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The Double Save

Make the save, then make it again. Parry the first shot to a safe area, get back to a set position fast, and react to the rebound with a second save.

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Live animationGOA
Duration
10 min
Total drill time
Players
3
Recommended
Pitch
44 × 36 m
Setup space
Level
Advanced
Skill required
Intensity
High
Physical demand
Age band
U13-U14
Any format

Setup & instructions

A keeper faces a shot, parries it out, and a second striker follows in to hit the rebound, which the keeper must recover to save. Emphasise parrying the first shot wide and to safety, exploding back to the feet in a set position, and staying big for the second save. Feed the shots quickly to build the recovery habit. Rotate the shooters.

Setup time: 1 min

Tactical breakdown

Where the first save goes decides whether there is a second shot at all, which makes the parry a tactical decision rather than a reflex. Pushed wide of the post or out towards the touchline, a save ends the attack. Pushed straight back out, it hands a striker an easier chance than the one just faced, against a keeper who is now on the floor.

So the first coaching point is directional parrying, and it needs deliberate practice because the instinct under pressure is simply to get a hand on it. Turning the wrist to steer the ball wide as contact is made is a small adjustment that changes the outcome of the whole sequence.

The recovery is the second half and it is mostly about refusing to stay down. A keeper who has made a good save naturally wants a moment to acknowledge it, and that moment is exactly when the rebound arrives. Getting off the floor should be trained as a reflex attached to the save itself, not as a separate decision made afterwards.

The most common technical fault on the second save is being caught mid-movement. A keeper scrambling back towards his line when the second shot comes is unbalanced, on one foot and diving from nothing. Better to set where you are, even off your line and slightly out of position, because a balanced keeper in the wrong place saves more than an unbalanced one in the right place.

This is an advanced exercise and it belongs with keepers whose base handling is already sound.

How to run this drill

  1. Parry wide, not back out. Turn the wrist on contact to steer the ball beyond the post or towards the touchline. A parry into the middle creates a better chance than the one just saved.
  2. Get off the floor immediately. Train the recovery as part of the save rather than a decision after it. The pause a keeper takes to acknowledge a good stop is when the rebound arrives.
  3. Set where you are. Balanced and off your line beats scrambling back and being caught on one foot. A keeper mid-movement when the second shot comes is diving from nothing.
  4. Stay big for the second shot. Rebound chances are usually close range, where blocking beats diving. Making yourself large gives the striker less to aim at than any dive will.
  5. Vary the rebound so it cannot be anticipated. The server should shoot early, late and to either side. A predictable second ball trains the movement but not the reaction that makes it necessary.
  6. Play it out to a third contact. Extend some repetitions to a third shot. Sequences rarely stop at two in a match, and the fitness cost of repeated recoveries is part of the exercise.

Coaching focus

FROM SESSION PLAN

Coaching points

  • Parry the first shot wide and to safety, not straight out
  • Get off the floor fast, do not stay down
  • Set the feet before the second shot
  • Stay big and set for the rebound
  • Track the loose ball all the way

Common mistakes

  • Parrying straight back into danger
  • Staying on the floor after the first save
  • Not resetting the feet for the second
  • Going to ground early, beaten by the rebound

Progressions & regressions

VARIATIONS

Progressions

  • Three or four shots in quick succession
  • Rebound from a different angle each time
  • Add fatigue with a save before the sequence

Regressions

  • Slower second feed to allow the recovery
  • Rebound rolled rather than struck
  • Set start position for the second save
Equipment
Cones×1
Full Goals×1
Tactical principles
double savegoalkeeper recoveryrebound saveparry techniquegoalkeeper drillreaction saveskeeper recovery drilladvanced goalkeeper drillgoalkeeper trainingu14 goalkeeper drill
Audience
U13-U14

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