Response to visual and auditory cues, second actions.
7 drills
7 drills
Schalke 04 U19 session: the keeper claims two high balls in the six-yard box surrounded by six mannequins, breaks forward and rolls or throws to the mannequin whose colour the coach calls; the accuracy decides how many shots follow.
Balls struck into a rebounder placed 5 m from the keeper to create unpredictable trajectories and train reaction speed and fast hands.
A wide server plays a low cutback that the keeper must secure; still on the ground he returns it to the central server, who shoots at goal. If the keeper parries, a finisher pounces on the loose ball.
Server passes to the striker on the 16 m line, low shot at the corner gates and, after four clean reps, a second ball: the keeper must arrive set, save, parry away from the centre and regain his feet for the second action.
Square of four cones in front of the goal: the keeper moves to any of the cones with changes of direction and repositions according to the server, who can shoot at any moment during the pattern.
Reflex and hand-eye work with tennis balls thrown from short range, progressing to catching a football right after the tennis ball. Simple, fun and very effective.
The keeper starts touching the post, reacts to an auditory signal, recovers the centre of the goal and faces two consecutive shots from different sources.