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Inside the Practice

This warm up activity focuses on warming up the goalkeeper for practice.

Position your entire group in a circle inside a square approximately 20x20 yards. Each player has a ball.
Place both goalkeepers (more if you have them) in the center of the square.

The players serve the ball to the goalkeepers in the following sequence:
• Players “Volley” the ball from their hands for the goalkeeper to catch.
• Between saves the coach rolls a ball for the goalkeeper to react and dive to the ground.
• Between saves the coach rolls a ball for both goalkeepers to react too. First to the ball wins.

Field Organization

  • Practice Area: 20 x 20 Yards.
  • Equipment: Balls, Cones.
  • Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced.
  • Clipboard: Print for Practice