
Goalkeeper angles
in Goalkeeping, Tips and advice
This session is all about movement around the goal so keepers have the best chance of reacting to danger. It forces shot stoppers to think about how they stand and the positions they MORE
Four balls, four goals and four chances to make a save, all wrapped up with a 4v4.
This fast paced shot stopping session would even test the likes of Italian goalkeeping greats Gianluigi Buffon and Dino Zoff.
Arrange four goals (you can use cones or poles) in a square. Place four cones outside the square, each one approximately 15 yards from the centre of each goal.
Use one goalkeeper, four servers and three ball boys.
Warm up | Session | Developments | Game Situation | Warm Down |
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10-15 minutes | 10 minutes | 15 minutes | 10 minutes | 10-15 minutes |
The goalkeeper stands in one goal and faces a shot from the facing server positioned at a cone. After reacting to the shot, the goalkeeper moves clockwise to the next goal and gets in position for the next shot. This fast-moving drill continues in a clockwise direction for about a minute.
The drill is repeated in an anti-clockwise direction, and the speed of shot is quickened to increase difficulty.
Switch the goalkeepers, servers and ball boys.
The goalkeeper saves from the server and quickly moves in a clockwise direction to the next goal to face another shot.
After repeating anti-clockwise, continue with the goalkeeper making a save and running around a cone before moving to the next goal.
Play 4v4 plus two goalkeepers, with no offsides, on a pitch approximately 30 yards by 20 yards.
Place the goals on the longer touch lines, making the pitch wide, and condition the game so both sides can only take, say, a maximum of three touches before shooting.
If the goalkeeper makes a save and the ball leaves the pitch behind the goal, immediately serve a ball to an attacking player so that they can shoot straight at goal rather than take a corner.
If the goalkeeper deflects the ball behind, you pass a ball to the attacking team for a quick shot. How does the goalkeeper react?