- Open stance. Watch the ball leave the foot.
- Move late and fast, and shout "Keeper's!"
- Take off from one leg and drive the other knee up.
- Catch it at the top of your jump, arms straight.
- Bring it down into your chest.
Setup. Keeper in goal. A server wide on each side, level with the edge of the box, with a supply of balls.
How it runs. Servers take turns to throw, then volley, high balls into the six-yard box. The keeper calls "Keeper's!", comes, and catches at the top of the jump. Land, turn, and roll the ball out to the opposite server. Five from each side, then rotate.
Coaching points
- Wait, then go. Let the ball leave the foot and read where it is going before you move. Going early is how you end up under it.
- Call "Keeper's!" loudly and early. It tells your defenders to get out of the way.
- Take off from one leg and catch with straight arms, above your head and in front of it.
- Once you have it, bring it down into your chest and stay on your feet.
Make it harder. Crosses are struck from the ground. Then they are aimed at the far post, so the keeper has to move backwards and across.
With 4 keepers. Keeper, two servers, one resting.