Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): PUNCHING THE BALL WHEN DEALING WITH CROSSES

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Tomasz Wasylik
Name: Tomasz Wasylik
City: Leicester
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Session focused on improving decision making when dealing with crosses. When to catch? When to punch a ball? 

KEY POINTS : 

- dealing with crosses

- decision making CATCH OR PUNCH?

- clearing the ball from the box 

- what next ? deal with potential shot when punch went badly

- when and why goalkeeper do it ? ( leading question ) 


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): CROSSING & GENERAL HANDLING WARM UP

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CROSSING & GENERAL HANDLING WARM UP (15 mins)

1. PRE WARM UP 

- For couple minutes prepare goalkeepers to high jump/ catch / punch the ball with related non-football activities 

1. WARM UP 

- Goalkeeper is starting behind the 1st mannequin, step up catch a ball in the centre (W, SCOOP LOW DIVE etc. then follow with the CATCH HIGH BALL (left & right)

- Vary service, test goalkeeper concentration 

- As a progression try to put little pressure on ( use pads/big footballs or just serving player moving towards working goalkeeper )

- Rotate Goalkeepers

PROGRESSIONS & VARIATIONS 

- Serve the ball from different angles 

- Add reaction serve ad the end or add loose ball for quick smothering a ball 

COACHING POINTS :

general handling/ dealing with cross/ timing / decision making / awareness / footworks 


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): HOW TO PUNCH A BALL AND WHAT NEXT ?

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HOW TO PUNCH A BALL AND WHAT NEXT ? (15 mins)

1. TEACH THE TECHNIQUE (UNOPPOSED)

- Start in KNEE position and teach goalkeepers how to move towards the ball and how to punch a ball 

- Explain why we do it and in which situations on the pitch we use PUNCHING TECHNIQUE 

- Progress to standing position and serve the ball towards working goalkeeper to punch a ball out of the box 


2. CREATE REALISTIC SCENARIO (OPPOSED)

- Put pressure on goalkeeper follow the service or other player/ coach stay on the way of the goalkeeper

- Play a game when one goalkeeper has to punch a ball and rest trying to disturb

3. PREPARE FOR THE FOLLOWING ACTION?

- Add shot after clearing the ball out of box 

- Prepare goalkeeper for next action when punching the ball badly or in dangerous positions

COACHING POINTS : 

technique of punching / timing / distances / assessment of the flight / awareness / decision m making one hand or two hands ? / reaction saves / positioning / dealing with crosses and shots 


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2 GOALS CROSSING GAME

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2 GOALS CROSSING GAME (25 mins)

2 GOALS CROSSING GAME 


HOW TO PLAY?

- 2 goals/ 2 Goalkeepers  

- At least 2 servers and one or two strikers 

- Lots of footballs to keep game flowing 

- Rotate roles 

RULES OF THE GAME : 

- RED serves to deliver a ball towards one of the goals (one per time ) and striker trying to score 

- Goalkeeper trying to catch a cross/ punch or save 

- As long as the ball is on the pitch play LIVE and go for a shot from long range/ another cross or rebound 

- When the ball is out another RED serve the 2nd ball 

- Both Goalkeepers need to be ready to deal with the ball and position themself in right position to do it

PROGRESSION & VARIATIONS 

- Add more players 

- Add defenders and work on DISTANCES AND COMMUNICATION 

- Create as much chaos as possible 

COACHING POINTS 

decision making and all mentioned earlier 


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