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0 Dealing With Balls Near the Crossbar

By Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.

Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on high balls played toward the crossbar.

It’s not unusual before a training session to see a few players lined up anywhere from 18 - 40 yards out with balls.

They are playing a game called “cross bar” where they take turns chipping the ball toward the goal with the objective of

2 Long Passing

If you asked a group of 100 players to list their 5 favorite practices I don't think that 'Long Passing' would show up on the list. The activity itself is not intrinsically fun or exciting. But you can make it challenging and competitive if you turn it into a game. It's important to first make