Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): GK. Week 8- Breakways

Handling Warmup

Organization:

Cone Set up as shown above. Keepers on both posts (max 6 keepers)

Instructions:

players Hop over an invisible hurdle. Land in the red box in a set position.

Player recieves a volley. Then moves out of the box and around the cones to the opposite post.

*Coach should only serve in the begining, then progress to let the players serve.

Coaching Points:

Volley - Set position, nose over toes, hands out in front. absorb the ball with arms. contour save above the chest. wrists together for a basket catch below the chest.

Driven on the ground - wrists togehter, backs of hands touchning the gorund, make a ramp with arms, head and chest over the ball. hug ball to chest.

Progressions:

This is a handling progressing: it can progress any way the coach sees fit.

For example:

1) Jump, Land in box - Volley serve - Contour save or basket catch

2) touch red cone, touch red cone, set in front of the box - driven ball on the ground - Scoop/Smother

3) high knees through the yellow cones, collapse dive/grass cutter save

4) Drop back in a V pater between the red and yellow cones, attack the ball for a high ball/cross servie.

50/50

Organization:

Cones 8 yarsds apart. Balls 8 yards a part

Instructions:

Both Keepers perform a 50/50 Breakaway save on the ball, get up shuffle around the cone, and do the same fromt he other side. This activity is called NASCAR

Coaching Points:

Attack the ball in a straight line, Power step with the leg closed to the ball, Lead with hands. Slide on hip and follow through.

Progressions:

After "Nascar", Players move onto perfomring 50/50 breakaway tehcninque on stationary balls in a line as shown above.