Recovering Back to Goal to Make a Save

By Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.

Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Todays featured activity works on recovering back to goal to make a save.

Most of the time keepers work on shot blocking with the assumption they are starting in a proper position. The reality is keepers occasionally do get caught out of position and this activity works on that situation.

Start with a keeper in goal, a server at the 12 yard spot and a few balls at the far corners of the 6 yard box.

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The keeper sprints out to one of the balls and passes it back to the server

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The keeper has to then recover quickly to goal because the server is going to play a first touch ball toward goal.

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The keeper then gets up, sprints to the other set of balls and does the same thing.

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This activity is done 3 times to each side and then another keeper rotates in.

Have a great day!

Lawrence

By Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.

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