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Catching and Distribution
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on catching, distribution, footwork and fitness. Start with 4 cones making up a 3 x 3 square A keeper starts at cone 4 and a...
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Reading the Situation and Shot Blocking
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on positioning, movement, reading the situation and shot blocking. Start with a keeper in goal, a player with a ball at the 12...
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Dealing With Through-Balls
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s topic deals with through balls. One of the most difficult things for a keeper to do is deal with through balls. Some of the decisions that have to be...
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Concentrating On the “Easy Saves”
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s topic deals with concentrating on the “easy” saves. Normally when we speak about making the goal smaller we are referring to cutting off the angle. In...
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Shot Blocking and Positioning
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on shot blocking, footwork, fitness and positioning. Start with a keeper at one post, servers with balls 8 yards out on an angle...
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Footwork, Fitness and Ball Handling
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on footwork, fitness and ball handling. It’s common for keepers to integrate a speed ladder into their training. Frequently this...
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Fun Goalkeeping Session
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity is a small sided game that works on shot blocking, distribution, foot skills and is a LOT OF FUN! This game involves 2 keepers and 2...
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Judging and Catching High Balls
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on judging and catching high balls. One of the difficulties keepers have in dealing with high balls is they have to first judge...
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Shot Blocking and Deflections
Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on breakaways, shot blocking and deflections. Start with a keeper in goal, another keeper on the 6 yard line and a server just...
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Goalie Wars
Goalkeepers have often been overlooked and under appreciated. In recent years, a competition that focuses on the special skills of goalkeepers has become increasingly popular. Goalie Wars tournaments...
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