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Goalkeeping practice is
often overlooked by
many teams.
Goalkeepers are a vital
component of any
team. This week, Ajax
Cape Towns Craig
Rosslee demonstrates
a drill that helps your
goalkeeper save and
recover in the quickest
possible way. 3m 3m 3m
G (i) G (i) G (i) G (i) G (i)
DIAGRAM KEY:
Ball
3m
Movement of ball
Movement of player
G Goalkeepers G (iv) G (iii) G (ii) G (iv) G (iii) G (ii) G (iv) G (iii) G (ii)
Cones
A B C
Organizing the drill: Practising the drill: and moves quickly to the next cone. Coachs Note:
Diagram A Diagram B Diagram C
Quick recovery is key to devel-
Place four cones in a row three Goalkeeper (ii) strikes the ball at When all three shots have been oping better goalkeeping skill.
metres apart. goalkeeper (i), who moves to save taken, he recovers from the last The drill must be kept moving
Place goalkeepers (i), (ii), (iii) & the ball. shot and moves to the end cone fast. Goalkeeper (i) should not
(iv) as shown in Diagram A. After making the save, he recovers to await the second shot from have to wait long for the next
(Note goalkeeper (i) stands in and moves to the next cone, await- goalkeeper (iv). It is now the sec- shot when recovering and mov-
front of the first cone as shown ing a quick shot from goalkeeper ond round of shots for goalkeeper ing to the next cone.
in Diagram A.) (iii). Again he recovers and moves to (i) to save. He now moves from left After the second round of shots,
Place two balls each in front of the next cone to await the shot from to right instead of right to left as another goalkeeper rotates to
goalkeepers (ii, iii and iv). goalkeeper (iv). He always recovers previously shown in Diagram B. make the saves.