Goalkeeping
Goalkeeper Footwork & Angles
Move efficiently across the goal
Goalkeeping
Speed & Agility
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Goalkeeper Footwork & Angles is a 15-minute goalkeeping drill for 2-6 players, suitable for Under 8 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, full goals, poles. 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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Speed & Agility
Technical Practice
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Small Group
Agility Kit
Foundation Phase
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Duration
15 min
Players
2-6
Pitch size
Penalty area
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Goalkeeper Footwork & Angles — Goalkeeping set-up — serve, save, reset · Penalty area
Step 1 of 3Keeper works the footwork pattern then reacts to the shot.
- 1. Keeper works the footwork pattern then reacts to the shot.
- 2. Alternate the shot side to force realignment.
- 3. Six reps then rest, three sets.
- 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
- -Move efficiently across the goal
- -Narrow the angle for shooters
- -Recover set position quickly
Setup
- 1Poles or cones as footwork markers across the six-yard box.
- 2Servers wide and central with balls.
- 3Goal and keeper set on the line.
Coaching instructions
- 1Keeper works the footwork pattern then reacts to the shot.
- 2Alternate the shot side to force realignment.
- 3Six reps then rest, three sets.
Coaching points
- -Small, quick steps, never crossing the feet
- -Stay on the balls of the feet
- -Come off the line to narrow the angle
- -Reset the set position before every shot
Common mistakes
- -Big lunging steps
- -Standing flat on the heels
- -Staying rooted to the goal line