Winning Soccer Vol. 7 - Goalkeeper Training

Name: Winning Soccer Vol. 7 - Goalkeeper Training
Rating: 4.4 (16 reviews)

featuring Coach Joe Luxbacher

Created bySport Videos

Last updated 8/2023

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What you'll learn

Students will learn Warm ups and Basic Goalkeeper Skills.
Students will learn the essential goalkeeping skills used when receiving low, medium and high balls.
Students will learn diving techniques to make an acrobatic save.
Students will learn the technique of boxing the uncatchable high ball,
Students will learn the several techniques to distribute the ball accurately and effectively to teammates.

Course content

1 section • 9 lectures • 1h 12m total length

Introduction1:09
Master fundamental goalkeeper techniques to receive low, medium, and high balls, perform dives, and initiate the attack after a save, recognizing the keeper as the last line of defense.
Warm ups and Basic Skills - Part 112:10
Begin with warm up drills for goalkeepers, then learn the basic ready position and angle play, including the goalkeeper arc and scoop saves to handle rolling or direct balls.
Warm ups and Basic Skills - Part 211:59
Master the tweener save for rolling ground balls and the forward vault for wet, skipping shots, cupping the ball to the chest for protection.
Receiving Air Balls10:56
Learn to receive air balls using scoops for medium height balls and the window technique for chest-high balls, keeping hands, eyes, and head aligned through focused footwork drills.
Uncatchable High Balls8:41
Master boxing techniques for uncatchable high balls: use the two fisted box for direct shots and the one fisted box to redirect crosses, keeping the ball high, far, and wide.
Diving to Save13:17
Master the acrobatic diving technique with side landings, arms extended, and pinning or parrying the ball wide; apply economical, pressure drills and goalie wars in game scenarios.
Saving the Breakaway5:40
Narrow the angle by coming off the line, decide when to go to the ground, then pin the ball at the right moment to secure a breakaway save.
Distribution8:21
Distribute from the goalkeeper using bowling, baseball, and javelin throws for various distances, plus punt or drop kick for long distance, to initiate the attack after a save.
Closing Comments0:18
Dedicate a portion of every practice to goalkeeper training to develop mastery, enabling the goalkeeper to become a quality player and a team mainstay.

Requirements

There are no requirements or prerequisites for taking this course.

Description

Assigned the difficult task of protecting a goal 8 feet high and 24 feet wide, the goalkeeper is the final obstacle opponents must pass in order to score a goal. Top-flight netminders combine a high degree of physical and mental toughness with the ability to successfully execute specialized goalkeeping skills in pressure-packed game situations. Winning Soccer: Volume #7 illustrates the essential goalkeeping skills used when receiving low, medium and high balls, when diving to make an acrobatic save, when boxing the uncatchable high ball, and when distributing the ball accurately and effectively to teammates. A progressive series of training exercises is designed to prepare keepers to meet the competitive challenges they will face in actual game competition. This program is an essential resource for every aspiring goalkeeper and coach.

Dr. Joseph Luxbacher has been involved in the sport of soccer as both a player and coach for more than 30 years. A former professional player in the North American Soccer League (NASL) and Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL), Luxbacher served more than two decades as the head men’s soccer coach at the University of Pittsburgh where his teams won more than 200 times. Coach Luxbacher has twice been named Big East Athletic Conference Soccer Coach of the Year and has earned the “A” Coaching License of US Soccer.

Make sure to also check out the other Winning Soccer videos in this series:

Vol. 1 - Fantastic First Touch

Vol. 2 - Rock Solid Defense

Vol. 3 - Attacking Tactics

Vol. 4 - Finishing the Attack

Vol. 5 - Passing, Receiving and Heading

Vol. 6 - Dribbling and Shooting Skills

Vol. 8 - Youth Soccer Games

Also, one more outstanding video featuring Coach Luxbacher:

Soccer Skills and Drills: Winning the 1v1 Match-up

Who this course is for:

Soccer coaches and players at every level will find this course content valuable.