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Quick Feet, Then Save

Footwork, Shot stopping. About 7 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 ladder, or six flat markers in a line, to the side of the goal. Server 10 metres out.

How it runs. The keeper goes through the ladder (two feet in each space, then sideways, then in-and-out), sprints three steps into the middle of the goal, sets, and saves a shot. Back round to the start. Each keeper goes six times, with a different ladder pattern every two.

Coaching points

  1. Finish in your set. Fast feet are only useful if you can stop them at the right moment.
  2. Stay on the balls of your feet, with your arms working and your head still.
  3. Come out of the ladder low, ready to set, with your hands already in front of you.
  4. Be still before the shot is struck, every single time.

Make it harder. The server shoots earlier. Then the keeper goes through the ladder backwards and has to turn and find the ball.

With 4 keepers. One server, three keepers rolling through.