Overload Goalkeeper Distribution Zones

Objective

• -Distribute accurately with feet and hands
• -Pick the right option under a time limit
• -Support the team's build-up from the back

Setup

1. 1A goal with three scoring target zones marked upfield in a 44 x 34 yards area.
2. 2Split the group so the attacking side always has one spare player, and park the spare bibs on the halfway cone.
3. 3A supply of balls in the goal, bibs for target players.

How to play

1. 1Coach calls a zone and the keeper distributes into it.
2. 2Alternate between rolled, driven and clipped deliveries.
3. 3Add a pressing forward for the final block.
4. 4The spare player joins whichever side has the ball, so the attack always works with a plus-one.
5. 5A goal or completed end action counts double if the spare player touched the ball in the build-up.

Progressions

• +Remove the overload for the last two rounds
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Give the attack two spare players
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Rotate the spare player every 90 seconds
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Same distribution every time
• -Slow release letting the press set
• -Spare player standing still instead of offering an angle