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Hockey: Save clear into the goal

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Player is positioned outside the D with 18 balls

Keeper starts on the furthest cone away from this player.

Player hits the ball between the line of cones and the back line.

Goalkeeper has to save the ball into the goal each time. After 6 saves on one cone move the next cone to repeat .

COACHING POINTS

Keeper should go back to touch the cone each time between each cross. (with nearest foot)
Player hitting has to try and beat the GK by hitting the ball past the far post.
Player can hit when the GK has touched the cone.
Repeat the practice from the other side.

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Touch the cone and save:

Coach stands at the top of the circle and calls out a colour of a cone. Goal keeper has to touch the cone and recover back to the goal to try and save the shot.

Coach should give the GK a Change. (how ever small)

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Save behind:

Keeper starts between 2 cones approx 5m away from the centre of the goal two players stand either side with 3 balls each.

The first player roles the ball towards the goal. GK has to try and save the ball get up and back to between the 2 cones on reaching them the second player rolls the ball to the other side of the goal GK has to try and save again and get back to the cones.

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Reaction cone:

Place some cones at random 5 meters away from the goal.

Coach hits the balls from the top of the circle.

Goal keeper has to save the shots and react to the balls that get deflected by the cones.

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Save clear with rebounders:

Set up as shown.

Rebounders can be either players or goalkeepers.

The feeder starts with the ball in the middle of the goal and half-hits a shot at goal for the goalkeeper to clear. The rebounders attempt to intercept the ball and then play on until either a goal is scored or the ball leaves the circle.

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