What: Players choose one out of three goals, and focus on this goal during the drill.
Why: You give them autonomy by choosing their own goal, they will be more focused during the drill.
Motivational line: “It’s great that the kids are more engaged because they had set their own goal before the exercise”.
Materials needed
No extra materials needed.
Preparation
Prepare a drill (i) that the players already know well, not too complicated.
Think of three goals in this drill for the players.
(i) example exercise:
The players dribble towards the goal, then shoot at the goal. They have three options: scoring on the left side of the goal, on the right side of the goal, placing the ball high in the goal (this can be adapted, depending on your sport).
Let’s do it!
Explain the drill to the players.
Tell the players there are three goals they can choose from. For example for hockey:
My goal is to score on the left side of the goal.
My goal is to score on the right side of the goal.
My goal is to play the ball high in the goal.
Let the players make three lines in front of the goal, one for attempting to score left, one for right and one for high. During the entire drill they stay in this line, working on the same goal.
Then the drill can start.
