Goalkeeping
Goalkeeper Saves Through Traffic
See the ball late through bodies and react
Goalkeeping
Finishing
Defending
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Goalkeeper Saves Through Traffic is a 20-minute goalkeeping drill for 3-10 players, suitable for Under 11 to Adults at 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.
Back to drill libraryGoalkeeping
Finishing
Defending
Skill Practice
Intermediate
Advanced
Full Squad
Agility Kit
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Shot Stopping
Goalkeeper Only
Deflections
Duration
20 min
Players
3-10
Pitch size
Penalty area
Ability levels
Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Goalkeeper Saves Through Traffic — Goalkeeping set-up — serve, save, reset · Penalty area
Step 1 of 4Shooters strike through the gap between poles so sight is late.
- 1. Shooters strike through the gap between poles so sight is late.
- 2. Keeper saves then reacts to a live rebound from a second shooter.
- 3. Twelve shots then rotate keepers and shooters.
- 4. Rotation: Rotate keepers and shooters.
- 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
- -See the ball late through bodies and react
- -Adjust the set position as the shot is screened
- -Deal with rebounds and second phases
Setup
- 1Full goal, keeper on the line.
- 2Two poles or mannequins on the edge of the box to screen the shot.
- 3Shooters on the D with a ball each.
Coaching instructions
- 1Shooters strike through the gap between poles so sight is late.
- 2Keeper saves then reacts to a live rebound from a second shooter.
- 3Twelve shots then rotate keepers and shooters.
Coaching points
- -Set slightly deeper when the sight line is blocked
- -Move sideways to find a gap through the traffic
- -Save then get straight back to a strong set position
- -Push saves wide of the goal, never back into the middle
Common mistakes
- -Standing behind the screen with no view
- -Staying down after the first save
- -Parrying the ball back into the danger zone