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Home/Training Drills/Dribbling Drills/The Fake Shot (Shot Feint)
DribblingIntermediate

The Fake Shot (Shot Feint)

Beat a defender with a fake shot. Drive at him, shape convincingly to shoot to make him commit to the block, then check it and push the ball past on the other side.

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Live animationDRI
Duration
8 min
Total drill time
Players
2
Recommended
Pitch
44 × 30 m
Setup space
Level
Intermediate
Skill required
Intensity
Medium
Physical demand
Age band
U9-U10
Any format

Setup & instructions

The player drives at a defender near the box, shapes convincingly to shoot to make the defender commit to a block, then checks the strike and pushes the ball past on the other side. Emphasise a convincing shot shape, the plant and the leg draw-back, and exploding away once he bites. Practise both directions. Rotate the roles.

Setup time: 1 min

Tactical breakdown

A well-coached defender is taught to block shots, and the fake shot turns that training against him. Blocking requires turning the body and throwing a leg across, which is a large committed movement that cannot be undone quickly. The better the defender, the more reliably he does it, which is the reason this move is worth more against good players than against bad ones and why it survives at senior level.

Which means the threat has to be real. A half-shape with no intent produces no block, because a defender who does not believe a shot is coming has no reason to throw himself into anything. Plant the standing foot properly, draw the kicking leg back fully, and look at the goal. Players who rush it are effectively asking a defender to fall for a shot they never actually threatened.

The timing detail that decides it is waiting. The move is not the fake, it is the pause after the fake while the defender commits. Going immediately means going past a defender who has not moved yet. Waiting the extra beat until his weight is genuinely into the block leaves an unbalanced player with a leg extended and no way to recover.

The exit should be on the opposite side to the leg he threw out. Coaches often let players decide the direction in advance; it should be read from where he blocks.

How to run this drill

  1. Drive into shooting range. The move only exists somewhere a shot is plausible. Attempted forty yards out, no defender blocks, because there is nothing credible to block.
  2. Shape to shoot for real. Plant the standing foot, draw the kicking leg back fully, and look at the goal. A half-hearted shape produces no block and therefore no move.
  3. Wait for him to commit to the block. The pause is the move, not the fake. Going before he has thrown a leg across means going past a defender who has not moved and is still balanced.
  4. Check the ball and take it the other side. Bring the foot over or around the ball and push it away from the leg he extended. Read the exit from where he blocks rather than deciding in advance.
  5. Accelerate before he can reset. A defender in a blocking shape is at his least mobile. That window is short, so the touch after the check has to be forward and immediate.
  6. Actually shoot sometimes. If the player never shoots, defenders stop respecting the shape and the move dies. The fake works because the shot is a genuine alternative.

Coaching focus

FROM SESSION PLAN

Coaching points

  • Threaten to shoot for real to make it convincing
  • Plant the standing foot, draw the kicking leg back
  • Wait for him to commit to the block
  • Check it and push the ball past the other side
  • Accelerate away once he has bitten

Common mistakes

  • Unconvincing shape, defender not fooled
  • Doing it too far from the defender
  • Slow to push it past after the fake
  • Not accelerating away once he bites

Progressions & regressions

VARIATIONS

Progressions

  • Fake shot against a live defender
  • Fake the shot then finish for real
  • Use it to fake a cross instead

Regressions

  • Walk the shot shape and the push first
  • Passive defender to groove the timing
  • Slower pace to learn the deception
Equipment
Cones×2
Tactical principles
fake shotshot feinthow to do a fake shotbeat a defender1v1 dribbling movefootball skillsdribbling drillshooting feintyouth skill moveu10 dribbling drill
Audience
U9-U10

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