How do I coach the reaction speed of my goalkeeper?
Leapfrogging reaction
Warm up Technique goal defense
Balls
5 ×
What is a fast reaction worth if the hands cannot reach the ball in time? Use this drill to train aggressive hand movements and reactions towards to oncoming ball.
Pro-Tip by Peter Rasch
This coaches the keeper's reaction. Some keepers cheat and try to get only one hand onto the back, so they'll bring their other hand up fast. This is not allowed!
This drill is included in the following Training Programme
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With passion and attention to detail, we've transfered our best drills into a unique and world-class set of training programmes designed to help experienced goalkeeper coaches and ambitious club coaches.
In 2014, I first asked Peter what it would take to have all his goalkeeping experience in a unified drill and video database. Now we're finally here and fortunately, I have no idea how many thousand working hours exactly went into this project.
