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Goalkeeping Drills for Ages 8-11

This drill focuses on organizing defenders to defend the goal in 1v1, 2v2, and 3v3 scenarios. Five attackers and five defenders are arranged on opposite ends of the pitch, with two goalkeepers. The coach plays the ball to the red attackers, who try to score against the blue defenders one at a time. If the ball goes out or the goalkeeper saves it, play restarts. The coach varies the scenarios to work on defending skills like delaying attacks, denying space, effective decision making, intercepting, blocking, and tackling.

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Goalkeeping Drills for Ages 8-11

This drill focuses on organizing defenders to defend the goal in 1v1, 2v2, and 3v3 scenarios. Five attackers and five defenders are arranged on opposite ends of the pitch, with two goalkeepers. The coach plays the ball to the red attackers, who try to score against the blue defenders one at a time. If the ball goes out or the goalkeeper saves it, play restarts. The coach varies the scenarios to work on defending skills like delaying attacks, denying space, effective decision making, intercepting, blocking, and tackling.

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Defending the goal

Defending the goal


Practice organisation
5
 attackers and 5 defenders are arranged at opposite ends of the
pitch- distributed equally at the side of each goal.
Coach positioned on the half way line

2 goalkeepers are used one in each goal

I f the ball goes of the pitch or the goalkeeper makes a save, the ball
is returned to the coach and the practice restarts with the coach
playing to the red team who then attack the blues (1v1)

Detail
The practice progresses with the coach creating 2v2 3v3 scenarios

30 yds

T
 he practice starts with the coach playing the ball to one of the
attacking team who attack one versus one - a defender enters the
pitch from the opposite end.

GK

GK

Key coaching points


Delaying attacks and denying space
Making effective decisions: when to drop, press and cover
Intercepting, blocking and tackling effectively.


50 yds

Age group
8-11 years

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