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46 Save and Quick Recovery Goalkeeper Drill it works for you!

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:
Diagram A
Place four cones in a row three
metres apart.
Place goalkeepers (i), (ii), (iii) &
(iv) as shown in Diagram A.
(Note goalkeeper (i) stands in
front of the first cone as shown
in Diagram A.)
Place two balls each in front of
goalkeepers (ii, iii and iv).
Practising the drill:
Diagram B
Goalkeeper (ii) strikes the ball at
goalkeeper (i), who moves to save
the ball.
After making the save, he recovers
and moves to the next cone, await-
ing a quick shot from goalkeeper
(iii). Again he recovers and moves to
the next cone to await the shot from
goalkeeper (iv). He always recovers
and moves quickly to the next cone.
Diagram C
When all three shots have been
taken, he recovers from the last
shot and moves to the end cone
to await the second shot from
goalkeeper (iv). It is now the sec-
ond round of shots for goalkeeper
(i) to save. He now moves from left
to right instead of right to left as
previously shown in Diagram B.
Coachs Note:
Quick recovery is key to devel-
oping better goalkeeping skill.
The drill must be kept moving
fast. Goalkeeper (i) should not
have to wait long for the next
shot when recovering and mov-
ing to the next cone.
After the second round of shots,
another goalkeeper rotates to
make the saves.

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