Advanced session - Focus on Handling, footwork and sharp diving
Set 1 (Warm up) Aerobic with Ball Yellow Cones forward running. One foot in each cone runing to red cone - Coach will be a couple steps back and straight volleys side to side until they reach the next red cone. (Min 4 Volleys) Backwards back once they have reached the opposite red cone. Blue Cones. Zigzag and peroform hands. 4 Sets 3 reps. Middle Set. Cones spaced 5 steps apart. Keeper on his/her knees - Volley from Coach standing infront and low dive from keepers at different angles (Adapt the drill to the number of keepers). 2 sets 4 reps. (Advance to feet) Last Drill (Have fun with this one) Cones angled 5 steps apart, coach positioned at an angle where he can shoot at both. First Drill: Keepers labed 1 and 2. Coach lines up calls number and shoots low. Second Drill. Same as first but the keeper can parry it into the opposing keepers goal. Third Drill. Competition who can keep out the most - if you parry it into your opposing keepers goal you get a point. If you hold it you get 2 points.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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