By Scott Housden - Once a dynamic warm-up has been performed it is always fun to include a game as part of the warm-up phase of the session. Below are two fun games for such part of the session. The first is ideal for a dealing with high balls sessions or dealing with cut back crosses
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By Scott Housden - Holding the ball when making a save is always what we as goalkeepers would like to achieve time and time again. However, many factors such as movement of the ball or weather conditions or, even a simple mistake can lead to the ball being spilled. The drill outlined below is a great
Continue readingBy Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.
Welcome to the goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on punching and making the second save.
Start with a keeper in goal and 4 players spread around the 18 with balls.
One of the players out wide crosses the ball in and the
Continue readingBy Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on a breakaway save and then getting back to save a chipped ball.
In a game, a keeper comes out and makes a breakaway save. Ideally, the keeper holds onto the ball and gets a moment to relax. The reality is, many saves in these situations result in a loose ball and a scramble. Keepers must be prepared for this situation.
In this activity we start with a keeper in goal and a server 30 yards out with a couple of balls.
The server starts by playing a ball into the 18. It can be a
Continue readingBy Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on parries, getting up quickly and making the second save.
Start with a keeper in goal, on one knee, a server 15 yards out with balls and a second server 15 yards out on an angle also with balls.
The first server starts by playing a hard ball to the side of the keeper (the side where
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