Keeper Training

GOSullivan27

Hi,

Just joined a team as keeper, haven't been a keeper in years so im just wondering if anyone knows of any good training routines for reactions, reflex, etc, or good training routines for arms!?

Any help is appreciated, thanks!

podge57

What sport??

JJayoo

http://www.youtube.com/thedieselcrew#p/u/4/zCpOIR1SyP8

From the dieselcrew, nice simple video

GOSullivan27

podge57 wrote: »

What sport??

Soccer.

@JJayoo : Thanks ill take a look at that!

Insect Overlord

Sit-ups, stomach crunches and bridging, and lots of them. Increase the number of reps as your body gets stronger.

Squats: squat down then jump up to touch the cross-bar, ten times, sprint out to the edge of the box and jog back in. Repeat.

With one partner: lie down flat, facing away. When your partner shouts, get to your feet as fast as you can and try to stop a shot. Repeat.
Alternately, place 3 cones/poles/markers out in a "v" shape. Lie at the middle one. Get your partner to shout "left" or "right" and to throw the ball as you get up, making you step and dive to stop it. Repeat.

With two partners: Use cones/poles/markers to set out a small goal. Get one partner to stand on either side of the goals, about penalty-spot distance out. Lie on the ground. Get up to stop one shot, then immediately get back to your feet and position yourself to stop a shot from the other side of the goals. Repeat.

Basically, any drill that makes you get up, hit the ground and get back up again in quick succession will stand to you in games. Doing drills like these with a football will improve your hand-eye co-ordination with your fitness, agility and conditioning, which is more realistic of in-game scenarios.

Try to keep up as much as you can of the regular full-team running training as well though. It'll stand to you aerobically, and it'll keep the lads from calling you lazy as they jog a few laps of the field :pac:

ballsofsteel

GOSullivan27 wrote: »

Hi,

Just joined a team as keeper, haven't been a keeper in years so im just wondering if anyone knows of any good training routines for reactions, reflex, etc, or good training routines for arms!?

Any help is appreciated, thanks!

http://www.soccer-training-guide.com/soccer-goalie.html

GOSullivan27

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Sit-ups, stomach crunches and bridging, and lots of them. Increase the number of reps as your body gets stronger.

Squats: squat down then jump up to touch the cross-bar, ten times, sprint out to the edge of the box and jog back in. Repeat.

With one partner: lie down flat, facing away. When your partner shouts, get to your feet as fast as you can and try to stop a shot. Repeat.
Alternately, place 3 cones/poles/markers out in a "v" shape. Lie at the middle one. Get your partner to shout "left" or "right" and to throw the ball as you get up, making you step and dive to stop it. Repeat.

With two partners: Use cones/poles/markers to set out a small goal. Get one partner to stand on either side of the goals, about penalty-spot distance out. Lie on the ground. Get up to stop one shot, then immediately get back to your feet and position yourself to stop a shot from the other side of the goals. Repeat.

Basically, any drill that makes you get up, hit the ground and get back up again in quick succession will stand to you in games. Doing drills like these with a football will improve your hand-eye co-ordination with your fitness, agility and conditioning, which is more realistic of in-game scenarios.

Try to keep up as much as you can of the regular full-team running training as well though. It'll stand to you aerobically, and it'll keep the lads from calling you lazy as they jog a few laps of the field :pac:

WOW, thanks for that man! Will try as much of that as i can! Thanks for going to the trouble of writing all of it! Much appreciated!

@ballsofsteel : Thanks, will take a look at that!