Miss and Go Again
Composure & Resilience
Legend
- player
- coach
- mini goal
- balls
- shot path
How it works
Shoot on goal repeatedly, practicing an immediate positive reset routine after each missed shot.
What you need
- cones
- soccer ball
- mini goals
Your focus
Young players often become frustrated after missing and give up effort on the next attempt. Teaching a specific reset after a missed shot builds the neural habit of bouncing back quickly , a skill that separates resilient players from brittle ones.
Place a mini goal 8 yards from the shooting spot. Player has 5 balls.
Player shoots one ball at a time. After each shot, scored or missed, they must do the 'reset': arms out, deep breath, say 'next one.'
Coach models the reset before the drill begins.
After 5 shots, player retrieves all balls and goes again.
Coach praises the reset quality, not the number of goals scored.
Run 3 rounds of 5 shots each.
Helpful cues
- A missed shot is just information, what did you learn?
- Your reset must be bigger than your disappointment
- The best players miss AND come back faster than anyone
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
Use a larger goal and shorter distance to ensure more success.
UpLVL it
Add the next challenge
Add a goalkeeper; player must verbally reset AND compliment the keeper on a good save.No account needed
Build a practice plan
Add drills, keep the plan in this browser, then share a link with your staff or parents.This library helps you find the right drill. Inside UpLVL the right drill finds the player.
This library helps you find the right drill. Inside UpLVL the right drill finds the player.After every practice, UpLVL automatically surfaces the drills each player needs to work on most. See it for yourself.