Football: Goalkeeping Passing Exercise

Deal with the back pass with composure and skill to be an outlet for an under pressure defence and clear your lines. But it’s not always as simple as it seems… work on coping with even the trickiest of passes!

• Set up 2 squares beside each ther with a goalkeeper in each square.
• 2 servers set up opposite each square with a ball each.
• Goalkeepers to start at the back of their square and come to the front of the square to drop back again and receive a ball passed along the ground from the server opposite. 
• One touch on the ball to take the ball out of the side of the square and then pass the ball diagonally, to the other server. 
• Goalkeepers to then switch over to the other square. 
• Repeat several times before switching over the goalkeepers working and servers.

• Start with one Goalkeeper, 3 defenders and 2 attackers. Set up 2 mini goals outside and wide of the penalty box.
• Ball is played back to the Goalkeeper from one of the defending team.
• As soon as the ball is played back the attacking team are live and can apply pressure. 
• Goalkeeper passes out to defending team who pass back again to Goalkeeper. The aim is to get 2 back passes in.
• Once 2 back passes have been achieved, a shot at 1 of the 2 mini goals can be taken.
• If the attacking team intercept, they are able to take a shot at the mini goals straight away.
• Once one sequence has been achieved, rotate Goalkeeper. 

Players carry out the commands from the coach. The commands are as follows:

• Turn
• Dive left
• Dive right

They must react as quickly as possible.

Starting on the middle cone the keeper moves out to their right to catch the first feed.

After getting back to their feet and rolling the ball back out they side-step back towards the middle cone, ready to dive and catch the next rolled ball from the second feeder.