be the guy getting picked, fake the pass to the roller, and crank a shot from 7-9 yards out.Pick a spot for him to shoot at, for every three he misses its 1 lap.Do the running with him so he doesn't feel like he has no confidence.On the shooting focus more on accuracy for the first bit, then add power.

That is gauranteed to work.

[the next 'one']

okay thanks for all the help guys. remember he is only in 4th grade so i don't want to be teaching him things like shooting sidearm and other things that are more advanced. i think i would rather work him hard on basics than give him a little of the advanced stuff.

and sir mackel, he is lacking on both from the outside. inside he shoots hard and very very accurate.

[pvlax02]

If you want him to gain a better advantage at shooting farther out, just have him stand like 10 yards out n start taking shots. Watch how his arms are positioned and make sure he is using proper form. After a few rounds with that, try doing a shooting on the move. I do this with the kids I coach. You should stand about 20-25 yards from the cage with a few balls, he should run at you, you pass him the ball, and he goes to cage. In doing this drill have him switch strong hand and weak hand. Also obviously tell him to aim for the triangles. When shooting on the move make sure when he shoots, the stick starts at about a 3 o'clock position and ends at about a 7 o'clock and he doesn't stop moving