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Goalkeeper Distribution & Kicking

Strike accurate short, medium and long distributions

Goalkeeping
Passing
Playing Out From The Back

Goalkeeper Distribution & Kicking is a 20-minute goalkeeping drill for 2-10 players, suitable for Under 10 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, full goals. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.

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Goalkeeping
Passing
Playing Out From The Back
Technical Practice
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Full Squad
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Distribution
Goalkeeper Only
Kicking

Duration

20 min

Players

2-10

Pitch size

Half pitch

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Pitch set-up: Goalkeeper Distribution & KickingGKCS123Half pitch

Goalkeeper Distribution & Kicking — Goalkeeping set-up — serve, save, reset · Half pitch

Step 1 of 3Five short passes to each foot into the wide receivers.

  1. 1. Five short passes to each foot into the wide receivers.
  2. 2. Five driven passes into the middle target zone.
  3. 3. Five goal kicks into the long target zone, score each attempt.
  • Cones mark the area
  • Full goal
  • GK = goalkeeper
  • C = coach serving, S = second server
  • Ball
  • Cones mark the keeper's starting positions
  • Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
  • Keeper distributes back to the server
  • Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble

Objectives

  • -Strike accurate short, medium and long distributions
  • -Choose the right pass under light pressure
  • -Build confidence playing out with both feet

Setup

  1. 1Keeper in a full goal with a ball supply.
  2. 2Target zones marked at 15, 30 and 45 yards.
  3. 3Two receivers in the wide short options.

Coaching instructions

  1. 1Five short passes to each foot into the wide receivers.
  2. 2Five driven passes into the middle target zone.
  3. 3Five goal kicks into the long target zone, score each attempt.

Coaching points

  • -Plant foot pointed at the target
  • -Strike through the middle of the ball for a driven pass
  • -Scan the pitch before receiving the ball back
  • -Non-kicking arm out for balance

Common mistakes

  • -Toe poking short passes
  • -Leaning back and slicing long kicks
  • -Only using the strong foot

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