Goalkeeping drills for U9-U10

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: 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.

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

Distribute to build. The keeper picks the free man and rolls an accurate pass; the outfield players show on angles and move the ball infield to play forward.

Launch an accurate long kick to the target. Gather, drop and strike through it for distance, and land it in the target's zone to keep possession.

Sweep up through balls behind a high line. Read the pass early, attack the space with a decisive first step, get there first, and clear it cleanly away from danger.

Win a 1v1 breakaway by smothering at the feet. Read the moment to leave the line, close the space fast, stay big and patient, and claim the ball off the striker's toe.

Play out under pressure with composure. Receive on the open side, invite the press, and release the free man past it with a clean, well-weighted pass.

Catch it cleanly. Set from a good position, move the feet to get behind and under the ball, and take it comfortably in two hands.

Groove the save. Set, react to a firm shot, get the body behind it, and recover the set position before the next.

Catch a firmly struck ball cleanly and securely. Set the feet early, get the body behind the line of the ball, take it into safe hands, and secure it before distributing.

Get behind it and catch it clean. Move your feet to get your body behind the ball, form a solid hand shape, and hold it securely into your chest.

Start the attack with the right distribution. Scan for the open option, choose roll or throw, and deliver it accurately to feet or into the space ahead of the runner.

Command the penalty area in the air. Start on the front edge of the six-yard box, read the flight early, decide catch or punch, and attack the ball at its highest point with a loud call.

Keepers: save both corners from one server. Reset the set position each time, and attack the ball low and high with clean diving technique.