Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 14- SPEED FUNCTION

LEFT SIDE

FIRST MOVE OF GK TO THE LEFT, OUT, BACK SHUFFLE AND OUT (RECEIVE BALL)

OUTFIELD PLAYER DELIVERS A SHOT TO EITHERSIDE OF GK, GK BECOME AWARE OF POSITIONING NEAR POST AND LIMIT SPACE FOR FAR POST.

WATCH THE FIRST MOVEMENT, AND OBSERVE HOW TH GK POSITIONS THEMSELVES.

ARE THEY SPRINTING OR JOGGING, ENCOURAGE THE FAST FEET, SET POSTION, BE BIG.

WITH YOUNG GK USE DESCRIPTIVE WORDS, BE A LARGE ANIMAL, A FAST ANIMAL FOR SPEED

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the centre movement comes from the gk, returning fast to the middle.

Sprint out to the marker, back shuffle fast into the goal, then comes out again.

The third movement coming out the GK needs to make a decision, on how far they come out, do the narrow the optins for the outfield strike, or encourage a shot to a corner.

Observe the decsions making, stress will be high after short speed bursts, look at how they appear to the striker, big or small.

With young GK, use animal descriptive words, be fast like a leopard, big liek a gorilla, these will help a very young GK, visualise what is required.

Encourage the outfield to aim for the corners