By Wayne Henderson - A massive part of the modern day goalkeeper’s armoury is explosive power and shot stopping, the following drill is very easy to set up but very difficult to execute perfectly, both from a goalkeeper, and a coaches point of view, but if it is done well it is an extremely effective
Continue readingThis conditioning article has been created by Gabriel Celante when he was running preseason training for BRASA – Brazilian Soccer Academy. This session helps to develop soccer specific endurance, agility, leg power, and shooting skills from different distances. This session can also be used for individual training.
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Divide the field as showed in the diagram.
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Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s topic deals with simple conditioning for keepers.
Frequently we try to complicate conditioning. The more equipment we use, the better we think the activity is. The reality is there are some simple ways for us to help keepers get better conditioned, quicker, faster and more explosive.
Close to 20 years ago I started doing different types of plyometrics. These were jumping activities and could be done many different ways. If we want, we can make them even easier.
Let’s start with a keeper and a short hurdle (1-2 feet high). The keeper stands with his feet perpendicular to the hurdle.
The keeper jumps sideways over the hurdle and as soon as he lands, he