Goalkeeping

Keeper Distribution Station: Fatigue Finish

Distribute accurately with both feet

Goalkeeping
Passing
Playing Out From The Back

Keeper Distribution Station: Fatigue Finish is a 15-minute goalkeeping drill for 1-8 players, suitable for Under 10 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
Passing
Playing Out From The Back
Technical Practice
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Small Group
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Conditioning
Competitive

Duration

15 min

Players

1-8

Pitch size

Half pitch

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Pitch set-up: Keeper Distribution Station: Fatigue FinishGKCS123Half pitch

Keeper Distribution Station: Fatigue Finish — 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. 1. Keeper plays to a called target: short to a full-back, medium to midfield or long to the striker.
  2. 2. Five deliveries per target.
  3. 3. Alternate feet throughout.
  4. 4. Finish each set with three saves in ten seconds to work handling under fatigue.
  • 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

  1. 1Target zones at short, medium and long range.
  2. 2Keeper with balls in the goal area.
  3. 3Cones marking the passing lanes.

Coaching instructions

  1. 1Keeper plays to a called target: short to a full-back, medium to midfield or long to the striker.
  2. 2Five deliveries per target.
  3. 3Alternate feet throughout.
  4. 4Finish each set with three saves in ten seconds to work handling under fatigue.

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
  • -Recover to the feet fast after every save
  • -Keep the technique tidy when tired

Common mistakes

  • -Same pass every time
  • -Under-hit long passes
  • -Poor first touch before the pass

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