Step In Front

SoccerSpecific

Emphasis:
Closing down the shooting angle, getting set, shoulders square to the shooter

Set-up:
Set two cones 1 yard off the goal line and two yards in from the posts.
Servers line up with balls just behind the corners of the six yard box.

Objective:
Goalkeeper(s) faces forward and moves in front of the cone, gets set and receives the volley or shot.  Throw the ball back to the server and repeat.

Progressions:

  1. Goal keepers start in kneeling down position, and starts facing the goal.
  2. Goal keeper makes low dive save from server 1 and collapse dive save from server 2.
  3. Servers take and touch and then shoot.

Coaching Points:

  • Cut off the angle.
  • Get set for the shot.
  • React to the different types of service.

“Whatever the struggle continue the climb it may only be one step to the summit.”
-Diane Westlake-