Football: Down Low To Up High

Improve the goalkeepers ability to deal with high in-swinging shots into the top corners and ensure the correct technique is being used.

Players sprint around discs to get into position. One is a goalkeeper and one is an outfield player who is to shoot.

Red player rolls a ball down between the discs when players have begun to run.

Swap lines after one repetition.

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• 4 Goalkeepers working
• Server 1 opposite the goalkeeper and server 2 and server 3 to either side of the goalkeeper that is working.
• Server 1 volleys into the goalkeeper then server 2 gently throws the ball at head height to the goalkeeper. The goalkeeper  then uses one hand to push the ball back to server 2.
• Server 1 volleys then goalkeeper gets a serve from the opposite side from server 3.

NOTE:

Start slowly and then increase the pace so the goalkeeper is working as fast as they can whilst still making sure of the catch from server 1.

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• Goalkeeper steps away from cone comes through the gate receives a ball into hands
• Returns to server then gets a low shot into dive close to body
• Get into set position initially then step forward into low dive to save before cones in advance of initial gate

Notes:

• Get the step in if required
• If serve close too the body collapse legs and get hands to the ball in front of the body
• Dive forward this called 'Attacking the dive'

 

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• Goalkeeper starts on the near post after every service.
• A ball is played from server 1 for server 2 to do a side foot volley.
• Server 1 should have a good supply of balls to keep server 2 supplied with volleys.

NOTES:

• Allow the goalkeeper time to recover to the feet.
• If the server is struggling to play side foot volley then S2 can serve from a volley out of the hands