By Josh Jones-Keen -
Futsal is fast and furious game; these sessions come from Futsal and can be used and adapted to work on Keepers reactions and speed.
Keeper starts with quick feet to each cone at the side of the goal, before making save at near post. Then they sidestep across goal to make top corner save on far post. From there the Keeper must mirror the coach. The coach will move back and forward between footballs, when ready the coach will prepare to strike the ball. The Keeper must get ready to make a save, the coach will then feint and go to another ball. After about 5 goes move on to the ball being struck at the far post. The trigger for this shot is the coach shouting ‘Go!’
This drill starts with the Keeper touching the cone at a post. As soon as they are up from touching the post the ball is struck towards the other post for the save to be made. Then keeper then rushes the player with ball at feet.
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Using two goals. Ball is played in. Striker takes touch and faces Keeper who must react and then make save. Striker picks who to shoot making sure that both Keepers get worked but avoiding a pattern to make sure the Keepers are ready to react.
By Josh Jones-Keen - Josh has been coaching Goalkeepers for over a decade & has both Outfield and Goalkeeper coaching awards from England and Scotland. He’s coached at a number of levels from grassroots to semipro and currently coaches non league Women’s team as well as a local academy.
