Shot Map: Where and How Goals Are Scored

During futsal games, resting teams log the location, type and outcome of every shot on a court template. Using the data, they work out the success rate by zone and decide on changes for the next game.

How to play

1. Hand out cards with a court diagram divided into zones and explain the coding: a dot for a shot, a circle for a goal and a letter for the type (foot, first time, rebound) (4 min).
2. Game 1, 5v5, with two teams logging, one at each goal (7 min).
3. Group analysis: count shots and goals per zone, work out the success rate and enter it in a table on the tablet (5 min).
4. Each team sets one focus based on its data, such as fewer long shots or attacking the far post more (2 min).
5. Game 2 with roles switched and logging again (7 min).
6. Compare the two maps and judge whether the focus improved the success rate (5 min).

Rules

• Each logger records only what they see; if unsure, they mark the play with a question mark.
• Loggers stand off the court, behind the sideline and away from the goals.
• No slide tackles during play.
• Data is used to improve, never to call out a teammate.

Variations

Adaptations

• Limited mobility: manages the digital table and the percentage calculations.
• Visual impairment: a partner reads out the plays and the student enters them in the table with a screen reader.
• Autism: given a fixed role logging just one goal, with a filled-in sample card.

Learning goals

• Record game data with a coding system.
• Calculate and interpret success rates by zone.
• Make tactical decisions based on data.

Equipment for a class of 25

• pinnies: 20
• balls: 4
• cards: 8
• goals: 2
• tablets or phones: 2

Teacher tip

Run a one-minute practice logging session before the real game: the coding is learned by watching plays, not by explaining it.

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