Wrist Shot: Corner Targets

Learning the floorball wrist shot, with hoops tied into the top corners of the goal as targets. The aim is accuracy with a low stick, not power.

How to play

1. Demo: ball on the blade by the back foot, drag it forward and release with a snap of the wrists; the stick finishes pointing at the target and below the waist (3 min).
2. Groups of three at each goal: standing shots from about five meters into an empty goal; one shoots, one collects, one gives feedback (5 min).
3. Hoops are hung in the goal corners: touching or going through a hoop is worth three points, scoring outside the hoops is worth one (7 min).
4. Shooting off the dribble: start at a cone, dribble a few meters, and shoot before a line of cones (6 min).
5. Team challenge: each trio totals the points from five shots per person and tries to beat its own score from the previous round (4 min).

Rules

• Nobody stands behind or beside the goal while shooting is on.
• The collector only goes in after the whole trio has shot and the shooter says so.
• The stick stays below the waist before and after the shot.
• Only the player whose turn it is shoots; everyone else waits with their ball still.

Variations

Adaptations

• Wheelchair users: shoot from the chair with a short stick from an adjusted distance; the trio passes the ball onto their blade.
• Wrist injury: acts as the trio's coach, giving technique feedback and keeping score.
• Nervous students: shoot first at a chalk mark on a wall before moving to the goal.

Learning goals

• Perform the floorball wrist shot.
• Aim a shot at a specific area.
• Improve a team's own score.

Equipment for a class of 25

• floorball sticks: 30
• floorball balls: 30
• floorball goals: 4
• hula hoops: 8
• ropes: 8
• cones: 12

Teacher tip

If you don't have floorball goals, use two cones and a rope as a crossbar, with the hoops hung from it. The typical mistake is trying to blast it with a high backswing: score accuracy, not speed.

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