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Recovering from a conceded rebound (u16)

Train resilience when the rebound goes in right after a good first save — adds coverage to mistake recovery in the situation that most undermines confidence: doing everything right and conceding anyway.

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Load

minutes
12
dives/set
6
Sets and reps
3 × 5
Intensity
High

dives per set, per goalkeeper

Microcycle days it fits

MD-3, MD-2

Each bar’s height is that day’s dive ceiling.

Setup

Goalkeepers
1
server
2
outfield player
0

Space: 12 × 12 m

Equipment: Balls, Full goal

The coach serves and manages the breaks.

2 steps

The goalkeeper makes a good first save, but the rebound goes in. The work is what they do next: an immediate reset, without letting the injustice of the goal contaminate the following actions.

Exercise sequence

Coaching points

  • The injustice of conceding after a good save is the hardest test — the reset routine is exactly for this.
  • Separate the merit of the save from the result: you did well, conceded anyway, and the next action doesn’t pay for it.
  • Eyes on the next ball, without arguing the goal with teammates or yourself in the moment.
  • Praise the good first save after the drill, so the goalkeeper anchors the merit and not only the goal.

Progressions

  1. Continuous sequence with no pause.
  2. Add an observing audience.

Regressions

  1. Announced rebound.
  2. Increase the gap between shots.

Sources · 2

  1. StudyDeterminants of Decision Making in Novice and Elite Soccer Goalkeepers (2025)
  2. BookVaggelis Lappas, «Goalkeeper Training Methodology»