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Purpose The purpose of the goalkeeper agility drill is to improve hand-eye coordination and footwork skills Set up 6 cones How it works While facing the same direction this is the order you are going to touch the cones with your hands: Right-hand cone 2 Left-hand cone 1 Right-hand cone 3 Left-hand cone 2 Right-hand … Read more

Purpose This is to help improve the time it takes for the goalkeeper to get up off the ground after making a save Set up 2 mini hurdles 1 cone How it works Place the hurdles 2 yards apart and the cone 2 yards back from the middle. The goalkeeper will start in the press-up … Read more

Purpose The purpose of this drill is to work on relevant, explosive movements for goalkeepers Set up 3 mini hurdles 4 cones to make a 5-yard by 3-yard area How it works Set your mini hurdles on hurdles on the 5-yard side closest to you. The goalkeeper will then perform lateral hops (on one leg) … Read more

Purpose The purpose of this solo goalkeeper drill is to get lots of repetition of diving safely and improving hand-eye coordination Set up 1 soccer ball A wall How it works Start by kneeling down 2 yards away from the wall holding the ball in your hands. Throw the ball against the wall at an … Read more

Purpose The purpose of this solo goalkeeper training drill is to get a lot of repetition of diving and improving footwork Set up 2 Cones 1 Soccer ball How it works Set up the 2 cones 4 yards apart and start with the soccer ball in your hands on one of the cones. With the … Read more

Purpose The purpose of this drill is to improve a goalkeeper’s footwork to help them move and dive around the goal quicker Set up 2 cones 2 soccer balls How it works Set up your 2 cones 1 yard apart from each other. In line with the first cone place a soccer ball 4 yards … Read more

Purpose The purpose of this soccer drill is to improve the goalkeeper’s core strength in match-relevant movement Set up 6 soccer balls 3 cones How it works Place 1 cone in the center and 2 cones on either side of the center cone that is roughly the goalkeeper’s arm’s length. The keeper will start sitting … Read more

Purpose The purpose of this drill is to work on a goalkeeper’s footwork for first-time passing Set up 1 soccer ball 4 cones How it works Lay your 4 cones out in a line with half a yard gap between each one. The coach will start with the ball 7 yards back from the cones. … Read more

Purpose The purpose of this drill is to improve the goalkeepers passing while under pressure Set up 5 soccer balls 2 pug goals 1 goal 1 player, 1 goalkeeper How it works The keeper will start 2 yards off his goal line and receive the ball from player 1 who is 10 yards away, directly … Read more

Purpose The purpose of this soccer drill is to improve the goalkeeper’s footwork and hand-eye coordination Set up 6 cones 1 soccer ball How it works The goalkeeper will start the drill by side-stepping through the cones to his left and then back to the middle. They will then take a step forward so they … Read more