Soccer Scoring Zones
In soccer there aren’t any marked scoring zones, but they are definitely there. There is a marked area, the 18 yards box, but this isn’t really a scoring zone box. It’s more a marked area that shows how far the goalkeeper can use his hands and when a direct free kick will be a penalty kick. Knowing more about the soccer scoring zones will help you when you try to improve the scoring skills of your team. You want to have as many changes as possible in the best scoring zone. So when you are practicing your finishing, you might want to focus on this area.
If you look at a soccer field, we can determine 4 different scoring zones. The 1ste scoring zone is the one that’s the most easy to score from, when you have a chance. Of course it’s the hardest to create chances in the 1ste scoring zone. In the image on the left side you can see the different scoring zones. In this article I’ll tell you more about the different zones and how to make sure you’re team is using the zones the right way.
As you can see in the image the first scoring zone is a zone real close to the goal. The reason this is the easiest zone to score from is the distance from the goal. There are two ways to create a change in the first scoring zone. One way is a cross from the wings. The second way to create scoring opportunity is through a backdoor pass. Against some opponents it won’t be possible to create a lot of chances in scoring zone 1. Or in a game you aren’t able to create a chance in the first zone because at that moment the opponents defence is doing a good job. What you want to create when facing this problem is a chance to score a goal from the second scoring zone.
The second scoring zone is a zone before and around the first scoring zone. Because your player will still be pretty close to the goal, there is a good chance to score a goal from this zone. Your players can also take a shot from just outside the 18 yards box. This will be in the second zone as well. An other way to score a goal from the second scoring zone is a backdoor pass when the defence of the other team isn’t dropping back all the way to their own box.
The third scoring zone is the green zone in the image. As you can see this zone is around a the first and second scoring zones. In the zones your team will get more chances to shoot on target, but it will be hard to score from this zone. Mostly you’ll need a lot of quality and luck to score from this zone. Most goals scored from this zone are shots. What you’ll see is that a lot of the goals scored from this area have been touched by the defenders. This makes it almost impossible for the goalkeeper to save the shot.
The fourth zone is the rest of the field. Hardly nobody scores from this zone. A goal scored from the 4th scoring zone is a exception. Normally player aren’t even trying to score from this zone. If a player scores from this zone almost all the times the goalkeeper was not in his position. So when a goalkeeper is way in front of his goal it sometimes happens that a player can score from the 4th scoring zone. But even when the goalkeeper is far in front of his goal, there are only a few goals scored from this area each season.
No you are aware of the scoring zones is the question: What are you going to do with it?
I use these information for all my practices. I know it’s easier to score from the first scoring zone, but how are we going the create chances from this zone? I work on that question a lot during my practices. I also practise a lot on how we can score from the second zone. The answer on how to score will be different for every team. This totally depends on your players and their skills.
What do you think about these scoring zones? Do you already use them or are you planning to do so in the future? Please let me know by commenting this article!
