Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today's newsletter will deal with some easy two
person drills that can be done when there isn't much time to do anything.
The key to these drills is that they must be done correctly. While this is true for all
drills, the
reason I emphasize them here is that they "appear" to be very easy to do and
because of this, can result in poor execution.
The first has two keepers sitting down facing each other approximately 3 yards apart.
Their legs, back and arms must be off the ground so that they only thing touching the
ground is their butts. They sit in this position (with knees only slightly bent and 6
inches off the ground) for 1 minute while having a catch. If the ball or any part of the
body, except the butt, touches the ground the minute starts over again. This works on the
keepers hands as well as their abs.
Next, the two keepers can stand facing each other. they have a catch with their hands
above their head at all times. They do this for a total of 1 minute but anytime their
hands or the ball falls below the head, the minute starts over again. This works on both
the hands as well as the arms and concentration.
Once this has been done, the two keepers
should lie on their stomachs facing each other, approximately one yard apart. They start
rocking on their stomach and when one players head is at the highest point, the ball
should be thrown to her. She must catch the ball and
throw it back before rolling back down. If they time this correctly, they can keep the
ball in the air and moving for a one minute period. This is a very difficult thing to do
so it really requires a great deal of concentration (and lower back strength).
These three drills can be done in a three minute period yet have accomplished a great
deal. If you have a ten minute period, you can repeat all three drills three times and get
some great work on your hands as well as a nice little workout (if these sound like easy
things
to do, take 10 minutes and give it a try.
Each of these three drills can be done with only one keeper and a server or a wall so this
is a nice little series to do whenever you have a few minutes. It's kind of funny because
anyone watching this little series will think how easy it must be to be a keeper. Feel
free to ask them to join in and check it out.
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