Goal Keeping Drills Goal Keeping Agility

Step 1 (Good for Warm-up and Shot Stopping and Save Techniques – Dives and using 1 hand to deflect shot)

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1)  Correct handling techniques

2) Quick feet, Head steady, eyes on ball

3) Balance

4) Coordination

5)  Flexibility     Step 2 (Shot stopping techniques stopping shot from wide angle. Goalie uses collapsing save and other ball covering techniques. Goalie stops shots in quick succession

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1)       Hands still, head steady

2)       Soft Landings

3)       Barrier for double cover

4)       Correct diving techniques

5)       Decision Making

Shot Stopping

Shot Stopping From Variety of Starting Positions

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1)       Get into line with the ball

2)       Be set as shot is struck

3)       Decision making on save

4)       Reaction to rebounds

Shot Stopping – Reaction Saves

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1)       Quickly into the line with the ball

2)       Set position when ball is struck

3)       Head steady, eyes on ball

4)       Decision making the save

5)       One handed saves for maximum reach

Attacker Blocking Sight of the Ball (Great Drill)

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1)       Do not move starting pisution

2)       Move head to see ball

3)       Keep hands steady

4)       Improvise if necessary

5)       Second Saves

Crowded Penalty Area (Great Drill)

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1)       Decide in start position to see ball

2)       Remained balanced in start position

3)       Keep head steady with eye on ball

4)       Improvise if necessary for second saves

Dealing With Crosses

Catching ball in flight, angles, distribution, Goalie communication

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1)       Good start position

2)       Communication

3)       Assess the flight of the ball

4)       Eye on the ball

5)       Catch the ball at the highest point

Dealing with Crosses (Top Over Cross Bar)

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1)       Good Start Position

2)       Assess the flight of the ball

3)       Use hand farthest away from goal line

Dealing with Crosses (Punching)

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1)     Eye on the ball

2)     Make contact with lower half of the ball

3)     Use flat part of the fist

4)     Follow through