Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U18 GKs: Handling, Movement and Positioning
Aberdeen FC
Matthew Mackie
Description
First week back with U18 keepers. Focus on handling/ movement efficiency and awareness around the goal. High focus on technical work to begin with progressing to increased decision making and complexity towards end with GKs facing different game-related scenarios.
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5 mins
Set up/Organisation/Description:
- Focus on vertical movement, playing with feet (1 touch) and basic handling
- 4 cones making square (tight box 3x3 yards)
Instructions/Explanations:
- GK starts central and move forward to recieve pass from feeder- return with 1 or 2 touches
- GK then drops back to deeper position and receives volley from 2nd feeder
- Repeat work both sides (4-6 reps)
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5 mins
Set up/Organisation/Description:
- Focus on vertical movement, playing with feet (shift and play 2 touch) and basic handling
- 4 cones making square (tight box 3x3 yards)
Instructions/Explanations:
- GK receives pass from central feeder, touches out of box and passes into second feeder
- GK recovers to receive volley from central feeder
- Repeat out both sides (4-6 reps)
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5 mins
Set up/Organisation/Description:
- Focus on lateral movement, hand eye coordination, balance and handling timing/ decision making
- 4 cones making square (tight box 3x3 yards)
Instructions/Explanations:
- Lateral movement from centre of box to side with feeder
- Side feeder gently throws for GK to hold and pop back with one hand (balance/ hand eye coordination)
- GK then returns laterally to centre of box for strike from floor/ half-volley/ dipper
- Repeat both sides (4-6 reps)
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5 mins
Set up/Organisation/Description:
- Focus on moving to receive ball, playing with both feet and moving/ setting to dive
- 4 cones making square (tight box 3x3 yards)
Instructions/Explanations:
- GK starts central and moves to receive pass from yellow feeder
- GK takes touch and plays to central feeder
- Central feeder plays wide to first feeder who then feeds GK for low dive to the side of box
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30 mins
Set up/Organisation/Description:
- 11 aside goal with central mannequin
Instructions/Explanations:
- GK starts in front of mannequin and plays 1-2 with coach before dropping behind and then moves across for low diving save
- GK moves across goal to deal with strike from second feeder
- Repeat both sides
Progressions:
- Takes volley before dropping behind mannequin (throws back to coach for high diving save) before moving across for second feed
- Second feeder can vary feed i.e. drive to line and cut back to central feeder, play 1-2 with central feeder, play to central feeder for 1 touch finish etc (forces GK to reposition and react to the situation as it evolves)
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30 mins
Instructions/Explanations:
- GK starts with ball and can distribute to yellow player (can move freely along horizontal line) between 25-35 yards (representing either attacking CAM or winger)
- This play can take 3 touches to strike
- Can play 1-2 with coach (representing back to goal striker
- Strike can run across mannequins or in behind to create 1 on 1/ through ball (mannequins represent CB)
- Winger can dribble to wide areas or for cutback for striker to run in
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