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Close The Door

1v1. About 8 minutes.

Keepers tonight
KKeeper working SServer or team-mate AAttacker KWaiting
Close down and smother
  1. Go on the heavy touch.
  2. Brake. Low set, hands by your shins.
  3. Hands first, head behind the hands.
  4. Long body across the goal.
How it is set up

Setup. Goal. Attackers start 20 metres out with a ball each. Keeper on the line.

How it runs. Attacker's first touch is the trigger. Keeper comes off the line, attacker dribbles and tries to score or go round. Six seconds per attack. Attacker becomes the next keeper.

Coaching points

  1. Close fast, arrive slow. Sprint while the ball is out of their feet, brake and set when they have control.
  2. Low set: hands down by the shins, chest over the knees, ready to go either way.
  3. Stay on your feet and stay big. Make the attacker decide first.
  4. Smother with hands first and head behind hands, body long across the goal.

Make it harder. Start attackers from an angle. Then every attack begins with the keeper passing the ball out to the attacker, weaker foot.

With 4 keepers. One keeper, one attacker, two in the attacking queue.