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All drills

Corner Positions

Crosses. About 8 minutes.

Keepers tonight
KKeeper working SServer or team-mate AAttacker KWaiting
Catching a cross
  1. Open stance. Watch the ball leave the foot.
  2. Move late and fast, and shout "Keeper's!"
  3. Take off from one leg and drive the other knee up.
  4. Catch it at the top of your jump, arms straight.
  5. Bring it down into your chest.
How it is set up

Setup. Keeper in goal. A server at the corner flag. Flat markers on the goal line at the near post, the middle and the far post.

How it runs. Walk it first. The keeper sets up for the corner and freezes, and the group checks the position: middle of the goal or just towards the far post, a yard off the line, body half turned so they can see the taker and the box. Then the server delivers: one to the near post, one to the middle, one to the far post. The keeper claims what they can reach and calls "Away!" for the rest.

Coaching points

  1. Start in the middle to back half of the goal, a yard off your line. It is easier to run forward to the near post than backwards to the far post.
  2. Stand half turned, chest towards the penalty spot. You should see the corner taker and the far post without moving your head much.
  3. On your toes with your hands up at chest height, ready to push off either way.
  4. Decide once. If it is yours, call and go all the way. If it is not, call "Away!" and get set on your line.

Make it harder. Add attackers and defenders who stand still. Then let them move. Then use inswingers and outswingers and ask the keeper how their start position should change.

With 4 keepers. Keeper, server, two attackers in the box.