Excellent drills, very detailed videos. Useful site for my U15 boys team.
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I really struggle to make practice fun and useful for the GKs. My attention is naturally focussed on the outfield players, meaning most of the time I simply have drills finishing with a shot on goal to keep the GK involved. Pretty boring for them. Any ideas how I can involve them more? Thanks, Charlie
Whats the best way to use keepers in a 2 hour club night .? Core skills of out field players needs more work to get them up to speed . Any ideas would be great ta Dave .
how can I help my goalkeeper to stop a direct shot froma corner hit
Can I please have drills to help with shooting goals? We actually play on grass fields (u/13A girls)
explan about diving
can I start this technique with my young goalies
explan about diving
can I start this technique with my young goalies
I really struggle to make practice fun and useful for the GKs. My attention is naturally focussed on the outfield players, meaning most of the time I simply have drills finishing with a shot on goal to keep the GK involved. Pretty boring for them. Any ideas how I can involve them more? Thanks, Charlie
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