Goalkeeper - Arc Drill 2
This soccer goalkeeping drill is a great keeper drill designed to focus on the goalkeeper's movement along the goalkeeper's arc to keep the proper angle in the goal.
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This goalkeeper drill is a great goalkeeper drill designed to focus on the goalkeepers movement along the goalkeepers arc in order to keep proper angle in the goal.
Drill Setup
- Place the keeper in a full-size soccer goal.
- Have 2-3 players start on one corner of the penalty area with a large supply of balls. These players will be the servers playing the ball into the goalkeeper.
Drill Instructions
- Instruct the servers to dribble across the top of the penalty area.
- As the server dribbles across the penalty area, the goalkeeper must move along the imaginary goalkeeper's arc 2-6 yards from the goal line while keeping their body positioned between the goal and the ball.
- The dribbler can shoot at any point at their discretion.
- The keeper should make the save and quickly move in place along the arc for the next shooter.
Drill Variations
- N/A
Drill Coaching Points
- The goalkeeper should shuffle feet quickly without crossing their feet
- The goalkeeper should keep good positioning on the arc between the ball and the goal
- The goalkeeper should keep a good distance of 2-6 yards from the goal line and never on the goal line.
- The keeper should move quickly
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