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Drill for Diving Saves and Conditioning

A Conditioning drill here-

Figure 1

     GK1                     

        X                            X

 

  GK2                                  GK3

* In a four yard goal marked with cones/agilty poles, put a GK behind each cone/agility pole, with a server 4 yards away slightly wide of each pole.

* The GK1 come through the middle of the cones/agility poles and GK3 serves the ball wide of the poles for GK1 to make a diving save. GK1 returns the ball to GK3 and quickly move his feet backwards behind the cones/agility poles and comes though the middle of them again to make a diving save from GK2 (working in a figure of 8 motion).

* Once this is done he swaps with GK2, who then does his 2 saves who then swaps with GK3 who then does his.

* Once GK3 has completed his/her, GK1 goes back in to do his/her 4 saves. Then after all the GK's have done this they all do 6 saves then 8 saves.

* After they all do 8, then then do 6, then 4, then 2 to finish.

Key Points

* Good Diving Technique- Keep quality high even when tired.

* Good Footwork- Essential.

* Good service- To keep quality of Goalkeeping High. make sure the goalkeeper is stretched but still able to catch the ball.

Progressions

* Service- Low service for low diving saves, high for high diving saves.

* Level of Fitness- Work to 6 for beginers and back to 2. Work to 10 or 12 then back to 2 when fitness increases.


Posted Apr 03 2008, 04:45 AM by MactheCatNo1

Comments

MactheCatNo1 wrote re: Drill for Diving Saves and Conditioning
on 04-07-2008 2:03 AM

I'd like to add the reason why they come through the poles foward is that the GK's practise the correct technique of diving out and fowards.

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