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All drills

Four Corners

Footwork. About 6 minutes.

Keepers tonight
KKeeper working SServer or team-mate AAttacker KWaiting
Quick feet into a W catch
  1. Small side steps. Feet never cross.
  2. Set before the ball leaves.
  3. W behind the ball, thumbs close.
  4. Bring it in to the chest.
How it is set up

Setup. A 4 metre square of cones for each pair. One keeper inside, one outside with a ball.

How it runs. The keeper starts in the middle. The partner calls a corner: one, two, three or four. The keeper gets there with the right footwork (side steps to the side, forward on the toes, backwards with small quick steps), touches the cone and returns to the middle. After every third call the partner throws the ball for a catch. 30 seconds on, 30 off, three rounds each.

Coaching points

  1. Never cross your feet going sideways. Step, close, step.
  2. Going backwards, turn your hips and take small quick steps. Keep your eyes on the ball, not on where you are going.
  3. Hips low the whole time. Standing up between movements is slow.
  4. Always come back through the set position in the middle.

Make it harder. The partner points instead of calling. Then the partner calls a colour for each cone.

With 4 keepers. Two pairs, two squares.