Soccer: Reactions Test

This drill simulates recovering, running quickly back onto your line.

The keeper starts the drill by sprinting out to touch the penalty spot with their hand. Once they've touched the penalty spot they run backwards as quickly as then can to get back onto their line.

As soon as the keeper has taken a couple of steps back the feeder plays a lobbed ball to try and go over the keeper into the goal.

The keeper jumps sideways over the three gates, and then moves quickly into the center of the goal ready to catch the feeder's shot.

The feeder plays the ball into the keeper who gathers the ball, rolls it back out and goes back to the start - ready to repeat again.

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.

The keeper jumps sideways over the three gates, and then moves quickly into the center of the goal ready to catch the first feeder's shot which is played high to stretch the keeper.

The keeper then plays the first ball back out and moves to meet the second ball which is played hard and low along the ground.

The keeper dives to stop this shot, rolls it back out again and then jogs back to the start - ready to repeat again.