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Shoot and follow in for rebounds

Shoot from the edge of the box, then follow in for the rebound the coach or keeper plays loose. Builds the habit every striker needs: never admire your shot.

U8 to adultAges
6 to 14 plus a keeperPlayers
Penalty areaArea
10 to 15 minsTime

Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.

โž• Put it in tonight's session๐Ÿ—“ Build my season around itโœ๏ธ Make my own version

Set-up

  • Queue of players on the edge of the box with balls; coach beside the post with spare balls.
  • Keeper in goal.

Equipment: Goal, cones, balls

How it works

  1. Shoot, then sprint in towards the six-yard box.
  2. If the keeper saves it loose, finish the rebound; if not, the coach rolls a second ball in.
  3. Two goals in one attack scores double.

Coaching points

  • Follow every shot in, straight away.
  • Stay on your feet and react to the second ball.
  • Side-foot finishes from close range: accuracy over power.

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Make it easier

  • Coach always plays a second ball
  • No keeper on the rebound

Make it harder

  • Add a defender who also chases the rebound
  • Shoot after a dribble past a cone

AttackersDefendersKeeper / neutral- - โ†’ Passโ†’ Runใ€ฐโ†’ Dribble

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