Soccer: Shot Stopping From the Angle Near Post

To improve the goalkeeper making saves from shots from the angle.

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• Goalkeeper comes in steps round the front of the cone on the near post and gets into set position for a shot from Server 1 from the angle.
• Followed by a shot from Server 2 from the angle.

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• Ball played into feet of the attacker with a passive defender or mannequin behind them.
• The Server takes one touch to roll the defender and get a shot away with the second touch.

NOTES:

• Make sure the attacker does not take too many touches
• The attackers first touch should be wide but not too wide to make the angle so acute that it is difficult to get on target. If this is happening cone an area off in the 18yd box where the shot must be taken inside.

Can be used with one or more keepers simultaneously. Place a ball on either side of your keepers, within diving reach.

Your keepers should be stood in the middle of these two balls on their cones.

When the coach / player gives the signal (stretching a hand out to the left or the right) your keepers should react as quickly as possible and dive to catch the ball on that side.

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.