By Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on shotblocking from different angles.
Start with two servers with balls on the 18, each even with a goal post. There is a keeper in goal and another keeper waiting on the side of the goal.
The first server starts by
Continue readingBy Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on shot blocking, footwork and dealing with rebounds.
Start with a keeper in goal and three servers on the field. The first one is 15 yards out, even with the 6 yard box with balls. The second one is 15 yards out, even with the other side of the 6, with balls and the third is at the 12 yard spot.
The keeper starts by sliding and
Continue readingBy Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on reaction saves on close shots.
When we think about goalkeeping, and more specifically shot blocking, we think big goals and shots to the upper corners.
In this activity it’s close in shots with a keeper protecting a small goal.
Start with a goal that is
Continue readingBy Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on footwork, diving and being creative in shot blocking.
The other day I was speaking with a friend who asked “do you think the game of soccer would be a lot different if keepers couldn’t use their hands?”. My first thought was “this is a typical thought process of a non soccer person” but then I started thinking more about this.
One of the most enjoyable training activities I have done is a simple shooting activity with a server just outside the 18 with a line of balls and a keeper in goal.
The server shoots on goal and the
Continue readingBy Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on explosiveness, fitness shot blocking and diving.
Start with a keeper in goal, a hurdle (from 1-3 feet high depending upon the keeper) to his side and a server on the 12 with some balls.
The keeper starts by jumping off of two feet, sideways, over the hurdle, landing on two feet (the balls of the feet) and as soon as he lands, the
Continue readingBy Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on reactions and shot blocking.
Start with a keeper in a small goal (4 x 6 or slightly bigger). A server is 8 yards away with balls. There is a line 3 yards in front of the goal.
The keeper starts by stepping out in front of the line and
Continue readingBy Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on footwork, shot blocking and balance.
Start with a server, with balls. near the 18 on a slight angle and a keeper in goal at the near post. There is a cone in the middle of the goal.
The keeper starts by
Continue readingBy Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on shot blocking and adjusting angles.
Start with a keeper in goal and 5 balls lined up toward each of the sides of the 18. A server starts by one of the balls. The balls are approximately 3 yards apart.
The server starts by stepping toward the near ball and the keeper steps out to
Continue readingBy Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today's featured activity works on positioning and shot blocking
Too often keepers are working on cutting off angles on stationary balls. While this is a good way to start to understand the concept it's quite limiting in that it's not the way most positioning is done in a real game.
Start with a keeper in goal, a server 30 yards out with balls, and a line of attackers on each side of the server.
The server starts by passing the ball in front
Continue readingBy Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity is a small sided game inside the 18 working on defensive organization, shot blocking and short distribution.
Start with a keeper in goal, 2 small (3 yard long) goals in the far corners of the 18 and a 4 v 3 in the 18.
The four black players try to score in the big goal so the keeper concentrates on
Continue readingBy Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on shot blocking and coming forward to make the save.
Start with a keeper in goal and a server with a few balls at the top of the 18.
The server starts by shooting on goal. It can be
Continue readingBy Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on shot blocking and getting up quickly for rebounds.
Start with a keeper in goal, a server at the top of the 18 and two other servers on angles. Each of the servers has a few balls.
The server in the middle starts by shooting toward
Continue readingBy Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on hands, footwork, fitness and shot blocking.
Start with a keeper in goal and a server 15 yards out on an angle. The server has a few balls.
The server starts by volleying a ball directly to the keeper. The keeper must
Continue readingBy Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible. Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on fitness, footwork and shot blocking Start with a keeper in a goal and a server 15 years away with some balls. The keeper starts by sliding, side to side, to one goal post He then slides to
Continue readingWelcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on footwork, fitness, diving and shot blocking.
Start with two servers on the 18 even with the posts. Each server has some balls. A keeper starts at one of the posts and there it a cone in the center of the goal.
The keeper starts by sliding side to side to the cone, touching the cone and then
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on footwork, movement and shot blocking
There are 3 goals made using cones on different angles. There is a server 15 yards from each goal and a keeper starts in the middle goal. Each server has a ball.
The coach starts by calling a number. The keeper must sprint into position to
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s topic deals with footwork, fitness and shot blocking. Start with a keeper in goal and a server 10 yards out from each post. The keeper starts by sliding to one post, touching the post and then sliding toward the other post. The near server shoots and the keeper has
Continue readingWelcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on footwork, shotblocking and quick recovery.
This activity requires a keeper, a full sized goal, a cone, a server and a few balls. The keeper starts at one of the posts and the cone is set in the middle of the goal, four yards out. The server has some balls at the 12 yard spot.
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on explosiveness and shot blocking.
This activity works best with 6 hurdles (approximately 1 foot high) although it can be done with 3 or, if you don’t have access to hurdles, you can use cones, bags etc. One hurdle is set just inside the post and two more are two feet apart toward the middle. If you have 6 hurdles, do the same with the other three from the other post. There are two cones 3 yards apart in the middle of the top of the 6 yard box. A keeper starts just outside of one the posts and a server is inside the D with a ball.
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured topic deals with footwork, fitness and shot blocking.
Start with 6 cones spread out around the 6 yard box and then two cones inside the 6. The outside cones are numbered. There is a server at the top of the 18 and a keeper besides one of the inside cones.
The server calls a number (if the keeper is at cone A he calls 1,2 or 3) and the
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity involves three keepers and works on attacking the ball, movement, shot blocking and distribution.
Start with two keepers 30 yards apart and the third keeper is in the middle. There are two cones making up a 6 yard goal in the middle. One of the keepers on the outside starts with a ball.
The keeper with the ball (2) shoots and tries to score between the two cones. Keeper 1 makes
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on breakaways, shot blocking and deflections.
Start with a keeper in goal, another keeper on the 6 yard line and a server just outside the 18. Two balls are set around 15 yards out
The server starts by running toward one of the balls. The first keeper reacts and
Continue readingWelcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity is a small sided game that works on shot blocking, distribution, foot skills and is a LOT OF FUN! This game involves 2 keepers and 2 field players on a 30 x 20 field with full sized goals. If the yellow teams starts with the ball, the
Continue readingWelcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on shot blocking, footwork, fitness and positioning.
Start with a keeper at one post, servers with balls 8 yards out on an angle from the corners of the 6, a server at the 12 yard spot with a ball and two cones making a 4 yard wide goal 4 yards off the goal line.
The server closest to the ball starts by shooting toward the far post and low so the keeper should be able to