Goalkeeper Footwork Exercise; Scooping Ground Balls
Drill Quick Glance
Drill Objective
This goalkeeper footwork exercise is a great warm-up or training drill to focus on goalkeeper footwork and scooping ground balls.
GOALKEEPER FOOTWORK EXERCISE, SCOOPING GROUND BALLS
This goalkeeper footwork exercise is a great warm-up or training drill to focus on goalkeeper footwork and scooping ground balls.
Drill setup- Using cones create a 5X10 yard grid.
- The goalkeeper will begin on one end.
- The coach should position himself about 5 yards from the cones on the opposite end.
- The coach needs a supply of soccer balls.
- On the coach's command, the goalkeeper should sprint along the outside of the grid to the top of the grid.
- Once at the top of the grid, the keeper gets into the ready position.
- The coach plays a ball directly to the goalkeeper on the ground.
- The goalkeeper should scoop up the ball and return it to the coach.
- The keeper then backpedals to his starting position.
- The keeper then shuffles across the 5-yard end line.
- He then repeats the same movement performed on the first side.
- Make sure the goalkeeper has ample time to recover between sets.
- Play balls with a slight skip just before reaching the keeper.
- Play balls right at the goalkeeper's shin/knee area.
Drill Coaching Points
Drill Equipment
Drill Ages
Drill Topic
- Make sure the keeper's hips are facing the coach at all times.
- When shuffling, do not cross the feet.
- Quickly get in the ready position with knees slightly bent, on the balls of the feet, hands up, and eyes on the ball.
Soccer Drill Titled: Goalkeeper Footwork Exercise; Scooping Ground Balls
Tagged:
- GOALKEEPER FOOTWORK EXERCISE
- SCOOPING GROUND BALLS
Published by: Chris Johnson