| Name: | Shane Napier |
|---|---|
| City: | Auburn |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
Focusing on Drop Step Footwork and Parrying
- Learning how to Drop Step properly
- Learning how to Parry properly with the use of fingertips
- Hand eye coordination work
- Footwork Mastery Level 1

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Top Hand Parry Training
In groups of 3, Goalkeepers will be served balls over head from their knees
Goalkeepers must parry with top hand to the player behind them.
*Main Focus*
-Using fingertips (not palms) to push ball away
- Correct diving technique, landing on hip and shoulder, not forearm or stomach
-Using correct hand to parry ball away

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Drop Step and High Hand Parry
-Goalkeeper will start on post, cone 1 will give a volley to hands
-Ball is then returned to server and ball will be served overhead for a drop step parry or catch
-Once cleared Goalkeeper will shuffle around cone 2 and be served a high shot for either a parry or catch
*Progression*
- After cone 3 has shot Goal Keeper will get up, find ball line for cone 4 and receive shot
- All rebounds are in play and will be followed
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Activation Warmup and Drop Step/ Parry (30 mins)
Activation Warmup
GoalKeepers will do different footwork through cones, coming to get getting set and will be fed different services
- 1 and 2 touch back
- Volley to hands
- Low ball receives
- High Catches
* Progression*
GoalKeepers will learn about drop step and when to catch or parry
- Goalkeeper will work through cones and touch ball above gate
- Ball will be thrown overhead and Goalkeeper must drop step through gate and decided to either parry or catch.