Football: Footwork Square Warm up

The best keepers in the world use their feet to make saves and to always be in the right position. Their agility and bounce comes from the timing and accuracy of their footwork. Work your keepers with this session.

• 4 Goalkeepers working
• 6yd x 6 yd Square
• 2 Goalkeepers have a ball each and serve to the goalkeeper opposite simultaneously, trying to get the balls to collide to create a deflection

NOTE: 

Start with goalkeepers rolling the balls as they are more likely to get the balls to collide.

*AUDIO DESCRIPTION ON*

• Set up 1 hurdle with 2 cones either side to indicate where the step is to be taken, then a wider cone to indicate the goal
• Goalkeeper jumps over the hurdle and into set position
• Takes one small step with nearest foot then goes into dive

*AUDIO DESCRIPTION ON*

• Set up evenly spaced line of cones in front of a goal with two hurdles (or set out hurdles with more cones) either end of the line of cones.
• Server out in front.
• GK jumps over the hurdle side on and back to the goal. Goalkeeper performs footwork through the cones.
• As soon as the GK gets to the middle cone (make this cone a different colour to the others for ease) Server plays a ball for the GK to save.
• Start with server playing the ball into the hands
• Swap sides entering the line from.

Players sprint around discs to get into position. One is a goalkeeper and one is an outfield player who is to shoot.

Red player rolls a ball down between the discs when players have begun to run.

Swap lines after one repetition.