Hockey Session (Under 14s): Goalkeeper Session 2 Deflections / Hands / Lunging / (Start Time: 2025-08-19 10:00:00)

Plan for Day 2

11:00-11:30 - u13 Full game so u13 GKs to main pitch  U14s - BREAK

11:30-12:00 u14s Full game so GKs to main pitch U13s - BREAK

12-1pm all training - mix of GKs on main pitches and  with us.  Continue with earlier session - bring in goalie hockey - they all stay fully kitted for this as use GK techniques to pass ball to one another/score so increasing their understanding of gameplay and vision 

1-1:30 U13s Full game so u13s to main pitch and U14s Break

1:30-2pm U14s Full game so u14s to main pitch U13s Break

2-3pm stay on main pitches with teams and play in matches

Warm up - in kit

GK in kit:

Backwards through ladder

Sidestep in and out of cones facing goal

Players passes ball to GK after cones who kicks/plays ball into goal.

Key points:

Weight forward

GK posture through side steps

Head over ball when kicking

Make pass to hands as well as feet

Deflections

Kicking with power and accuracy:  until 11am / alternate with other drill

Coach plays ball over deflection ramp for GK to save

Add a GK in Goal to make a save - play until ball is dead

Add GKs around D so Goalkeeper in goal has rebounds from side top D GK and others to deal with

For hand saves discourage swinging the stick but making a strong glove save - for both hands.

Key points - for kicking, open hips up and use leg nearest goal to kick with. Stepping through after kick

For hands - use left hand until for saves going left and across body for saves going right until level with right shoulder (I'll explain more in morning)

Key points - Hand position when kicking - keep hands up weight forward, follow through not step back wards.

Angle of foot when kicking. bring heel though to side foot, rotate hips to increase angle to hit away from player passing ball