Goalkeeping football drills

Pure reflex at point-blank range. Stay big, react late with fast hands, and get something behind the ball, then react instantly to the rebound.

React to shots from anywhere. Save the first, reset instantly, and react to the follow-up from a different angle, staying big and reacting late.

Sharpen the keeper's reactions: react to firm, driven serves and still take a clean, held catch at pace.

Warm up the goalkeeper: set the feet, get the body behind the ball and take a clean catch at low, waist and high heights.

Read and win the 1v1. Start the ready position on the line, time the rush to narrow the angle as the attacker takes his touch, stay big, and block the shot before smothering the rebound.

Keepers: react through the screen. Stay tall and set behind the screen, pick the ball up as early as you can, and react sharply to save.

Keepers: groove the set position and the dive. Set the feet, attack the ball with the near hand, and save cleanly from a predictable serve.

Keepers: set feet, get a strong set position, and attack the ball with the near hand on the dive. Recover and distribute quickly and accurately to start the counter. Handle cleanly when the shot is at you.

Set the angle and guard the near post with time. From a wider shot, take up the right angle, stay big, and make the save.

Set the angle and protect the near post. From a wide, tight-angle shot, guard the near post, stay big, and make the save.

Weight and place the long kick to win the duel. Land it where the target can attack it and win the aerial against his marker.

Groove the parry and the recovery. Push the first shot wide to safety, get back to your feet, re-set, and save the follow-up with time.

Parry to safety, then recover to save the follow-up. Push the first shot away from the danger, get back to your feet fast, re-set, and save the second.

Come and catch the corner cleanly. Read the softer flight, use good footwork to get there, catch it at the highest point with two strong hands and distribute.

Command a crowded box and claim it. Be decisive through the traffic, attack the ball at its highest point and hold it strongly above the challenge.

Groove the sweep. Read the through ball, sprint off the line, and clear it comfortably to safety.

Read it and sweep it. Start off your line, read the through ball early, and race out to clear it before the striker arrives.

Punch it clear when a catch is not on. Attack the ball through the traffic, get a firm fist through it, and send it high, wide and far.