Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): GK - Back to the Bar/Recovery (Start Time: 2018-08-05 20:10:00)

GK Ball Mastery (15 mins)

Organization:

1 player 1 ball in the 18

Instructions:

Players go throw a progression of GK Ball mastery techniques:

skip/bounce

Tomohawk Chop/contour save

finger tip juggling

finger tip short, short, long juggling

Boxing juggling

Boxing Short, short, long juggling

seated bounces with catch

seated bounces with jumping catch

Coaching Points:

Allow for individual coaching and monitor the group and scan for common mistakes.

Contour save -

thumbs behind the ball, but not touching in a general "W" shape

mold hands around the ball

bent elbows, absorb the ball (don't squeeze)

eyes on ball appreciate the catch

get the ball of your body

Finger tip juggles:

flexible but strong fingertips (dexterity). Control the ball

elbows in

head and chin raised

footwork (shuffle, back pedal, sprint)

Boxing juggles

Elbow in

Make a fist with flat knuckles

(get the truck to honk its horn)

Jab the bottom of the ball

try to get no rotation on the ball.

Progressions:

back to the bar (20 mins)

Organization:

3 Players in the goal area

Instructions:

"B" jogs to A, touches the ball then negative back steps and crosses over to get back to the bar

"A" lobs the ball over "B" wjho has to make the save

"C" can follow up for a Rebound

if "B" somehow catches the ball, he can go to either pug goal (C can defend, has three touches to score upon interception)

Coaching Points:

negative drop step - drop with the foot closest to the penalty spot (open your body to the goal area)

corss feet over to recover rapidly

Decision to Jump or dive back to the bar

if parrying, use the hand closest to the ball (you can see it, and its easier)

Just send the ball the way its already going (bump it)

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