Soccer: Footwork Hurdle Drill

Description

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• Set up evenly spaced line of cones in front of a goal with two hurdles (or set out hurdles with more cones) either end of the line of cones.
• Server out in front.
• GK jumps over the hurdle side on and back to the goal. Goalkeeper performs footwork through the cones.
• As soon as the GK gets to the middle cone (make this cone a different colour to the others for ease) Server plays a ball for the GK to save.
• Start with server playing the ball into the hands
• Swap sides entering the line from.

Coaching points

• Hand position, elbows bent and away from the body, palms facing each other
• Keep arms still going through the cones
• Keep head still and up looking at the server
• Fast footwork

Progression

• Two feet jumping between cones
• Hopping one leg
• In and out slalom