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Soccer: Dive development - Roll and Catch

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Players start on their knees and roll down to their left or right depending on the feed to catch the ball.

COACHING POINTS

The feed can be made to either side and the keeper should be ready to react - extending their body to catch the ball.

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Dive and Recover:

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.

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Calling Turns:

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.

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Gather the roll - Both Side:

Two players work with 1 ball.

The feeder rolls the ball to the keeper's side. The feed can be made to either side.

The keeper should react to the roll and dive in a controlled manner to their side, stretching out to catch the ball and then roll it back to the feeder, ready to start again.

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Fast - get back on your line!:

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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