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Soccer: Turn, React and Catch

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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.

COACHING POINTS

Keeper must keep their head up as they turn and focus on locating the ball as quickly as they can.

The feeds should be played within arm's reach of the keeper (so that they don't have to dive) but can be varied in their delivery:

high, low, left, right etc.

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Jump and Catch:

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.

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Dive development - Roll and Catch:

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

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Run out, Back, Jump and Catch!:

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.

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Reactions Test:

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.

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