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Dealing With Crosses II: Practice Organisation

This document provides instructions for organizing a goalkeeping practice to work on dealing with crosses. The practice is set up on a quarter pitch with goal, attackers, defenders and servers. Servers will provide a variety of inswinging and outswinging crosses from both sides of the pitch to the near and far post areas. The goalkeeper works on starting position, communicating with defenders, collecting or punching crosses, and distributing the ball to quickly counter attack. Coaching points include footwork, angles of approach, catching technique, and adjusting the defensive line.

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Dealing With Crosses II: Practice Organisation

This document provides instructions for organizing a goalkeeping practice to work on dealing with crosses. The practice is set up on a quarter pitch with goal, attackers, defenders and servers. Servers will provide a variety of inswinging and outswinging crosses from both sides of the pitch to the near and far post areas. The goalkeeper works on starting position, communicating with defenders, collecting or punching crosses, and distributing the ball to quickly counter attack. Coaching points include footwork, angles of approach, catching technique, and adjusting the defensive line.

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Goalkeeping

Dealing with crosses II


Practice organisation
Q
 uarter pitch incorporating full width & penalty area with
appropriate size goal, as illustrated.
8
 players (incl. GK) arranged 2 Attackers, 2 Defenders, plus 3
Servers (right & left foot mix if possible).

54 yds

Discs to mark-off far post area, supply of balls by Ss.


P
 ractice starts with: GK takes-up realistic start position in goal & Ss
cross balls in rotation to near & far post areas.
Ss provide a variety of in-swinging & out-swinging crosses.

GK

Simple progressions for this practice are:


- Provide crosses as described from opposite side.

- Introduce 2nd A & D to provide greater realism.


- GK collects far post service & quickly distributes ball away from
direction of service, as to initiate counter-attack.

30 yds

- Introduce A & D to compete for crosses (passive then increasingly


active).

Key coaching points and detail


Start position in relation to ball & goal.
Main priority is to defend goal.
2nd. Priority is to defend space between GK & Ds.
GK positive stance & body language.
Keeping Ds pushed-out & organising marking positions.
A
 ssess flight of ball & make decision to collect or allow Ds to deal
with it.
E
 arly, loud, clear, calm and concise communication with Ds
(Keeper or away).
If GK shouts: away, retreat to defend goal.

262 The Future Game

Appropriate footwork & recovery lines to defend goal.

If GK needs to punch ball: height, distance & width required.

I f GK collects: timing & angle of take off (take off inside leg if
possible).

Two fisted or one fisted: through bottom & middle of ball.

Angle & speed of GK approach via quickest & shortest route.

R
 eadjustment of Ds, holding a good defensive line & communicating
(e.g. Hold penalty spot or 6yd line).

T
 echnique of catching at highest/safest point:
elbows slightly flexed & see ball into hands.

Ensuring roles of Ds: depth, protection (of GK) & covering the goal.

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