Goalkeeper Soccer
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Keeper! Soccer Safekeeping with Coach Tony Waiters $13.46 Two DVD set**”Designed expecially for team coaches and goalkeepers. The practices are demonstrated by a beginner, a intermediate and an advanced goalkeeper, and how the 10 Key Principles of Goalkeeping.”… |
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Soccer Coaching:34 Soccer Goalie Drills $16.99 “This DVD provides numerous creative drills that some of the best soccer goalkeepers in the world use to perfect and enhance their skills.”… |
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Soccer – Coaching the Techniques of Goalkeeping $27.48 … |
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FIFA Soccer 12 [Download] $19.99 … |
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FIFA Soccer 11 $19.99 Building on the FIFA Soccer 10 gameplay that won 50 sports game of the year awards, FIFA Soccer 11 reinvents player authenticity ? on and off the ball ? for every player and at every position on the pitch with Personality+, an all-new feature that sees individual abilities reflected in game, enabling clear differentiation for every player. New customization features will also give players the abil… |
Top Ten of Soccer Goalkeeper Reflex
Using Your Soccer Goalkeeper
One important aspect when learning how to coach soccer that is often overlooked is how to use your goalkeeper. For many youth soccer programs, the keeper is an afterthought. When all of the other positions are filled the coach looks to see who is left on the bench that could be put in goal. Many times that ends up being the slower, less athletic players. That is a big mistake.
One of the first lessons you should learn when you begin to learn how to coach soccer is the importance of a well trained goalkeeper. In reality, the goalkeeper is the last line of defense and the first line of offense. What that means is, after your defense has broken down, the goalkeeper is the last person that can prevent a goal from being scored against your team. Once they have the ball in their control, the keeper is the one that distributes the ball to get your team back on offense.
It takes a special temperament to play soccer goalkeeper. It is definitely not for the faint of heart. It takes a willingness to dive for the ball, even if other players are trying to get a foot on the ball. It takes a person that will not crumble emotionally after every score. While other players can make a mistake and not have it count against the team, a mistake by the keeper usually results in a score.
Your goalkeeper should also learn to become a field general. More than any other player, they are in a position to see everything that is happening on the field. Once they learn the game, many teams expect the keeper to be able to direct other players where to position themselves on the field. When the opposition is attacking, it is the keeper that directs the defenders, telling them who they should cover, and pointing out open players that might pose a threat.
Your goalkeeper should be a player that can keep an eye on the ball without being distracted by all of the action that is occurring around the ball. They need quick reactions so they can catch the ball when it comes their way, or at the very least punch it away from the goal. They also need to be agile enough that when they dive for a ball they can quickly get back to their feet to get themselves in position for the next save.
What that means is that this position requires much more than the least athletically able person on the team. It requires speed, agility, courage, and a willingness to do whatever it takes to stop the ball from getting to the back of the net. The more you can learn about how to coach a soccer goalkeeper, the more you will be able to keep your teams in a position to win games.
About the Author
Jim Smoot writes the “Learn Youth Soccer” website at http://learnyouthsoccer.com. It provides reviews of some great resources that will help you learn to coach soccer.
what are some good practices for soccer goalkeeper that i can do by MYSELF?
my friends and family are usually very busy, i practice with my team mates too, but on my spare time i want to know some really good exercises I can do myself to increase my goalkeeping skills.
Good Question! As a high school coach and even later as a college coach, I often did not have enough coaches or help to have a keeper coach. So sometimes the keeper(s) had to do some training by themselves. Here is a few suggestions, but most go videos mention these and a few others.
1) Toss the ball up high, with eyes closed, then practice finding the ball and catching the ball using the correct technique (meeting the ball, wrapping it up, raising the leg to protect yourself etc.). You can thow it different heights and locations. Juggling is also good for hand-eye coordination.
2) Push the ball out different distances from you and then practice running out and using the correct technique to cover it up (pretending an opposing player is running to it).
3) Finger/hand strengthening exercises to build strength so you won’t cough up the ball.
4) Lift weights for legs to improve jumping ability.
5) Practice kicking the ball. Aim low on the foot to send the ball long and low and high on the foot to get elevation. Good to have lots of balls – beg, borrow.
6) Practice tossing the ball correctly and for distance an accuracy. One way to do that is to put hula hoops out and try and throw the ball in the middle of the hoop. It would be good to have lots of balls for this one too.
7) For keeping the ball out of the net – Go to a place where you can work against a tall and long wall. Throw the ball against the wall hard and practice your technique in catching it (fingers overlapping, covering the space between your legs, etc) also practice punching the ball out. Sometimes you can put something on the ball or buy one of those spiked keeper practice balls to make it go irregular and help with your reaction time.
These are just some ideas – Think what you could do if you could get one friend or teammate to help you out!!
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