Thinking on your feet
August 30, 2009
Many of the scenarios you experience as a goalkeeper change exceptionally quickly. One minute you may be distributing the ball for distance, the next you may be catching the ball from a corner situation and having to play the ball out quickly with your arms or feet to your outfield players. Most certainly each scenario will entail that you have to think on your feet…and think quickly to boot. Read more
To parry or not? Drills to help sharpen your footwork.
August 29, 2009
It’s the last minute of extra time. Your team is one up and you have the game in the bag. You’ve masterfully parried a shot out for a corner and suddenly in a concerted effort, the oppositon have levelled the game? It didn’t have to end up that way, but it does happen, albeit too often in some cases. Read more
Why perception is everything?
August 24, 2009
You can’t turn a blind eye toward goal. Indeed, perception can be everything when it comes to Goalkeeping. I’m not only speaking to how you carry yourself on and off the field (that’s one part of professionalism). In this case I’m talking about being “aware”. Read more
How to kick the ball for distance?
August 18, 2009
It’s not really surprising to notice during training sessions at Keepet Skool Academy that one of the weakest parts of a young goalkeepers game is kicking and distribution. Read more
How to become a tactical goalleeper?
August 10, 2009
Getting up on a Sunday morning in 6 degree weather is tough for the uninitiated. When you’re a young goalkeeper without any formal training it can be very daunting understanding basic technique let alone how to implement tactics during play. You thought gettng up in the cold weather was tough…that’s the easy part of the learnng curve. Read more
Dynamic goalkeeper training combination drills
July 6, 2009
Robert Matosevic goalkeeper coach for the Football Federation of South Australia has come up with some very simple, but highly effective training drills that focus on a combination of goalkeeper specific moevments. In the following article, Robert explains how effective these drills can be to help enhance many different aspects of your game. Read more
Drills to enhance goalkeeper distribution with the feet
June 10, 2009
Today’s game demands more from the goalkeeper. The back pass rule had inevitably changed the rules associated with the pace of the game. Modern goalkeepers must not only think quickly, but distribute the ball quickly. One of the hardest qualities to develop in a young goalkeeper is his/her ability to not only kick for distance from a stationary position (goal kick), but also how to enact an attacking motion from the back pass with precision.
Following are some great drills to help the goalkeeper get a “feel” for the ball from John Murphy’s book The Full Season Goalkeeper Training Program, provided by our partners World Class Coaching. The following drill focuses on helping the goalkeeper distribute more effectively with their feet from a short intermediate and long distribution range.
MAIN THEME (25 mins) – Distribution w/ feet
CENTRAL:
Receive from server (catch or feet) and open up w/ 1st
touch:
• Dribble to corner of 18-yard area / recover back without
the ball pass through gates
SIDE ON:
Receive from server (catch or feet) and open up w/ 1st
touch to play:
• Short target (outside back)
• Intermediate (outside mid)
• Long (target)
• Work on both kicks and throws
• Briefl y review philosophy: 1st look is always long
8 v 8 w/ keepers and full goals on half a pitch
60 x 80-yard fi eld
GOALKEEPER’S FOCUS:
• Interaction w/ the team
• Starting positions
• Movement in the goal
COOL DOWN (10 mins)
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Drills to help power up your positioning & shot stopping ability!
May 25, 2009
Football Federation of South Australia Goalkeeping Coach Rob Matosevic provides some powerful drills to help enhance your positioning and shot stopping abilities. Since Rob has taken over this prestigious post in South Australia he has put in a great deal of thought not only into individual training sessions but also the 10 week training program provided at the goalkeeper development center as a whole. Following are 3 exercises taken from week 6 of Rob’s innovative program dealing with positioning and shot stopping. Read more
Exclusive video: Build explosive goalkeeping power with the dumbbell swing!
April 23, 2009
Keeper’s Skool’s resident goalkeeper strength and conditioning expert Mark Williams (Williams Soccer Performance Systems, LLC) cooked up a neat video from a recent session with his client Jon Conway of New York Red Bull (MLS). This unique and exclusive drill is called the dumbbell swing, and Mark goes into some detail on how it can help blow up your explosive power and strength. To access this exclusive video, you have to be a member of Keeper Skool Certified, so sign up today!
