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:
- Goal keepers start in kneeling down position, and starts facing the goal.
- Goal keeper makes low dive save from server 1 and collapse dive save from server 2.
- 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-