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Episode 251: Footwork into the Dive

A great warm up for your 1:1s or group sessions, looks at the goalkeeper working on transitioning over obstacles and into a dive.

Whether you use poles, markers, step boxes or hurdles the movement is the first focus for technique and strength in the legs.
Speed can help the goalkeeper move through the drill but as they tire their fitness kicks in to keep the movement effective.
Obstacles are set up to increase the number of dives. As they work through the session, the coach can start with two dives but can then increase the number within a set going from 2 dives to 4 dives and 6 dives for a more fitness/ higher intensity based drill.

Watch for:
Footwork - the harder they work, technique can falter which results in kicking off equipment. Speed of the movement must be controlled and effective. High knees, use arms and be precise with the steps.
Handling - as the coach is throwing the serve a catch will be an essential outcome so the goalkeeper must be watching the ball and not at their feet while moving. Hands must be set and ready to extend to the ball.
Dive - understand the difference between when a goalkeeper can attack the ball. With the coach at times no more than 3-4 yards away that reaction time to see where the ball is going fast. So at times due to not being a pro, the goalkeepers body will dive away rather than forward to angle. This can be reaction time, the initial first step and even not being able to set. The focus of this session is to move and react with a dive. As long as the goalkeeper is seeing that ball and can react with a dive then challenge with the catch should be the essential and the save desired.

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