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Football: Colour Gates- Playing out with feet

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  • Mark out 3 gates in a line with coloured cones. 
  • Two goalkeepers working together about 10 yards away from the cones.
  • First goalkeeper plays the ball through the cones and shouts a colour
  • GK 2 then has to take a touch and play the ball through the coloured gate that has been called.  
  • Switch which goalkeeper calls and which plays the ball. 

COACHING POINTS

  • Ensure goalkeeper is in position to receive and has enough space to go through any gate
  • First touch to set the ball and firmness and quality of the pass
  • Make an early decision
  • Communication of first server. 

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Catch, Roll, Dive | Goalkeeping

Catch, Roll, Dive:

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  • Goalkeeper steps away from cone comes through the gate receives a ball into hands
  • Returns to server then gets a low shot into dive close to body
  • Get into set position initially then step forward into low dive to save before cones in advance of initial gate

Notes:

  • Get the step in if required
  • If serve close too the body collapse legs and get hands to the ball in front of the body
  • Dive forward this called 'Attacking the dive'

 

Goalkeeping
Cone Flicks Reaction Save | Goalkeeping

Cone Flicks Reaction Save:

  • GK starts in centre of the goal and a row of cones are placed to one side of the goal.
  • With quick feet the GK flicks one of the cones with their leading hand and quickly gets into set position to make a save.

Goalkeeping
Catch Place Recover | Goalkeeping

Catch Place Recover:

  • GK advances and receives a volley into hands from Server 1.
  • GK then places this ball in a wide positioned cone with nearest hand and then receives a shot from Server 2.
  • Meanwhile Server 1 makes their way round to inital ball that has been placed and shoots for a third shot.
  • Can put attackers in position of server 1 to practice volleying and finishing on the angle.

Goalkeeping
Dive development - Roll and Catch | Goalkeeping

Dive development - Roll and Catch:

Players start on their knees and roll down to their left or right depending on the feed to catch the ball.

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