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LOGINPractice 1: Scan, receive, turn - test
Goalkeeping skills are always hard to develop and often boringly repetitive – but not this game! Great fun and good skills coaching.
WHY USE IT
This practice promotes scanning, receiving and turning to create space, which all help in making quick choices and creating better options in a game.
SET UP
Set up a centre square of 5x5 yards, with outer players approximately 10-12 yards away, in a pentagon, hexagon or heptagon, depending on the number involved.
HOW TO PLAY
Give all players on the outside a ball, bar two of them. The player in the middle receives a ball at the front of the square, turns and looks to pass to a player who does not have a ball - they cannot pass back to the player they received the ball from. The player in the middle then looks for another player with a ball to receive from. Rotate the central player after about a minute’s play.
Progression: Introduce movement to the outside area - once the ball is played into the centre, players on the outside move clockwise. Add a defender to try and block - the player in the centre will always have one free
COACHING POINTS
- Stay on the ball if you can’t see a pass, and go to the ball to
- Look for the free player before you receive
- Use different types of turns when in the middle
- Keep moving in the centre and don’t just watch your passes, collect another
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What to Call Out
“Launch the airball” “Call your name to catch the airball” “Put your name on it”
Progression
Allow players to throw the ball between them before throwing into the opposition’s half.
Allow players to punch the ball straight back using two fists.
Hint
Encourage players to catch the ball as high as possible. This will enable them to return it quicker.
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