Goalkeeping
Goalkeeper Angles & Set Position
Learn the set position and how to narrow the angle
Goalkeeping
Shooting
Goalkeeper Angles & Set Position is a 15-minute goalkeeping drill for 2-8 players, suitable for Under 8 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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Technical Practice
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Small Group
Foundation Phase
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Shot Stopping
Goalkeeper Only
Duration
15 min
Players
2-8
Pitch size
Penalty area
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Goalkeeper Angles & Set Position — Goalkeeping set-up — serve, save, reset · Penalty area
Step 1 of 4Keeper touches a post, then sets themselves before the shot is struck.
- 1. Keeper touches a post, then sets themselves before the shot is struck.
- 2. Servers strike in turn from each cone, keeper resets between saves.
- 3. Ten shots per position, then rotate keepers.
- 4. Rotation: Rotate keepers.
- 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
- -Learn the set position and how to narrow the angle
- -Take a good starting position for each shot location
- -Make saves with a strong, balanced base
Setup
- 1One full goal with a keeper on the line.
- 2Three cones marking shooting positions: left, central, right.
- 3Servers with a ball at each cone.
Coaching instructions
- 1Keeper touches a post, then sets themselves before the shot is struck.
- 2Servers strike in turn from each cone, keeper resets between saves.
- 3Ten shots per position, then rotate keepers.
Coaching points
- -Feet shoulder width, weight on the balls of the feet
- -Hands out in front, never behind the body line
- -Move on an arc, not across the goal line
- -Set before the ball is struck, not during
Common mistakes
- -Standing flat footed on the heels
- -Diving too early and guessing
- -Starting too deep in the goal