Soccer drill to work on goalie skills with the whole team

Use the following soccer coaching drill to focus on your goalkeeper, as well as involving the rest of your players. In the drill the goalkeeper must react to outfield players, who are passing and moving to catch the goalkeeper off guard so they can score.

Soccer drill to focus on goalkeeper meanwhile involving outfield players

How to set up the soccer drill

Mark out an area 20 yards x 20 yards You need a ball, four outfield players, four cones and a goalkeeper. Set up the cones in the middle of the square 8 yards x 8 yards.

Run the drill

The outfield players pass the ball around inside the area, but outside the goalkeeper’s square.
The goalkeeper must focus on the ball and position himself in the right place.
The passing needs to be sharp, and a goal is scored by passing to a team mate through the cones.
The goalkeeper works on quick movement of feet, agility, and trying to get strong hands behind any attempts to pass through the square.

Key soccer coaching points

You need to keep the tempo high. Tell your players you want to see sharp passing. They should work the goalkeeper with plenty of passes through his box.
Goalkeepers must remain focused on the position of the ball.

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