Goalkeeping

Transition Goalkeeper One-v-One Spread

Deal with strikers running through on goal

Goalkeeping

Defending

Finishing

Transition Goalkeeper One-v-One Spread is a 16-minute goalkeeping drill for 2-10 players, suitable for Under 9 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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Goalkeeping

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Transition

Duration

16 min

Players

2-10

Pitch size

32 x 26 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Transition Goalkeeper One-v-One Spread — Goalkeeping set-up — serve, save, reset · 32 x 26 yards

Step 1 of 5Attacker runs onto a ball and drives at goal.

1. Attacker runs onto a ball and drives at goal.
2. The keeper closes the angle then sets before the strike.
3. Any rebound stays live until the ball leaves the area.
4. Coach serves a loose ball into the middle and both teams react to win it.
5. On every turnover the winning team has six seconds to attack the opposite target.

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

-Deal with strikers running through on goal
-Time the moment to close the angle
-Make a big, safe blocking shape

Setup

1A goal with an attacker start cone 25 yards out in a 32 x 26 yards area.
2Mark a second target area at the opposite end so the practice can flip direction instantly.
3Balls with the attackers.

Coaching instructions

1Attacker runs onto a ball and drives at goal.
2The keeper closes the angle then sets before the strike.
3Any rebound stays live until the ball leaves the area.
4Coach serves a loose ball into the middle and both teams react to win it.
5On every turnover the winning team has six seconds to attack the opposite target.