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1-to-1 Goalkeeper Handling

Sharpen handling and set position

Goalkeeping
Speed & Agility

1-to-1 Goalkeeper Handling is a 15-minute goalkeeping drill for 1-2 players, suitable for Under 8 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, full goals, rebound boards. 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
Speed & Agility
Technical Practice
Beginner
Intermediate
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1-to-1
Rebound Boards
Foundation Phase
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed

Duration

15 min

Players

1-2

Pitch size

Goal area

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Pitch set-up: 1-to-1 Goalkeeper HandlingGKCS123Goal area

1-to-1 Goalkeeper Handling — Goalkeeping set-up — serve, save, reset · Goal area

Step 1 of 3Twenty low, mid and high catches from a static serve.

  1. 1. Twenty low, mid and high catches from a static serve.
  2. 2. Twenty saves from balls played into the rebound board.
  3. 3. Finish with ten diving saves each side.
  • 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
  • Rebound board
  • Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble

Objectives

  • -Sharpen handling and set position
  • -React to unpredictable rebounds
  • -Build individual keeper confidence

Setup

  1. 1Goal with a supply of balls and a rebound board to one side.
  2. 2Cones mark the set position line.
  3. 3Coach serves from 10 yards.

Coaching instructions

  1. 1Twenty low, mid and high catches from a static serve.
  2. 2Twenty saves from balls played into the rebound board.
  3. 3Finish with ten diving saves each side.

Coaching points

  • -Set before the strike, weight on the toes
  • -Strong hands with thumbs together for high balls
  • -Body behind the ball on every low save
  • -Recover to the feet immediately after the save

Common mistakes

  • -Moving before setting
  • -Hands too close together on high catches
  • -Staying on the floor after a save

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