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Angles and the arc (keeper positioning)

Shooters around the box take turns; the keeper moves along an imaginary arc to cut the angle before each shot. Good positioning makes saves easier.

U10 to adultAges
1 to 3 keepers plus serversPlayers
Penalty areaArea
10 minsTime

Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.

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Set-up

  • Cones marking a shallow arc a couple of metres off the line.
  • Shooters at different angles around the box.

Equipment: Goal, cones, balls

How it works

  1. Coach points to a shooter.
  2. Keeper moves along the arc to the line between ball and goal centre, and sets.
  3. Shooter strikes; next shooter.

Coaching points

  • Stand on the line between the ball and the middle of the goal.
  • Set before the shot.
  • Narrower angle = closer to the near post.

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Make it easier

  • Rolled shots

Make it harder

  • Shooter can pass across to another shooter

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