Coaching Points:
This practice is designed to improve the goalkeepers shot stopping ability. A goal is made using cones and is
placed along the centerline of a grid approximately 20 yards by 40 yards in size. The goalkeeper is positioned in
the center of the goal.
Two players are placed either side of the goal. The goalkeeper starts the practice by rolling the ball to one of the players. Whoever wins the ball becomes the attacker, the other becomes the defender.
The attacker has to try and score past the goalkeeper. The defender must defend the goal. Roles are reversed if the defender can win the ball. The goalkeeper has to provide information and communicate verbally with the defender. Once a goal is scored, a save is made or a shot is out of play the practice is repeated from the opposite side of the grid. The ball must travel between the cones and below head-height of the goalkeeper to count as a goal.
Goals are awarded in the following manner:
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 3 goals if the player scores on first touch.
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2 goals if the player takes two touches before scoring
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1 goal if the player takes three or more touches before scoring.
The players on the opposite side must always be alert to strike the ball when in comes into their end from a shot.
If the goalkeeper saves the shot, he then turns around and rolls the ball out to the opposite players.
Work must be rapid while maintaining quality technique.
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