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Rugby: Cone Flicks Reaction Save

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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.

COACHING POINTS

Really important the GK returns their hands to the set position as soon as possible. Hands away from the body at 90 degrees. Palms facing the ball.
Try and keep the head still and watching the ball at all times.
Weight of the goallkeeper needs to be forward to avoid collapsing backwards into the net.

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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

Catching Slalom:

Working in twos, with one ball, the keeper must catch the feed into their stomach, throw it back and then backtrack around each pole.

After they've run around the pole, taking small and speedy steps they move out ready to take the next feed.

Goalkeeping

Calling Turns:

Players carry out the commands from the coach. The commands are as follows:

Turn
Dive left
Dive right

They must react as quickly as possible.

Goalkeeping

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.

Goalkeeping

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