Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): GK Academy - Diving and Reaction

Footwork, Ball Control (10 mins)

Passing/Receiving with Feet

Coach to play ball into feet of GK

GK to receive with locked ankle

GK to move left to right

GK to alternate feet

GK to instruct pass and where they want it playing

Coaching Points

-Locked ankle

-Relaxed

-Receiving ball away from goal mouth

10 Points of Contact Each Zone

Footwork & Handling (20 mins)

Work with 3, 2, or 1 GK

-GK quick feet around manniquin and set for volley from Coach in front 4 yd goal.

6 Reps - 3 each way for each GK

Progressions

1-GK touches both back markers with hands and comes through for volley x6

2-GK touches both front markers with hands and sets for volley x6

3-GK spins off around one back marker, then in around manniquin and sets for a Half volley x6

4-Extra GK's become servers. GK takes a step & dives to save and hold between back marker and front post on each side, and then up quickly around manniquin for a strike from ground x6

Screen 5 (10 mins)

OVER THE HURDLE AND SAVE

ORGANIZATON/EQUIPMENT NEEDS

Full size goal accordingly to the game model age group

1 pole and 1 hurdle,(preferable 12 inches high)

Soccer balls

1 manequin

DESCRIPTION

Set up the hurdle close to the middle of the goal line (about 2 to 3 feet away from the post) as the diagram above

Set up 1 pole diagonal from the hurdle, about 5 yards away from the hurdle.

The GK starting in the middle between the hurdle and the pole, behind the manequin, and have 1 ball at his/her hands.

The Gk will roll the ball to the server or coach, the server or the coach will pass the ball to the nearest post, forcing the GK to react by jump over the hurdle and making the save at the near post.

As he/she makes the save, he/he will roll the ball back to the coach or server, that them will play the ball at the far pole, so the GK will repeat the jump over the hurdle and save the ball at the opposite side. (5 reps at each side) than rotate the GKs.

PROGRESSION

The GK will jump three consecutive time over the hurdle, instead of once, prior to the server or coach serve the ball.

COACHING POINTS

Start close to the goal line

Try to get in front of the post always, always step diagonaly to the post or pole after the hurdle jump

GK Reaction Saves 2 (20 mins)

GK reaction Saves

1 goal, 2 GKs on opposite sides of square

Coach calls READY and GKs move into midlle of square

Coach calls 1 and hits shot, GK 1 makes save

Coach calls 2 and hits shot, GK 2 makes save

Rotate GKs

CPs

Footwork into middle

Set and ready quickly

Reaction to call

Saving technique