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FineSoccer Kids 69 Welcome to the FineSoccer Kids Newsletter. Today’s subject deals with following shots. First a reminder about the two new books offered by FineSoccer.com. SoccerAtEase by Lawrence Fine and Pursuing Personal Perfection by Barry Gorman deals with how to be successful both in soccer and in life. Here is what one reader has said: “Just wanted to drop a note to you about your wonderful book. It was a joy to read. Great information. I am sharing it with my U13 girl’s team. My daughter loves it. Thanks. Tim Dean”. To learn more please go to http://finesoccer.com/socceratease.htm Also, if you haven’t done so already please take a moment to participate in the online survey. To participate, please go to http://finesoccer.com/survey.htm One of the easiest ways to score a goal is also one of the most neglected parts because while it’s extremely effective, it’s not ‘glamorous”. If players were to spend more time watching soccer and truly being students of the game, they would realize just how many goals are scored by following shots and scoring off of the rebounds. Everyone wants to score the spectacular goal but what they don’t realize is that all goals count the same so the bicycle kick into the upper corner doesn’t count any more than the simple placement of a rebound into the side netting with the keeper lying on the ground. We have all seen players who are considered “lucky” because they always tend to be in the right spot at the right time. This isn’t just luck its GOL (for more on GOL which stands for Good, Organized and Lucky go to http://finesoccer.com/finesoccer_kids_30.htm). Good players anticipate rebounds and react accordingly while lesser players wait to see what happens and then react. It’s the difference between being progressive and being reactive. Watch top goal scorers and you will see that they attack the goal when they think there is even a remote chance of a rebound which they can score. Then watch the lesser player and see how they just stand to see what happens. By following shots, a player cannot only capitalize upon the mistakes of the defense or keeper but also they can create more mistakes (as a keeper it’s much easier to catch a ball with no one around than to catch a ball with players sprinting at you), which create even more goal scoring opportunities. For those of you who might think the keepers you play against don’t make mistakes and give up rebounds, think back to this last World Cup where the semi-finals and finals were both effected by rebounds by top world-class keepers. Any questions, comments or suggestions should be sent to Lawrence@finesoccer.com. To subscribe to any of the FineSoccer Newsletters, please go to http://finesoccer.com/subscrib.htm Have a great day!
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