Goalkeeper Pressure Cooker Drill

Chris Johnson 76,174 Views Rating 3.71 (28 Reviews)

This soccer drill is a great goal keeper drill. It will give your keeper a great workout while working on passing and shooting with accuracy.

Soccer Goalkeeper Drill

Drill Setup

Set up 10 players in a circle around the center circle.
Have the keeper stay inside the circle and give one of the attackers around the circle a ball.

Drill Instructions

Players around the circle must keep the ball moving with one-touch passes.
At any time a player can shoot at the goalkeeper.
The goalkeeper must continually anticipate a shot and react quickly.
After fielding a shot, the goalkeeper returns the ball to one of the players around the center circle.

Drill Variations

While warming up the keeper, instruct the players to pass balls in rather than taking shots.

Drill Coaching Points

Focus your attention on the keeper and their work ethic.
Their feet must be constantly moving them in position to stop every possible shot.
The keeper must react quickly to EVERY ball that is playable by the keeper.

Equipment

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