Catch And Restart

Objective

• -Secure the ball and restart quickly
• -Choose simple throwing and rolling options
• -Link saving with distribution

Setup

1. 1Use one full-size goal with a keeper and two mini goals wide of the area.
2. 2Set two cone lanes in front of the goal for restart options.
3. 3Place three or four servers around the area with balls.

How to play

1. 1A server shoots from range and the goalkeeper makes the save or catch.
2. 2After any clean save, the goalkeeper must restart into one of the cone lanes or mini goal targets.
3. 3The coach then serves the next ball straight away.
4. 4If the ball is spilled, the keeper must recover it first before restarting.
5. 5Rotate the goalkeeper if needed and keep the tempo brisk.

Progressions

• +Set Position Check: serve early to shorten the set time
• +Blind Serve: add a deflection off a mannequin
• +Distribution Exit: coach calls the target after the save
• +Add a competitive scoreline for the last round

Regressions

• -Set Position Check: announce the serve so the keeper can prepare
• -Blind Serve: serve slower and from further out
• -Distribution Exit: one fixed target every time
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Set Position Check — The keeper must be fully set — feet split, hands ready — before every strike.
• -Blind Serve — The keeper starts facing away or with a screen blocking sight of the strike.
• -Distribution Exit — Every save or catch must be followed by a chosen distribution: throw, side-volley or pass to a full-back.
• -Handling Volume — Ten unbroken repetitions per set with clean handling — a drop means the set restarts.
• -1v1 Situation — A live attacker runs onto the ball, so the keeper must decide to close, hold or spread.
• -Cross Claiming — Serves come as crosses from both sides with a passive attacker in the six yard box.
• -Fatigue Finish — Finish each set with three saves in ten seconds to work handling under fatigue.
• -Flip the practice to the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Rushing the restart before control
• -Throwing without scanning
• -Poor first touch after a save