Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Teaching the forward dive

Footwork +Handling

Teaching the forward dive

This progression on the warm up activity would only be done for a few min to add in handling and advancing on the footwork to move forward and set before making save or diving forward to attack the ball.

Organization: 3yrd triangle

Instructions:

1)

-Gk Sprints through triangle, Move around Cone

-Set Position

-Receive Ball

-Repeat Opposite side

2)

-Gk Sprint to cone and Sets (S)

-Move Across

-Set for serve

-Repeat Both Sides

3)

- GK Sprints to Cone and Sets (S)

- GK Back Peddle to back of Traingle

-Set For Serve

-Repeat Both Sides

Coaching Points:

1 - GK Should always be Active and ready (Balls of feet)

2 - Quick and Balanced Movement

3 - Get in Position Quickly (Ball Line and with Server)

4 - Timing of Set (Set In Time to receive, don't move when player is striking)

5 - Keep Body Weight Balanced and Forward

6 - Handling Technqiue (Basket/'W')

7 - Hold Save for 1 Second

Progressions:

- Drop Kicks

- Server can serve earlier

Roll-Save

Teaching the forward dive

Increase the speed and decision making to reset the body position to dive. Focus will be more on attacking the ball and diving forward. Hands in front of feet. Stepping diagonally forward with correct foot. Ball played to right hand side, right foot steps towards ball. Body position as body goes to ground and shape of hands.

Organization:

Inside the 18

Goal

1 ball per GK

4 cones

Instructions:

GK's start with ball, roll ball to start activity to coach, coach plays ball to either cone, GK dives to make save. Next player continues, GK joins back of line.

Coaching Points:

1. Perception

2. Position in front of ball

3. Both feet facing the ball and on the ground

4. Dive and decision making as the ball travels

5. Position the hands behind the ball

Progressions:

GK's now pass the ball from their feet to coach.