Football | Goalkeeping Drills

GK1 Starts with ball in same stance and throws ball to GK2. GK2 side foot volleys the ball back into the hand of GK1. The server and GK swith sides and join the back of the opposing line. Can be done with a larger of number of goalkeepers or works as well in pairs.

One player starts lying on the floor. The ball is thrown to them by the feeder. The feeder throws the ball to the working player as they reach the top of their sit up. The worker goes down with the ball in hand and then throws the ball back to the feeder as they reach the top of their next sit up.

*AUDIO DESCRIPTION ON* Place balls in the middle area Central server (server 1) plays ball to goalkeeper when they have advanced far enough Goalkeeper passes ball back to the server 1 Server 1 then plays the ball out wide to Server 2 who plays first time ball for the goalkeeper to cut out or deal with the shot from Server 1 NOTES: When working with younger goalkeepers get the server that follows in to play the shot first time, so they cannot generate as much power

Two servers just inside the outer cones, 4 yards away. GK takes a forward step and then is served a high ball as they begin to take a shuffle step. GK to make the save with the top hand. Alternate between sides.

Cone placed just inside the near post, 2 yards off the line. GK goes round the cone and recieves a shot high into the far top corner. GK then repeats with limited recovery time to get them out of position and more likely to have use the hgih save technique to make a save in the top corner.

Four cones set up round the goal. GK touches a cone with nearest hand then jumps back into set position to have a good base to make save from a volley. Should touch all 4 cones followed by making a save. Then rotate keepers.

Players start facing away from each other and hands on their heads, with six cones of different colours between them. Coach calls out a colour, and the players must react quickly to turn and grab grab that colour of cone.

Players start facing each other and hands on their heads, with six cones of different colours between them. Coach calls out a colour, and the players must react quickly to grab that colour of cone.

This drill works on your keeper's ability to turn and react. Working with two feeders the keeper catches the first volleyed delivery and throws it back. As soon as the first ball has been given back to the feeder the keeper must turn and prepare to catch the second volleyed delivery from the second feeder. Drill continues in this way.

GK starts on the post facing the sidelines. Server 1 starts approaching the ball and GK gets into line with the server. Server strikes the ball towards the goal. GK then repeats this from the opposite post. GK always starts out of position and gets into line with the ball and the serve is initially around the GK's Body.

GKs work in pairs. GK working has a ball in hand out in front of the body using the W grip. The other GK Volleys the ball into the body of GK1 who drops the ball and uses the correct technique to catch the ball.

Two GKs working in 2 seperate goals at 90 degrees to each other. Two servers in central positions and two servers in wide positions. GKs begin facing the post and both turn in from the post at same time and then deal with a shot. GK1 and GK2 then cross over and get a shot from opposite server in wide positions.

2 serving positions. Volley into hands from the 1st serving position, followed by a shot from the edge of the area from the 2nd serving position.

Server 1 vollies into hands of the GK. Then into a low dive save from a central position from Server 2. Followed up by a final shot from distance at an angle from Server 3.

Central server and server from wide on the angle. GK turns in from the post. Then receives a shot around the body. GK catches the ball and plays back to Server 1. They then must quickly adjust to get into position and receive a shot from Server 2.

Have a central line of cones coming out from halfway accross the goal. Two wide Servers. Server 1 strikes the ball into the GK. GK then recovers and makes save from Server 2 Server 2 can only serve once the GK passes the middle line to prevent them just shooting into an empty net.