Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on footwork, fitness and ball handling.
It’s common for keepers to integrate a speed ladder into their training. Frequently this might involve a keeper with a starting just in front of the ladder and they go through the ladder using various combinations.
Some variations include the following progression. Everything is done 4 times unless
Here is a great activity that works on fitness, focus and finishing.
Start with a keeper in one goal, a second goal on the sideline also with a keeper. There is a server on the 18 and another server on wide of the second goal. The players start behind 5 hurdles which are 1 yard apart 25 yards from goal.
The player starts by passing the server and then jumping over each
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on fitness and footwork.
Start with a 10 x 10 grid and two keepers. The keepers start at opposite corners of the grid.
This is a simple game of tag where both keepers are “it”. They start by running in the same
As August approaches many teams in the Midwest United States are starting their preseason program, including my U12 girls. At this age I think it’s important for the kids to have a break during the summer months and have time to just be a kid. This makes preseason even more important because I need to
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