The Art of the Breakaway Safe
The following session was presented by Dan Gaspar at the Soccer Champions Coaches’ Clinic.
1. Keeper self serves low ball. Side to side.
2. Two stationary balls, 8 yards apart. Keeper stands in the center and 2 to 4 yards behind the soccer balls. Alternates attacking the ball in a breakaway fashion.
3. Zigzag. Place 8 to 10 soccer balls approximately 10 yards apart. Create a zigzag shape. Keeper attacks with speed each ball and alternates landing sides. Once the techniques mastered, now place players or keepers by each ball. As the keeper attacks the ball, there is a solid keeper call and the field player strikes the ball into the keeper. Keeper has the right away. Field player avoids contact!
4. Attack activity. Split the keepers in half and place each group in the goal. Half to one side of the coach and the other half on the opposite side. Coach stands in the center of the goal. Place 8 to 10 soccer balls scattered just on the inside of the 18-yard line.
Place two balls 8 yards apart. Two keepers, each on the opposite side of the soccer balls, 10 to 12 about 10-12 yards away from the soccer balls. They will alternate the lead. The lead keeper will select one of the balls and attack it. The other keeper will attack the other ball. They change roles. Who is the quickest back to the starting position?
Two keepers 18 yards apart, facing each other. One keeper has the ball and serves it to the keeper's feet. The receiving keeper plays it one touch to the side and follows the pass. The serving keeper attacks the ball. They alternate roles. Progress to placing a regulation goal behind each keeper. Now go on goal.
Portuguese Man of War activity. Line up 10 soccer balls, 2 to 4 yards apart. Keeper lies down on one side, hands towards the line of balls. Facing the keeper is the goal coach. On his command, the keeper will sprawl quickly to each ball. As the keeper is smothering the ball, the goal coach is striking the ball into the keeper. When this set is done, reverse direction.
Three Goal Situations. Place two goals in front of the regulation goal. The goals should be 18 yards apart. The last goal is the regulation goal on the end line. Have 10 to 12 players, all with a ball. On the goal coaches’ command, the first field player will dribble with speed at the first keeper. If he beats the first keeper he may proceed to the second keeper. If successful again, he attempts to beat the third keeper. When he has not beaten the keeper, he is must return to the end of the line. The players must attack rapidly. One after the other. This will be regulated by the goal coach. The first keeper is under intense activity. When the goal coach stops the activity, the keepers push up. Third keeper goes to the second goal, second keeper to the first goal and first keeper is out.
Goalkeeper Circuit
Work on your goalkeeper’s agility and striker first touch with this circuit from Smeldey’s Soccer Site.
Goalkeeper Warm-Up Drills
Goalkeepers need to be in great shape and prepared to defend every inch of the net behind them during the course of a long game. That means practices have to be productive to prepare you for game day. Here are four warm-up drills with video that you can do to get prepared for your session.
Team Games to Develop Your Goalkeeper
Coaches can work with the goalkeeper on a one on one basis while integrating other players. Outlined here is one session that illustrates training both the team and the goalkeeper
Team Crossing Exercise
Use this drill to work with your goalkeeper on dealing with crosses from the flanks and the field players to work on near and far post runs.
Goalkeeper Diving Drills
When a soccer goalie dives to save a shot it is the goalkeepers best effort to get as much as possible behind the ball. Here are two goalkeeper drills to work on the feet, getting the hands to the ball, controlling the body and ball and more.
Building Goalkeeper Confidence
In this article, coach Colin Smith introduces us to his thoughts on confidence building for goalkeepers (and players in general) and the challenges parents deliver on a daily basis. Whether you’re a professional goalkeeper or an Under 7 in a mini soccer match the pressure and expectation to make the right decision at the right time is the same.
Goalkeeper Positioning, Angle Play & Breakaway Saves
This session presented by Tony DiCicco and Deb Raber at Soccer Champions Coaches' Clinic explores how to teach goalkeeper vertical and horizontal positioning, angle play and provides an intro to breakaway saves.
Team Games for Training Your Goalkeeper
The key is to integrate your goalkeeper with the team. This can be done right from the warm-up phase of training. Watch a preview and get the full outline of this team games for training goalkeepers session from Tony DiCicco & Deb Raber that was presented at the 2016 Soccer Champions Coaches' Clinic.
Goalkeeper Recovery Drill
The goalkeeper begins the drill by coming off of his line and out to the 12. The first shooter hits the goalkeeper in the hands from close in, and after the goalkeeper saves, the second shooter drives a ball towards the crossbar from 30 yards out. The goalkeeper must recover back and make the save at the far post.
Goalkeeper Distribution Drill
The best goalkeepers do more than just stop shots. Once the goalkeeper has the soccer ball, he or she becomes an attacking player. Just like any attacking player, the keeper wants to move the ball towards the other goal in possession if possible. This drill will help your keepers develop their distribution skills.
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