Goalkeeping
Keeper Distribution Station: Distribution Exit
Distribute accurately with both feet
Goalkeeping
Passing
Playing Out From The Back
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Keeper Distribution Station: Distribution Exit is a 15-minute goalkeeping drill for 1-8 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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Passing
Playing Out From The Back
Technical Practice
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Small Group
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Distribution
Decision Making
Duration
15 min
Players
1-8
Pitch size
Half pitch
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Keeper Distribution Station: Distribution Exit — Goalkeeping set-up — serve, save, reset · Half pitch
Step 1 of 4Keeper plays to a called target: short to a full-back, medium to midfield or long to the striker.
- 1. Keeper plays to a called target: short to a full-back, medium to midfield or long to the striker.
- 2. Five deliveries per target.
- 3. Alternate feet throughout.
- 4. Every save or catch must be followed by a chosen distribution: throw, side-volley or pass to a full-back.
- 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
- -Distribute accurately with both feet
- -Choose the right pass for the pressure
- -Build confidence playing out
Setup
- 1Target zones at short, medium and long range.
- 2Keeper with balls in the goal area.
- 3Cones marking the passing lanes.
Coaching instructions
- 1Keeper plays to a called target: short to a full-back, medium to midfield or long to the striker.
- 2Five deliveries per target.
- 3Alternate feet throughout.
- 4Every save or catch must be followed by a chosen distribution: throw, side-volley or pass to a full-back.
Coaching points
- -Open the body to see all options
- -Weight the pass so it can be controlled
- -Use the laces for distance, inside foot for accuracy
- -Look up before releasing
- -Match the distribution to the pressure
Common mistakes
- -Same pass every time
- -Under-hit long passes
- -Poor first touch before the pass